Patents by Inventor Robert Koros

Robert Koros 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).

  • Jet mixing of process fluids in fixed bed reactor
    Patent number: 7332138
    Abstract: A fixed bed catalytic reactor for converting process fluids having an upper catalyst bed and a lower catalyst bed below the upper catalyst bed for converting process fluids flowing through the upper and lower beds. A mixing zone is located between the upper bed and lower beds, and at least one jet is provided for injecting an inclined fluid jet into the mixing zone against the flow of the process fluids to entrain process fluids within the jet and to radially mix the process fluids across the mixing zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Ramesh Gupta, Robert Koros, Ramesh R. Hemrajani