Patents by Inventor Rudolph Ockert Minnie

Rudolph Ockert Minnie 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 for removing salt deposits in reformer waste heat boilers
    Patent number: 7971559
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for removing salt deposits from waste heat boilers in a reformer train. The method includes the steps of producing a fluid stream which includes steam from a reformer and flowing to waste heat boilers, and controlling the temperature and pressure of the fluid stream to reach a temperature in the waste heat boilers of below or equal to the salt deposit saturation point of the steam in the fluid stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: The Petroleum Oil & Gas Corporation of South Africa (Pty)Ltd
    Inventor: Rudolph Ockert Minnie
  • Method For Removing Salt Deposits in Reformer Waste Heat Boilers
    Publication number: 20080264256
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for removing salt deposits from waste heat boilers in a reformer train. The method includes the steps of producing a fluid stream which includes steam from a reformer and flowing to waste heat boilers, and controlling the temperature and pressure of the fluid stream to reach a temperature in the waste heat boilers of below or equal to the salt deposit saturation point of the steam in the fluid stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Rudolph Ockert Minnie