Patents by Inventor Rodrigo Zamora

Rodrigo Zamora 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ABSORBING AGENTS IN ACID GAS TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20230106908
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Ineos Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Ulises I. Cruz, Erik J. Stewart, Rodrigo Zamora
  • Method and apparatus for recovering absorbing agents in acid gas treatment
    Patent number: 11433347
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: INEOS Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Ulises I. Cruz, Erik J. Stewart, Rodrigo Zamora
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ABSORBING AGENTS IN ACID GAS TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20200376427
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Ineos Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Ulises I. Cruz, Erik J. Stewart, Rodrigo Zamora
  • Method and apparatus for recovering absorbing agents in acid gas treatment
    Patent number: 10646818
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: INEOS Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Ulises I. Cruz, Erik J. Stewart, Rodrigo Zamora
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING ABSORBING AGENTS IN ACID GAS TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20180015409
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Ineos Americas, LLC
    Inventors: Ulises I. Cruz, Erik J. Stewart, Rodrigo Zamora