Distillation: apparatus inventions 11/08

20080289946 - Apparatus for producing ethylbenzene or cumene: The apparatus includes an alkylation unit connected to a first benzene recycle conduit, a feed conduit and an alkylation effluent conduit; a transalkylation unit connected to an polyalkylbenzene recycle conduit, a second benzene recycle conduit, and a transalkylation effluent conduit. A dividing wall distillation column is in fluid communication with... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20080289947 - Vacuum still: A vacuum still for the distillation of grape products has a boiler to heat grape products to a temperature at which nutriments have no or minimal damage, the vapors from the vapor space of the boiler passing through three condensers in series. A vacuum is applied through the condensers in... Agent: The Nath Law Group Attorneys At Law

20080277260 - Fluid dispersion unit assembly and method: A tray valve assembly for a process column of a type wherein a first, heavier fluid flows downwardly from a downcomer onto a tray and thereacross in a first direction through which a second, lighter fluid flows upwardly therethrough for interaction and mass transfer with the heavier fluid before passing... Agent: Winstead PC

20080277261 - Water distillation system: A system for distilling sea or brackish water includes a feed water arrangement for supplying feed water from a feed water source to one or more flashing stages. Each flashing stage has a water flash evaporator for vaporizing at least part of the water therein, and a condenser for receiving... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080271983 - Collector-distributor combination: A collector-distributor combination in a column, which is filled with a random packed bed or with a structured packing, is disclosed. The liquid phase is guided over a collector with inclined planes to a central opening, which is connected to an ascending pipe, from which the liquid phase is distributed... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080271984 - Handling device and producing system of easy-to-polymerize compound: A condenser includes: a top face of a tube plate on which acrylic acid may be condensed inside the condenser; a spray for spreading a polymerization inhibitor on the tube plate; a first polymerization inhibitor supply tube for supplying the polymerization inhibitor to the spray; and a supporter for supporting... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080271985 - Coke oven doors having heating function: An air chamber unit provided for a coke oven door enabling to suppress the generation of poor quality coke and reduce tar adhesion to coke oven door by accelerating coking reaction in the vicinity of coke oven door plug. An air chamber unit (17) is installed to control air supply... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP