Patents by Inventor William R. Scullin

William R. Scullin 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).

  • Patent number: 8173853
    Abstract: A process is proposed for continuously operating a plant for preparing acetylene from hydrocarbons by partial oxidation, cleavage in an arc or pyrolysis of hydrocarbons to obtain a reaction gas mixture which is conducted through one or more compressors, the pressure of the reaction gas mixture on the suction side of the compressor being controlled within a predefined range by means of a conventional controller, which comprises additionally using a higher-level model-supported predictive controller which reacts to abrupt changes in the mass flow rate of the reaction gas mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kai Rainer Ehrhardt, Raymond Poche, William R. Scullin, Michael L. Hayes
  • Patent number: 8017823
    Abstract: A process is proposed for continuously operating a plant for preparing acetylene from hydrocarbons by partial oxidation, cleavage in an arc or pyrolysis of hydrocarbons to obtain a reaction gas mixture which is conducted through one or more compressors, the pressure of the reaction gas mixture on the suction side of the compressor being controlled within a predefined range by means of a conventional controller, which comprises additionally using a high-level model-supported predictive controller which reacts to abrupt changes in the mass flow rate of the reaction gas mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: BASF, SE
    Inventors: Kai Rainer Ehrhardt, Raymond Poche, William R. Scullin, Michael L. Hayes
  • Publication number: 20090306447
    Abstract: A process is proposed for continuously operating a plant for preparing acetylene from hydrocarbons by partial oxidation, cleavage in an arc or pyrolysis of hydrocarbons to obtain a reaction gas mixture which is conducted through one or more compressors, the pressure of the reaction gas mixture on the suction side of the compressor being controlled within a predefined range by means of a conventional controller, which comprises additionally using a higher-level model-supported predictive controller which reacts to abrupt changes in the mass flow rate of the reaction gas mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Kai Rainer Ehrhardt, Raymond Poche, William R. Scullin, Michael L. Hayes