Daniel Richard Summers

Title: Daniel Richard Summers and His Fractionation Tray Innovations.

Introduction

Daniel Richard Summers is an inventor associated with Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and Sulzer Chemtech AG. His patent work focuses on components for mass-transfer columns, including fractionation trays and valve covers. His listed portfolio includes 2 patents.

Latest Patents

Summers’s listed inventions address practical design features that support access, assembly, and operation in fractionation equipment.

“Fractionation Tray Having a Manway Unit” describes a manway unit that covers an opening in a fractionation tray. Its perforated panel allows fluid to pass through, while finger elements fit into apertures beside the opening. The unit can be opened and closed by rotating those finger elements within the apertures.

“Contact Tray for a Mass Transfer Column” describes a valve cover secured to a tray deck. Tabs at the cover’s ends fit into sections of an orifice and abut the underside of the deck, while sloped portions rest on its top side to hold the cover in place.

Career Highlights

The two listed patents reflect Summers’s work on tray structures used in mass-transfer columns. Their designs address both a movable manway unit and a valve cover held in position by features engaging opposite sides of a tray deck.

Collaborations

Summers’s listed coworkers include Raymond Plüss and Bartele Griepsma. The available information identifies these professional associations but does not specify their roles in the patents.

Conclusion

Daniel Richard Summers’s patent work at Sulzer Chemtech AG centers on functional improvements to fractionation and contact trays, with designs that support equipment access and secure component placement.