ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,980, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP (The Woodlands, Texas).
"Vent gas recovery with flare control during a flare event" was invented by Daniel W. Peneguy (League City, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flare control with vent gas recovery is disclosed. Vent gas is recovered for end use (e.g., process gas, fuel gas, etc.) while a flare is in a standby state. Upon detection of a flare event that causes vent gas to flow to the flare, the flare is changed from the standby state to an active state. The flare is controlled for efficient combustion of vent gas that flows to the flare during the flar...