BRIAN J RATIGAN
Real Estate Commission in Philadelphia, PA

4313827, Feb 2, 1982

Sep 4, 1980

6/184031

Brian J. Ratigan - Philadelphia PA
Robert N. Roop - Buckingham PA

Fischer & Porter Co. - Warminster PA

C02F 150, C02F 176

210136

A disinfectant system for intermingling a disinfectant with an effluent to be treated, such as wastewater, to kill pathogens therein, the system enhancing contact between the effluent and the disinfectant to effect a rapid and efficient disinfection action. The system includes an ejector through which a minor portion of the effluent is pumped to produce a motive fluid which induces a disinfectant therein to produce a concentrated disinfectant fluid. Th ejector terminates in a cylindrical diffuser section having a closed end and at least two circumferential series of orifices whereby the disinfectant fluid is discharged therefrom as high velocity jets which project radially with respect to the longitudinal axis of the section. The diffuser section is coaxially disposed at the inlet of a tubular mixing duct which conducts the effluent from a sump tank into a contact tank at relatively low velocity, whereby the effluent is intercepted by a radial array of jets to provide an effective mixing action in the duct in a relatively short period. Supported at the outlet of the duct is a conical baffle to define a lateral outlet therefor, causing the effluent to discharge radially from the duct into the contact tank, thereby enhacing the mixing action in the duct and maximizing the retention time in the contact tank.

4250144, Feb 10, 1981

Jun 14, 1979

6/048633

Brian J. Ratigan - Philadelphia PA

Fischer & Porter Company - Warminster PA

G05B 900, F16K 3112, G05D 700, C01B 1102

422112

A system for generating chlorine dioxide for use as a disinfectant in water or wastewater treatment, the system output including a percentage of chlorine at an acceptably low level, thereby avoiding the deleterious effect of chlorine in the disinfection process. The system is provided with a source of chlorine gas and a source of aqueous sodium chlorite, both of which are fed into a reactor to generate chloride dioxide therein. The output of the reactor is coupled to an ejector operated by a water stream to create a vacuum which draws chlorine dioxide from the reactor into the ejector to dilute the chlorine dioxide before it is supplied to a process being treated. The resultant negative pressure in the reactor acts to draw the chlorine gas therein from the source through a vacuum regulator which maintains the flow of chlorine gas into the reactor at a constant rate and acts to cut off the supply of chlorine in the absence of negative pressure.

6984764, Jan 10, 2006

May 4, 1999

09/305019

Wieslaw J. Roth - Sewell NJ, US
Brian J. Ratigan - Philadelphia PA, US
Dominick N. Mazzone - Wenonah NJ, US

ExxonMobil Oil Corporation - Houston TX

C07C 2/02, C07C 2/66

585323, 585375, 585467, 585475

The present invention provides a process for producing a monoalkylated aromatic compound, particularly ethylbenzene or cumene, in which a polyalkylated aromatic compound is contacted with an alkylatable aromatic compound in the liquid phase and in the presence of a transalkylation catalyst comprising TEA-mordenite having an average crystal size of less than 0. 5 micron.

4237008, Dec 2, 1980

Jan 11, 1979

6/002769

Brian Ratigan - Philadelphia PA
Karl E. Longley - San Antonio TX
Robert N. Roop - Buckingham PA

Fischer & Porter Co. - Warminster PA

C02B 118, C02B 136

210205

A gravity flow disinfectant contactor adapted to enhance contact between a disinfectant solution such as chlorine and the water to be treated to effect a more rapid and efficient disinfection activity. The contactor is constituted by a rectangular conduit having a cross-sectional diffusion plane adjacent its inlet within which is an array of evenly-spaced diffuser tubes supplied with the disinfectant solution. The tubes each have a row of equi-spaced holes drilled diametrically therethrough to produce side-by-side opposing jets of disinfectant in the diffusion plane at right angles to the cross-flowing water stream. As a consequence, the water flowing through the conduit is subjected to a dense cross fire of multiple jets of disinfectant that are uniformly distributed throughout the diffusion plane and quickly interact with the water within a relatively short downstream distance.

4333833, Jun 8, 1982

May 8, 1978

5/903596

Karl E. Longley - San Antonio TX
Brian Ratigan - Philadelphia PA
James W. Davis - New Britain PA

Fischer & Porter Co. - Warminster PA

C02F 168

2101981

An in-line contactor adapted to bring about intimate contact between a disinfectant and a wastewater stream to produce a reaction between the disinfectant and pathogens effecting kills in a manner minimizing unwanted side effects. The wastewater stream is pumped through the successive stages of the contactor, the first of which is an input section having a converging nozzle that projects the stream at high velocity into a throat. The throat feeds the stream in a highly turbulent state through a mixing section, the resultant vacuum created within the throat acting to draw a disinfectant such as aqueous or gaseous chlorine from a disinfectant supply into the mixing section where it is thoroughly intermingled with the turbulent stream before the stream is discharged from the contactor through a diverging pressure-recovery output section.

7767839, Aug 3, 2010

Aug 24, 2006

11/467162

William Wesley Berry - Lakeland FL, US
Brian J. Ratigan - Philadelphia PA, US

Philadelphia Fry-o-Diesel, Inc. - Philadelphia PA

C11B 13/00

554174

A process of preparing alkyl esters of free fatty acids, including, but not limited to, biodiesels is described herein.

8227632, Jul 24, 2012

Jun 18, 2010

12/818606

William Wesley Berry - Lakeland FL, US
Brian J. Ratigan - Philadelphia PA, US

Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel - Philadelphia PA

C11C 3/00

554168, 554169

A process of preparing alkyl esters of free fatty acids, including, but not limited to, biodiesel, is described herein.