ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,484, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to CRI, HF (Kopavogur, Iceland).
"Reactor for synthesis of methanol or other products" was invented by Ingi Mar Jonsson (Hafnarfjordur, Iceland) and Emeric Sarron (Paris).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved reactor comprising a shell and at least one reactor internal component. The reactor internal component includes a tube bundle comprising a plurality of tubes attached by at least one tube support plate comprising at least one radial strut and at least one bracket configured to secure to at least one tube of the tube bundle. The tubes are arranged in concentric bands about a longitudinal axi...