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US 7,637,485 B2Granted
Packing for column
OwnerMarvin A. Honnellinventor
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Abstract
Packing elements typically used in columns to enhance chemical reactions are illustrated. The packing element may be shaped as a sphere, ellipsoid, any shape of a revolution of a conic, and made of polygonal elements of various numbers of sides. Alternate embodiments illustrated may have faces analogous to crystal shapes, or large number of sides of same or variable dimensions. The packing elements have various shapes of drip points. The construction of the element is such that pieces can be folded thus saving assembly time and cleaning time.
Claims42
A packing element comprising:
- a first plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a first polygon, wherein at least one first rib is connected to two sides of the first polygon to form a first segment;
- a second plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a second polygon, wherein at least one second rib is connected to two sides of the second polygon to form a second segment;
- a connector connected to the first segment and to the second segment to enable folding of the first segment and the second segment to make the packing element;
- and
- at least one drip point positioned within the packing element.
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A system comprising:
- a column;
- and
- at least one packing element packed in the column, wherein the packing element comprises:
- a first plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a first polygon, wherein at least one first rib is connected to two sides of the first polygon to form a first segment;
- a second plurality of perimeter rods connected to form a second polygon, wherein at least one second rib is connected to two sides of the second polygon to form a second segment;
- a connector connected to the first segment and to the second segment to enable folding of the first segment and the second segment to make the packing element;
- and
- at least one drip point positioned within the packing element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.