Patents by Inventor Prabhu Balaraman

Prabhu Balaraman 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).

  • Sparger configuration for fluidized bed hydrocarbon partial oxidation reactors
    Patent number: 6743400
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sparger system provided for appropriately feeding reactant streams to fluidized bed reactors of hydrocarbon partial oxidation processes that are retrofitted to selectively recover and recycle unreacted hydrocarbons. As a result of the sparger system, the reactor productivity and selectivity is enhanced while employing only two spargers. Also, the capital cost required for retrofitting existing sparging equipment is minimized, while at the same time, the desired fluidization and catalyst oxidation characteristics are achieved without the formation of flammable mixtures within the sparging system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Ramachandran, Prabhu Balaraman
  • Sparger configuration for fluidized bed hydrocarbon partial oxidation reactors
    Publication number: 20020182123
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a sparger system provided for appropriately feeding reactant streams to fluidized bed reactors of hydrocarbon partial oxidation processes that are retrofitted to selectively recover and recycle unreacted hydrocarbons. As a result of the sparger system, the reactor productivity and selectivity is enhanced while employing only two spargers. Also, the capital cost required for retrofitting existing sparging equipment is minimized, while at the same time, the desired fluidization and catalyst oxidation characteristics are achieved without the formation of flammable mixtures within the sparging system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Ramakrishnan Ramachandran, Prabhu Balaraman