Patents
US 10487270 B2: Systems and methods for delayed coking
- Granted
- 2019-11-26
- Filed
- 2014-11-20 application 15526673
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed is an improved system and method for carrying out the petroleum coking process. The improvements provide for recovery of gaseous hydrocarbons from operational units and use of the recovered gaseous hydrocarbons in place of steam during the coking process and during the stripping of volatile compounds from the coke drums.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191126.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Tulsa 48 patents | US company or organization | Tulsa, OK | THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state University of Tulsa College or university FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state UNIVERSITY OF TULSA Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwijen K. Banerjee | Owasso, OK | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Douglas Volk, Jr. | Tulsa, OK | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Keith Wisecarver | Tulsa, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Glixon Mavarez Nava | Tulsa, OK | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C10G | Cracking hydrocarbon oils; production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures, e.g. by destructive hydrogenation, oligomerisation, polymerisation ; recovery of hydrocarbon oils from oil-shale, oil-sand, or gases; refining mixtures mainly consisting of hydrocarbons; reforming of naphtha; mineral waxes | C10G9/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C10B | Destructive distillation of carbonaceous materials for production of gas, coke, tar, or similar materials | C10B55/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C10K | Purifying or modifying the chemical composition of combustible gases containing carbon monoxide | C10K1/003 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-05-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BANERJEE, DWIJEN K. signed 2014-11-19 VOLK, MICHAEL signed 2014-11-19 NAVA, GLIXON MAVAREZ signed 2014-11-20 WISECARVER, KEITH signed 2014-11-20 | THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA TULSA, OK | 42425/957 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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