Patents by Inventor William E. McFatter, II

William E. McFatter, II 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).

  • Flare gas flammability control
    Patent number: 7931466
    Abstract: A plant gas to be flared in the atmosphere is periodically sampled and analyzed as to its Btu content, a first comparison made of 1) the most recent of such analyses with 2) a predetermined steady state set point, a second comparison made of 3) an average of a plurality of such analyses including an historical minimum Btu content with 4) a predetermined dynamic set point, and fuel added to the plant gas based on the larger fuel requirement of these first and second comparisons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Equistar Chemicals, LP
    Inventor: William E. McFatter, II
  • Flare gas flammability control
    Publication number: 20090317754
    Abstract: A plant gas to be flared in the atmosphere is periodically sampled and analyzed as to its Btu content, a first comparison made of 1) the most recent of such analyses with 2) a predetermined steady state set point, a second comparison made of 3) an average of a plurality of such analyses including an historical minimum Btu content with 4) a predetermined dynamic set point, and fuel added to the plant gas based on the larger fuel requirement of these first and second comparisons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: William E. McFatter, II