Patents by Inventor John Irven

John Irven 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).

  • Patent number: 8915992
    Abstract: A system for providing a high purity acetylene comprising 100 ppm or less solvent to a point of use comprising a storage vessel that houses an acetylene feed steam comprising acetylene and solvent; a cooling system that maintains the storage vessel and provides the acetylene feed stream at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to ?50° C.; and a purifier in fluid communication with the storage vessel wherein the acetylene feed stream is introduced into the purifier at a temperature ranging from ?50° C. to 30° C. to remove at least a portion of the solvent contained therein and provide the high purity acetylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Maykut, Suhas Narayan Ketkar, Benjamin James Arthur Inman, John Irven, Eugene Joseph Karwacki, Jr., Neil Alexander Downie
  • Publication number: 20120118763
    Abstract: A system for providing a high purity acetylene comprising 100 ppm or less solvent to a point of use comprising a storage vessel that houses an acetylene feed steam comprising acetylene and solvent; a cooling system that maintains the storage vessel and provides the acetylene feed stream at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to ?50° C.; and a purifier in fluid communication with the storage vessel wherein the acetylene feed stream is introduced into the purifier at a temperature ranging from ?50° C. to 30° C. to remove at least a portion of the solvent contained therein and provide the high purity acetylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy John Maykut, Suhas Narayan Ketkar, Benjamin James Arthur Inman, John Irven, Eugene Joseph Karwacki, JR., Neil Alexander Downie
  • Patent number: 8129577
    Abstract: A system and a process for providing acetylene, preferably at a high purity level (e.g., comprising 100 parts per million (“ppm”), or 10 ppm, or 1 ppm, or 100 parts per billion (“ppb”), or 10 ppb, or 1 ppb or less of solvent), to a point of use, such as a semiconductor manufacturing process, is described herein. In one aspect, there is provided a process for providing a process for providing a high purity acetylene comprising 100 ppm or less solvent to a point of use comprising: providing an acetylene feed stream comprising acetylene and solvent at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to ?50° C.; and introducing the acetylene feed stream to a purifier at a temperature ranging from ?50° C. to 30° C. to remove at least a portion of the solvent contained therein and provide the high purity acetylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Maykut, Suhas Narayan Ketkar, Benjamin James Arthur Inman, John Irven, Eugene Joseph Karwacki, Jr., Neil Alexander Downie
  • Publication number: 20100069689
    Abstract: A system and a process for providing acetylene, preferably at a high purity level (e.g., comprising 100 parts per million (“ppm”), or 10 ppm, or 1 ppm, or 100 parts per billion (“ppb”), or 10 ppb, or 1 ppb or less of solvent), to a point of use, such as a semiconductor manufacturing process, is described herein. In one aspect, there is provided a process for providing a process for providing a high purity acetylene comprising 100 ppm or less solvent to a point of use comprising: providing an acetylene feed stream comprising acetylene and solvent at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to ?50° C.; and introducing the acetylene feed stream to a purifier at a temperature ranging from ?50° C. to 30° C. to remove at least a portion of the solvent contained therein and provide the high purity acetylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Maykut, Suhas Narayan Ketkar, Benjamin James Arthur Inman, John Irven, Eugene Joseph Karwacki, JR., Neil Alexander Downie
  • Patent number: 7013916
    Abstract: An apparatus for containing and delivering hazardous gases at sub-atmospheric pressure from a pressurized container is provided which includes a valve body in sealed communication with an outlet orifice of the pressurized container. The outlet orifice of the pressurized container is open to an interior chamber of the pressurized container. A fluid discharge path is located in the valve body, between the outlet orifice of the pressurized container and an outlet orifice of the valve body. A pressure regulator having a pressure sensing means capable of responding to sub-atomospheric pressure, is integral to the valve body, in-line in the fluid discharge path with the pressure regulator pre-set to a pressure below atmospheric pressure to allow the gas to be delivered through the regulator from the interior chamber only when the pressure regulator senses a downstream pressure at or below the pre-set pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Martin Pearlstein, John Giles Langan, Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Benjamin Lee Hertzler
  • Publication number: 20040256398
