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(12) Patent Application: | (11) CA 2782958 |
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(54) English Title: | PROCEDE ET APPAREIL DE SEPARATION D'AIR PAR DISTILLATION CRYOGENIQUE |
(54) French Title: | PROCESS AND UNIT FOR THE SEPARATION OF AIR BY CRYOGENIC DISTILLATION |
Status: | Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication |
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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(72) Inventors : |
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(73) Owners : |
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(71) Applicants : |
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(74) Agent: | ROBIC AGENCE PI S.E.C./ROBIC IP AGENCY LP |
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(45) Issued: | |
(86) PCT Filing Date: | 2010-10-05 |
(87) Open to Public Inspection: | 2011-06-16 |
Availability of licence: | N/A |
Dedicated to the Public: | N/A |
(25) Language of filing: | French |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | Yes |
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(86) PCT Filing Number: | PCT/FR2010/052099 |
(87) International Publication Number: | WO 2011070257 |
(85) National Entry: | 2012-06-04 |
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An air separation unit comprises a medium-pressure column (39), a low-pressure column (41), an enclosure (141), a heat exchanger (13), a bottom condenser (25) of the low-pressure column and a condenser (15) placed in the enclosure, a line for sending compressed, purified and cooled air from the heat exchanger to the medium-pressure column, a line for sending a heat-generating gas to the condenser placed in the enclosure, a line for sending a nitrogen-enriched gas from the medium-pressure column to the condenser of the low-pressure column, a line for sending an oxygen-enriched stream from the bottom of the medium-pressure column to the low-pressure column, a line for sending oxygen-rich liquid from the bottom of the low-pressure column to the enclosure, a line for withdrawing from the enclosure a fluid richer in oxygen than that sent to the enclosure, a line for sending a gas from the enclosure to the low-pressure column, and a line for withdrawing an overhead gas from the low-pressure column, characterized in that the unit includes an expansion means (51) for expanding the oxygen-rich liquid downstream of the bottom of the low-pressure column and upstream of the enclosure and a compressor (21) for compressing the gas from the enclosure, said compressor being downstream of the enclosure and upstream of the low-pressure column.
Un appareil de séparation d'air comprend une colonne moyenne pression (39), une colonne basse pression (41), une enceinte (141), un échangeur (13), un condenseur de cuve (25) de la colonne basse pression et un condenseur (15) placé dans l'enceinte, une conduite pour envoyer de l'air comprimé, épuré et refroidi de l'échangeur à la colonne moyenne pression, une conduite pour envoyer un gaz calorigène au condenseur placé dans l'enceinte, une conduite pour envoyer un gaz enrichi en azote de la colonne moyenne pression au condenseur de la colonne basse pression, une conduite pour envoyer un débit enrichi en oxygène de la cuve de la colonne moyenne pression à la colonne basse pression, une conduite pour envoyer du liquide riche en oxygène de la cuve de la colonne basse pression à l'enceinte, une conduite pour soutirer de l'enceinte un fluide plus riche en oxygène que celui envoyé à l'enceinte, une conduite pour renvoyer un gaz de l'enceinte à la colonne basse pression, une conduite pour soutirer un gaz en tête de la colonne basse pression caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un moyen de détente (51) pour détendre le liquide riche en oxygène en aval de la cuve de la colonne basse pression et en amont de l'enceinte et un compresseur (21) pour comprimer le gaz de l'enceinte en aval de l'enceinte et en amont de la colonne basse pression.
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Description | Date |
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Application Not Reinstated by Deadline | 2016-10-05 |
Time Limit for Reversal Expired | 2016-10-05 |
Inactive: Abandon-RFE+Late fee unpaid-Correspondence sent | 2015-10-05 |
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice | 2015-10-05 |
Inactive: Cover page published | 2012-08-14 |
Letter Sent | 2012-08-06 |
Inactive: Notice - National entry - No RFE | 2012-08-06 |
Inactive: IPC assigned | 2012-07-26 |
Inactive: First IPC assigned | 2012-07-26 |
Application Received - PCT | 2012-07-26 |
National Entry Requirements Determined Compliant | 2012-06-04 |
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) | 2011-06-16 |
Abandonment Date | Reason | Reinstatement Date |
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2015-10-05 |
The last payment was received on 2014-09-23
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Fee Type | Anniversary Year | Due Date | Paid Date |
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MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - standard | 02 | 2012-10-05 | 2012-06-04 |
Basic national fee - standard | 2012-06-04 | ||
Registration of a document | 2012-06-04 | ||
MF (application, 3rd anniv.) - standard | 03 | 2013-10-07 | 2013-09-20 |
MF (application, 4th anniv.) - standard | 04 | 2014-10-06 | 2014-09-23 |
Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.
Current Owners on Record |
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L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE |
Past Owners on Record |
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BENOIT DAVIDIAN |