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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:
Nov. 04, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dante Patrick Bonaquist, Grand Island, NY (US);
Nancy Jean Lynch, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
Praxair Technology, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62646 ; 62654 ;
Abstract
A cryogenic rectification system having high recovery of both higher purity and lower purity oxygen which employs a side column having a bottom reboiler wherein feed air is partially condensed and the feed air vapor remaining after the partial condensation is turboexpanded prior to rectification.