Patents by Inventor Lawrence E. Gallagher

Lawrence E. Gallagher 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).

  • Method and arrangement of apparatus for hydrogenating hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 4126539
    Abstract: A CHD reactor is modified to include a feed nozzle arrangement which hydrogen-saturates the charged liquid before distribution across the fixed catalyst bed by a pair of gas/liquid distributor trays. Product is recovered from the catalyst bed through an apparatus arrangement comprising Glitsch grid to maintain low pressure drop in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Walter R. Derr, Jr., Lawrence E. Gallagher, James H. Haddad, Stephen J. McGovern, Klaus W. Schatz, Fritz A. Smith