Patents by Inventor John Curtis Strickland

John Curtis Strickland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fluid catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 3959117
    Abstract: A transport type fluid catalytic cracking reactor comprising a riser conduit, a flow reversal means and a downcomer conduit, wherein the flow reversal means has a closable top such that a shorter or longer residence time of catalyst and oil vapor in the transport reactor may be selected without affecting vapor velocity within the riser conduit. Also, a process employing such transport reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Dorrance Parks Bunn, Jr., John Curtis Strickland