    Abstract: An exterior impact and abrasion resistant protective coating (14) is provided on the surface of the vessel (12) having information (16, 18, 20) provided on the exterior surface thereof to form a container (10) for storing and dispensing gas under pressure. The coating (14) is sufficiently transparent such that said information (16, 18, 20) is visible through the coating (14). One advantage of the invention is that any labels (16, 18, 20) on which the information is provided are protected against abrasion and other damage that would otherwise obscure the information thereby reducing the frequency with which the labels (16, 18, 20) need to be replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventors: Csaba Alfoldi, Anne Le Floch-Joubert, Lieve De Paepe, John Irven
  • Publication number: 20040005420
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to fluid containment vessels having an internal surface coated with an organic coating comprising one or more poly(arylene ethers) polymers and methods for making and using same. When applied to the internal surfaces of fluid containment vessels, the coating reduces the potential for corrosion and mitigates contamination of the chemicals stored therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: William Franklin Burgoyne, John Irven, Lateef Olusegun Adigun Obadun, Ronald Martin Pearlstein, Ralph James Richardson, Mark Ian Sistern
  • Patent number: 6648021
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body. The supporting body has input connecting means (156) for mounting the body on the cylinder (111) and connecting the gas flow path (155) to communicate with the gas cylinder through a first flow path (157). Pressure reducing means (166) provides gas in the flow path at a lower pressure than in the container. Output connecting means (170) downstream of the pressure reducing means provides a low pressure outlet from the main gas flow path. A high pressure shut-off valve (164) is positioned upstream of the pressure reducing means, and filling means (161, 160) allows filling of the cylinder with compressed gas through the input connecting means (156) along a second flow path (159) separate from the input flow path (157).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Patent number: 6571835
    Abstract: Pressurized gas containers 36 are refilled from a source of high pressure gas using a valve assembly 1,3 that comprise a first 1 and second 3 gas flow control unit, the control units having a first valve 6 and a second valve 42 respectively, in which assembly further comprises actuators 22, 56 for cooperatively opening the valves when the control units are provided in compressed engagement, preferably using a lever action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Trevor Reading, Andrew Peter Webb, John Irven, Lieve Anna De Paepe
  • Patent number: 6572688
    Abstract: Gas is admitted to an in-container purification unit 202 via an inlet 212 located at or near the gas discharge end 220 of the unit. This feature is advantageous because it allows a liquefied gas container to be filled to a level above the second end of the body of the unit without the problem of dispensing liquefied gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: John Irven, Graham Alan Leggett, Jonathan Davey, Dao-Hong Zheng
  • Patent number: 6527009
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body. The supporting body has input connecting means (156) for mounting the body on the cylinder (111) and connecting the gas flow path (155) to communicate with the gas cylinder through a first flow. path (157). Pressure reducing means (166) provides gas in the flow path at a lower pressure than in the container. Output connecting means (170) downstream of the pressure reducing means provides a low pressure outlet from the main gas flow path. A high pressure shut-off valve (164) is positioned upstream of the pressure reducing means, and filling means (161, 160) allows filling of the cylinder with compressed gas through the input connecting means (156) along a second flow path (159) separate from the input flow path (157).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Publication number: 20020124883
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body. The supporting body has input connecting means (156) for mounting the body on the cylinder (111) and connecting the gas flow path (155) to communicate with the gas cylinder through a first flow path (157). Pressure reducing means (166) provides gas in the flow path at a lower pressure than in the container. Output connecting means (170) downstream of the pressure reducing means provides a low pressure outlet from the main gas flow path. A high pressure shut-off valve (164) is positioned upstream of the pressure reducing means, and filling means (161, 160) allows filling of the cylinder with compressed gas through the input connecting means (156) along a second flow path (159) separate from the input flow path (157).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Publication number: 20020112608
    Abstract: Gas is admitted to an in-container purification unit 202 via an inlet 212 located at or near the gas discharge end 220 of the unit. This feature is advantageous because it allows a liquefied gas container to be filled to a level above the second end of the body of the unit without the problem of dispensing liquefied gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: John Irven, Graham Alan Leggett, Jonathan Davey, Dao-Hong Zheng
  • Publication number: 20020096211
