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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Craig Boyak, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Ralph Evans Killen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Craig Boyak, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Ralph Evans Killen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/02 (2006.01); C10G 49/00 (2006.01); B01J 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/025 (2013.01); B01J 8/0453 (2013.01); B01J 8/0492 (2013.01); C10G 49/002 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00884 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an upwardly convex fixed-bed catalyst support for a hydroprocessing reactor. The catalyst bed support includes an upwardly convex annular-shaped plate having an outer end in communication with the reactor inner surface, and an inner end in communication with a horizontal hub assembly.