Patents by Inventor Norris W. Walkup

Norris W. Walkup 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).

  • Ethylene polymerization reactor
    Patent number: 4071325
    Abstract: A reactor including a horizontally disposed, elongated motor housing and at least a pair of mating reactor body sections, end heads for sealing the outer ends of the reactor and closure straps removably and hermetically securing the motor housing and the respective reactor body sections in assembled relation, and fixed and movable cradles supporting the motor housing and the reactor body sections for effecting relative movement thereof upon disengagement of the reactor clamping structure to permit ready disassembly and maintenance of the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: National Distillers and Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald M. Platz, Norris W. Walkup