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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2006
Applicants:

Mark W. Pilling, Jenks, OK (US);

Markus Fischer, Constance, DE;

Dale Edward Nutter, Peralta, NM (US);

Inventors:

Mark W. Pilling, Jenks, OK (US);

Markus Fischer, Constance, DE;

Dale Edward Nutter, Peralta, NM (US);

Assignee:

Sulzer Chemtech AG, Winterthur, CH;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The tray has an infusion field of infusion tab valves adjacent the inlet to dissipate the momentum of the liquid flowing across said infusion field. Each valve includes a vertically upstanding wall of a height to obstruct the flow of liquid and the valves are disposed in a staggered array. An adjacent bubbling area has openings for the passage of an ascending flow of vapor into contact with the liquid/vapor mixture flowing across the area. Each infusion tab valve may also have a push valve incorporated therein.


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