Patents by Inventor Michael Joseph Zogg, JR.

Michael Joseph Zogg, 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).

  • Cleaning of process equipment
    Patent number: 10589324
    Abstract: A method of cleaning fouled process equipment which includes a process vessel (10) fouled by an organic foulant, includes spraying a hydrocarbon stream at a pressure of at least 69 bar(g) at fouled surfaces inside the process vessel (10) thereby to dislodge the organic foulant from the fouled surfaces. The hydrocarbon stream is sprayed from at least one nozzle (24) located inside the process vessel (10). The hydrocarbon stream is at a temperature below the melting point of the organic foulant or below the melting point of a major component of the organic foulant when the organic foulant is a multi-component organic foulant. The dislodged foulant is removed from the process vessel (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PTY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Craig McGregor, Umesh Ramdhani, Kevin Blann, Michael Joseph Zogg, Jr., Kipchirchir Andrew Boit, Timothy Wayne Gambrel
  • CLEANING OF PROCESS EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20130269730
    Abstract: A method of cleaning fouled process equipment which includes a process vessel (10) fouled by an organic foulant, includes spraying a hydrocarbon stream at a pressure of at least 69 bar(g) at fouled surfaces inside the process vessel (10) thereby to dislodge the organic foulant from the fouled surfaces. The hydrocarbon stream is sprayed from at least one nozzle (24) located inside the process vessel (10). The hydrocarbon stream is at a temperature below the melting point of the organic foulant or below the melting point of a major component of the organic foulant when the organic foulant is a multi-component organic foulant. The dislodged foulant is removed from the process vessel (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: SASOL Technology (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Craig McGregor, Umesh Ramdhani, Kevin Blann, Michael Joseph Zogg, JR., Kipchirchir Andrew Boit, Timothy Wayne Gambrel