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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 1980
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bernard L Schulman, Golden, CO (US);
Assignee:
Tosco Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10B / ; C10B / ; C10B / ; C10B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
201-25 ; 110230 ; 1651 / ; 201 12 ; 201 14 ; 201 16 ; 201 20 ; 201 25 ; 201 32 ; 201 44 ; 202118 ; 202135 ; 202136 ;
Abstract
An improved method and apparatus for converting a substance containing organic matter into hydrocarbon vapors and solids residue by feeding the substance into the upstream portion of a substantially cylindrical retort having a substantially horizontal longitudinal axis, substantially conveying the substance through the retort toward the downstream portion thereof, heating the retort by means of a fluidized bed of heated particles to a sufficient temperature to convert the substance into hydrocarbon vapors and solids residue and removing the hydrocarbon vapors and solids residue from the retort.