Patent SG-11201805367W-A (SG)
Title: Use of treating elements to facilitate flow in vessels
Inventor: GLOVER JOHN
IPC: B01J19/30
Filed: 2017-02-10
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2017/139597 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: B01J19/30 (2006.01) B01J8/04 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/017398 (22) International Filing Date: 10 February 2017 (10.02.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/294,768 12 February 2016 (12.02.2016) US 62/314,069 28 March 2016 (28.03.2016) US 15/265,405 14 September 2016 (14.09.2016) US (71) Applicant: CRYSTAPHASE PRODUCTS, INC. [US/US]; 16945 Northchase Drive, Suite 1610, Houston, TX 77060 (US). (72) Inventors: GLOVER, John, N.; 11637 Blalock Lane, Houston, TX 77024 (US). HAM, Peter, Gregory; 9057 Briar Forest Drive, Houston, TX 77024 (US). SCHNEIDER, Austin; 12611 Arnette Park Ln, Humble, TX 77346 (US). (74) Agents: CHRETIEN, Mark, G. et al.; Greenberg Traurig LLP, 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, [Continued on next page] (54) Title: USE OF TREATING ELEMENTS TO FACILITATE FLOW IN VESSELS 45^ ^ 65- •40 50 }60 l> 0\ o\ (57) : A method for facilitating the distribution of the flow of one or more streams within a bed vessel is provided. Disposed within the bed vessel are internal materials and structures including multiple operating zones. One type of operating zone can be a processing zone composed of one or more beds of solid processing ma­ terial. Another type of operating zone can be a treating zone. Treating zones can facil­ itate the distribution of the one or more streams fed to processing zones. The distribu­ tion can facilitate contact between the feed streams and the processing materials con­ tained in the processing zones. FIG. 2A WO 2017/139597 A11lllllllllllllIIllllllIIIlllllIIIllllIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)) — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))