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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. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
Applicants:
Steven D. Burch, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Matthew J. Beutel, Webster, NY (US);
Kevin Stukey, East Amherst, NY (US);
Inventors:
Steven D. Burch, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Matthew J. Beutel, Webster, NY (US);
Kevin Stukey, East Amherst, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A heat exchanger design is provided for optimal transfer of thermal energy between a primary reactor-out reformate and a primary reactor-in steam and air. In particular, one embodiment of the present invention comprises a prime-surface true counter axial flow heat exchanger positioned around the primary reactor.