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Brian W. Hedrick
Also filed as: HEDRICK BRIAN W
51 granted patents·3 pending applications·765 citations·filing 1984–2023
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54 records- 0195US10695775B1Dual stage cyclone separator, dual stage cyclone separator assembly, and method of using sameHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 30, 2020·9 cites·21 claims
- 0295US6673133B2Cyclone for separating fine solid particles from a gas streamUOP LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 6, 2004·66 cites·13 claims
- 0394US4595567ACooling fluidized catalytic cracking regeneration zones with heat pipe apparatusUOP INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jun 17, 1986·65 cites·25 claims
- 0493US6797026B2Apparatus and process for separating fine solid particulates from a gas streamUOP LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 28, 2004·47 cites·3 claims
- 0592US7316733B1Diffuser for separator vesselUOP LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 8, 2008·28 cites·20 claims
- 0688US7799287B2Apparatus and process for regenerating catalystUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 21, 2010·18 cites·20 claims
- 0788US7247233B1Apparatus and process for minimizing catalyst residence time in a reactor vesselUOP LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 24, 2007·63 cites·18 claims
- 0887US7332132B2Stripping apparatus and processUOP LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 19, 2008·53 cites·12 claims
- 0986US7699974B2Method and system of heating a fluid catalytic cracking unit having a regenerator and a reactorUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 20, 2010·8 cites·25 claims
- 1083US7022221B1Stripping apparatus and processUOP LLC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 4, 2006·24 cites·20 claims
- 1182US7915191B2Three-stage counter-current FCC regeneratorUOP LLC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 29, 2011·11 cites·13 claims
- 1279US6042717AHorizontal FCC feed injection processUOP LLC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 28, 2000·42 cites·9 claims
- 1378US7921631B2Method of recovering energy from a fluid catalytic cracking unit for overall carbon dioxide reductionUOP LLC·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 12, 2011·2 cites·8 claims
- 1478US7585470B2Apparatus for mixing in fluidized bedsUOP LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 8, 2009·6 cites·15 claims
- 1578US6680030B2Stripping process with horizontal bafflesUOP LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 20, 2004·35 cites·15 claims
- 1677US7699975B2Method and system of heating a fluid catalytic cracking unit for overall CO2 reductionUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 20, 2010·3 cites·25 claims
- 1777US6110356ASlurry circulation process and system for fluidized particle contactingUOP LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 29, 2000·53 cites·10 claims
- 1876US7767075B2System and method of producing heat in a fluid catalytic cracking unitUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·6 cites·18 claims
- 1976US7758817B2Device for contacting high contaminated feedstocks with catalyst in an FCC unitUOP LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 20, 2010·5 cites·14 claims
- 2075US6780308B1Stripping process with disproportionately distributed openings on bafflesUOP LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 24, 2004·18 cites·12 claims
- 2175US5562818AFCC feed injection with non-quiescent mixingUOP INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 8, 1996·27 cites·17 claims
- 2274US8062506B2Process for contacting high contaminated feedstocks with catalyst in an FCC unitHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 22, 2011·2 cites·5 claims
- 2373US9238600B2Dual riser catalytic cracker for increased light olefin yieldWEGERER DAVID A·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 19, 2016·1 cites·16 claims
- 2473US7118715B1Stripping process with disproportionately distributed openings on bafflesUOP LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 10, 2006·15 cites·6 claims
- 2568US6740227B2Stripping process with fully distributed openings on bafflesUOP LLC·Filed 2000·Granted May 25, 2004·8 cites·27 claims
- 2667US8888992B2Process and apparatus for improving flow properties of crude petroleumHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 18, 2014·4 cites·15 claims
- 2765US8246914B2Fluid catalytic cracking systemMEHLBERG ROBERT L·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 21, 2012·2 cites·10 claims
- 2865US6627161B1Horizontal FCC feed injection and distributorUOP LLC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 30, 2003·22 cites·12 claims
- 2963US7902101B2Process for regenerating catalystUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 8, 2011·2 cites·8 claims
- 3062US8747504B2Gas-solids separation units and methods for the manufacture thereofBRANDNER KEVIN J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 3161US11819861B2Uniflow cyclone separator with stable vortex and tangential heavy phase extractionHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 21, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
- 3261US5358632AFCC feed injection with non-quiescent mixingUOP INC·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 25, 1994·19 cites·12 claims
- 3359US8709115B2Cyclone separators and separator apparatuses including the cyclone separatorsSTIPPICH KENNETH J·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·1 cites·20 claims
- 3459US7811446B2Method of recovering energy from a fluid catalytic cracking unit for overall carbon dioxide reductionUOP LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 12, 2010·0 cites·17 claims
- 3558US9284495B2Maintaining catalyst activity for converting a hydrocarbon feedUPSON LAWRENCE L·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 15, 2016·1 cites·11 claims
- 3658US8263008B2Apparatus for improving flow properties of crude petroleumHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·1 cites·20 claims
- 3756US9328293B2Fluid catalytic cracking processMEHLBERG ROBERT L·Filed 2012·Granted May 3, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 3855US8709235B2Process for mixing in fluidized bedsHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 29, 2014·0 cites·4 claims
- 3952US6346219B1FCC feed injector with closure plugUOP LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 12, 2002·15 cites·19 claims
- 4048US10974238B2Process for combustion coke from coked catalystUOP LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 13, 2021·0 cites·15 claims
- 4148US9157037B2Process for improving flow properties of crude petroleumHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 13, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 4246US5770078APhase separator apparatus to separate a mixture of liquids and finely divided suspended particlesUOP INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 23, 1998·13 cites·8 claims
- 4346US5705130AFCC feed injection with non-quiescent mixingUOP INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 6, 1998·11 cites·4 claims
- 4446US5599463APhase separator apparatus and its use to separate a mixture of liquids and finely divided suspended particlesUOP INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 4, 1997·12 cites·3 claims
- 4546US2010126621A1High Velocity Low Impact Liquid Feed DistributorVAN WEES MARK·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4645US2014213428A1Process for stripping and a fluid catalytic cracking apparatus relating theretoUOP LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4744US5474688AProcess for phase separationUOP INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·14 cites·11 claims
- 4844US2008152552A1System and method of recycling spent catalyst in a fluid catalytic cracking unitHEDRICK BRIAN W·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4942US5328592AFCC reactor with tube sheet separationUOP INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jul 12, 1994·8 cites·12 claims
- 5039US5340470APhase separator apparatusUOP INC·Filed 1993·Granted Aug 23, 1994·11 cites·11 claims
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