Patents by Inventor Ralph D. Betta

Ralph D. Betta 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).

  • Cooled support structure for a catalyst
    Patent number: 5461864
    Abstract: A support structure for securing a catalyst structure wherein a combustion reactor has a plurality of hollow, internally cooled, elongated support members which are secured to the combustion reactor and which abut the catalyst structure to limit the axial movement of the catalytic structure. The support structure is in fluid communication with a cooling medium which maintains the support structure at a temperature at which its strength properties are retained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignees: Catalytica, Inc., Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
    Inventors: Ralph D. Betta, Toru Shoji, Seiichiro Tanaka