Patents by Inventor Nitin Prabhakar Chitgopekar

Nitin Prabhakar Chitgopekar 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).

  • Process and apparatus for a convection charge heater having a recycle gas distributor
    Patent number: 11021657
    Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for relocating a reforming process heater service into the convection section rely on combining a flue gas recycle quench stream with the radiant section off gases entering the convection section. The uniformity of mixing influences the effectiveness of that quench stream. The more effective the quench stream is, the lower the equipment size required to manage the recycle design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Hadjira Iddir, William M. Hartman, Robert J. Sanger, Bryan J. Egolf, Nitin Prabhakar Chitgopekar, William Yanez
  • Segregated fired heater
    Patent number: 10962259
    Abstract: A fired heater has two cells segregated by an insulative wall. A first plurality of burners are located in the first cell and a second plurality of burners are located in the second cell. A radiant tube extends from the first cell to the second cell for carrying a fluid material through the heater to heat the fluid material. The flow of fuel to the burners in either the first cell or the second cell can be terminated to accommodate lower heater duty when demand is lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Chintan Surendra Shah, Nitin Prabhakar Chitgopekar
  • SEGREGATED FIRED HEATER
    Publication number: 20200072503
    Abstract: A fired heater has two cells segregated by an insulative wall. A first plurality of burners are located in the first cell and a second plurality of burners are located in the second cell. A radiant tube extends from the first cell to the second cell for carrying a fluid material through the heater to heat the fluid material. The flow of fuel to the burners in either the first cell or the second cell can be terminated to accommodate lower heater duty when demand is lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Chintan Surendra Shah, Nitin Prabhakar Chitgopekar
  • PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR A CONVECTION CHARGE HEATER HAVING A RECYCLE GAS DISTRIBUTOR
    Publication number: 20190330538
    Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for relocating a reforming process heater service into the convection section rely on combining a flue gas recycle quench stream with the radiant section off gases entering the convection section. The uniformity of mixing influences the effectiveness of that quench stream. The more effective the quench stream is, the lower the equipment size required to manage the recycle design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Hadjira Iddir, William M. Hartman, Robert J. Sanger, Bryan J. Egolf, Nitin Prabhakar Chitgopekar, William Yanez