Patents by Inventor Louis A. Curcio, Jr.

Louis A. Curcio, Jr. 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).

  • Control of flooding in a countercurrent flow reactor by use of temperature of liquid product stream
    Patent number: 6623621
    Abstract: A process for upgrading a liquid petroleum or chemical stream wherein said stream flows countercurrent to the flow of a treat gas, such as a hydrogen-containing gas, in at least one reaction zone. The temperature of at least a portion of the liquid stream in the reactor is used to control the flooding characteristics of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Larry L. Iaccino, Russell D. Sellen, David C. Dankworth, Edward S. Ellis, Jeffrey W. Frederick, Ramesh Gupta, James J. Schorfheide, Louis A. Curcio, Jr.