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body. The supporting body has input connecting means (156) for mounting the body on the cylinder (111) and connecting the gas flow path (155) to communicate with the gas cylinder through a first flow path (157). Pressure reducing means (166) provides gas in the flow path at a lower pressure than in the container. Output connecting means (170) downstream of the pressure reducing means provides a low pressure outlet from the main gas flow path. A high pressure shut-off valve (164) is positioned upstream of the pressure reducing means, and filling means (161, 160) allows filling of the cylinder with compressed gas through the input connecting means (156) along a second flow path (159) separate from the input flow path (157).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Publication number: 20020023677
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body. The supporting body has input connecting means (156) for mounting the body on the cylinder (111) and connecting the gas flow path (155) to communicate with the gas cylinder through a first flow path (157). Pressure reducing means (166) provides gas in the flow path at a lower pressure than in the container. Output connecting means (170) downstream of the pressure reducing means provides a low pressure outlet from the main gas flow path. A high pressure shut-off valve (164) is positioned upstream of the pressure reducing means, and filling means (161, 160) allows filling of the cylinder with compressed gas through the input connecting means (156) along a second flow path (159) separate from the input flow path (157).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Publication number: 20020007865
    Abstract: Pressurized gas containers 36 are refilled from a source of high pressure gas using a valve assembly 1, 3 that comprises a first 1 and second 3 gas flow control unit, the control units having a first valve 6 and second valve 42 respectively, in which the assembly further comprises actuating means 22, 56 for cooperatively opening the valves when the control units are provided in compressed engagement, preferably using a lever action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Peter Trevor Reading, Andrew Peter Webb, John Irven, Lieve Anna De Paepe
  • Publication number: 20010039961
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Patent number: 6314986
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body. The supporting body has input connecting means (156) for mounting the body on the cylinder (111) and connecting the gas flow path (155) to communicate with the gas cylinder through a first flow path (157). Pressure reducing means (166) provides gas in the flow path at a lower pressure than in the container. Output connecting means (170) downstream of the pressure reducing means provides a low pressure outlet from the main gas flow path. A high pressure shut off valve (164) is positioned upstream of the pressure reducing means, and filling means (161, 160) allows filling of the cylinder with compressed gas through the input connecting means (156) along a second flow path (159) separate from the input flow path (157).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Publication number: 20010029979
    Abstract: A modular gas control device for use with a compressed gas cylinder (111) comprises a primary module (152) and a secondary module (252) mounted on the primary module. The primary module comprises a first supporting body (154) having a first main gas flow path (155) through the body. The supporting body has input connecting means (156) for mounting the body on the cylinder (111) and connecting the gas flow path (155) to communicate with the gas cylinder through a first flow path (157). Pressure reducing means (166) provides gas in the flow path at a lower pressure than in the container. Output connecting means (170) downstream of the pressure reducing means provides a low pressure outlet from the main gas flow path. A high pressure shut-off valve (164) is positioned upstream of the pressure reducing means, and filling means (161, 160) allows filling of the cylinder with compressed gas through the input connecting means (156) along a second flow path (159) separate from the input flow path (157).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Dao-Hong Zheng, John Irven, Mark Allen George
  • Patent number: 6085548
    Abstract: A control vent system is disclosed for reducing volatile impurities in a gaseous product of ultra-high purity delivered from a storage vessel containing an inventory of a non-cryogenic liquid product, as well as a method and a system for delivering the product from the storage vessel. The control vent system includes a vent line attached to the storage vessel and a condenser in the vent line. Coolant (e.g., a refrigerant) is transferred between the condenser and a source of coolant, such as a refrigeration unit. The method of reducing volatile impurities includes three steps. The first step is to vent part of the gaseous vapor from the gaseous vapor space to a condenser. The second step is to cool the vented gaseous vapor in the condenser to a temperature below the boiling point of the liquid product and above the boiling points of the volatile impurities. As a result, a first portion of the vented gaseous vapor is condensed and a second portion of the vented gaseous vapor is not condensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Naser Mahmud Chowdhury, John Irven, Dao-Hong Zheng, Sukla Chandra, Kenneth Coull, Reiner Reinhard Wilhelm Taege