ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,549, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Chart Energy & Chemicals Inc. (Ball Ground, Ga.).
"Gas stream component removal system and method" was invented by Douglas A. Ducote Jr. (The Woodlands, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for removing selected components from a gas stream has a heat exchanger including a first cooling passage configured to receive a feed gas stream and to provide a cooled feed gas stream. An expander receives at least a portion of the cooled feed gas stream. A separation device receives an expanded fluid stream from the expander and separates the expanded fluid stream into a liquid stream containing ...