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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Hassan S. Niknafs, Stow, OH (US);
Daniel C. Sherman, Hudson, OH (US);
Inventors:
Hassan S. Niknafs, Stow, OH (US);
Daniel C. Sherman, Hudson, OH (US);
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/02 (2006.01); B01J 35/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vessel comprising a bed of randomly oriented ceramic media having fluid distribution channels incorporated in the outer surface of the media is disclosed. The channels capture and redirect the fluid thereby improving distribution of the fluid in the vessel.