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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:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
William R Low, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Jame Yao, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62612 ; 62619 ;
Abstract
This invention concerns a method and an apparatus for removing nitrogen and other low boiling point inorganic components from pressurized LNG-bearing streams and streams produced therefrom. The removal of such components is accomplished via a novel pressure reduction/stripping methodology thereby producing at least one low BTU nitrogen-rich gas stream and at least one high BTU methane-rich stream which is suitable for recycle to an open methane cycle liquefaction process and/or employment as a high quality fuel gas.