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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:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Dray, Kenmore, NY (US);
David R Parsnick, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
Union Carbide Industrial Gases Technology Corporation, Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 24 ; 62 38 ; 62 43 ;
Abstract
A cryogenic air separation system comprising at least two columns wherein a portion of the feed air is turboexpanded to generate refrigeration, one part is condensed against vaporizing product from the air separation plant, another portion of the feed air is condensed against vaporizing higher pressure product from the air separation plant, and all of the resulting feed air streams are fed into the same column to undergo separation.