Patents
US 9052137 B2: Hydrocarbon gas processing
- Granted
- 2015-06-09
- Filed
- 2011-03-21 application 13052348
- Type
- Utility · 38 claims
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Abstract
A process and an apparatus are disclosed for a compact processing assembly to recover C2 (or C3) components and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream. The gas stream is cooled and divided into first and second streams. The first stream is further cooled, expanded to lower pressure, and supplied as a feed between first and second absorbing means. The second stream is expanded to lower pressure and supplied as bottom feed to the second absorbing means. A distillation vapor stream from the first absorbing means is heated, compressed to higher pressure, and divided into a volatile residue gas fraction and a compressed recycle stream. The compressed recycle stream is cooled, expanded to lower pressure, and supplied as top feed to the first absorbing means. A distillation liquid stream from the second absorbing means is heated in a heat and mass transfer means to strip out its volatile components.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150609.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ortloff Engineers, Ltd. 30 patents | US company or organization | Midland, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| S.M.E. Products LP 19 patents | US company or organization | Houston, TX | S.M.E. PRODUCTS LP State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew F. Johnke | Beresford, SD | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| W. Larry Lewis | Houston, TX | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| L. Don Tyler | Midland, TX | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John D. Wilkinson | Midland, TX | 38 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Joe T. Lynch | Midland, TX | 28 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hank M. Hudson | Midland, TX | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kyle T. Cuellar | Katy, TX | 40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F25J | Liquefaction, solidification or separation of gases or gaseous ; or liquefied gaseous; mixtures by pressure and cold treatment ; or by bringing them into the supercritical state | F25J3/0209 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. signed 2020-09-18 | UOP LLC DES PLAINES, IL | 54188/807 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-06-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HUDSON, HANK M. signed 2011-05-10 LYNCH, JOE T. signed 2011-05-10 TYLER, L. DON signed 2011-05-10 WILKINSON, JOHN D. signed 2011-05-10 JOHNKE, ANDREW F. signed 2011-05-13 LEWIS, W. LARRY signed 2011-05-13 CUELLAR, KYLE T. signed 2011-06-01 | ORTLOFF ENGINEERS, LTD. MIDLAND, TX S.M.E. PRODUCTS LLP HOUSTON, TX | 26409/875 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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