Patents by Inventor STUART D. MacKENZIE

STUART D. MacKENZIE 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).

  • CONTAMINANT REMOVAL METHOD FOR FRACTIONATING COLUMNS
    Publication number: 20190300799
    Abstract: Methods for removing water and/or dissolved and solid contaminants from a liquid hydrocarbon such as condensate flowing through a fractionating column are disclosed. Pressure within the column and temperature at which the reboiler operates are observed to prevent boiling of the contaminated hydrocarbon thus obviating contaminant deposition on heated surfaces. Further methods directed to column operation and anti-fouling procedures augment the core method. Apparatus to effect the methods is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: GAS LIQUIDS ENGINEERING LTD
    Inventors: DEREK B. MARSHALL, STUART D. MacKENZIE, KELLY R. MacKENZIE