Patents by Inventor William Scullin

William 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).

  • Process for the manufacture of acetylene by partial oxidation of hydrocarbons
    Publication number: 20070238910
    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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Kai Ehrhardt, Raymond Poche, William Scullin, Michael Hayes