Patents by Inventor Patrick BANNON

Patrick BANNON 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).

  • Publication number: 20240066468
    Abstract: Methods and systems related to an exhaust gas treatment system including, in order: (i) a first means for injecting a nitrogenous reductant; (ii) a first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst; (iii) an ammonia slip catalyst (ASC); and (iv) a second selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, wherein the ASC comprises an SCR catalyst and a supported palladium (Pd) component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ceren AYDIN, Patrick BANNON, Penelope MARKATOU, Dennis MURRAY, Rahul MITAL, Eric Darvin THOMAS
  • Patent number: 5743926
    Abstract: A portion of the feed line to a distilling column/flasher (or the like apparatus) is used as a flow-through cyclone to separate vapor and liquid components of the feed. Vortex flow is induced in the flasher feed line with a swirl vane assembly having drainage slots in the bottommost portion thereof for preventing entrapment of liquids therein. A shave-off device at the discharge end of the flasher feed line minimizes re-entrainment. The shave-off device includes a short cylinder, slightly smaller in diameter than the feed line and arranged coaxially therewith to form an annulus, which leads to a circular liquid collection chamber and collection chute draining into the flasher unit. Covers are removable for cleaning. The purpose of the shave-off device is to remove the liquids from the wall of the transfer (flasher feed) line in such a way that re-entrainment of liquids is minimized. The non-intrusive nature of the shave-off device minimizes vapor phase pressure drop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert Patrick Bannon, deceased, Louis Edward Stein, William David Kief, Krishna Rangraj Kaushik, Pui-Yuen Jeffrey Chan