US Patent Issued to 1304338 Alberta, 1304342 Alberta on Oct. 14 for "Method to dry a hydrocarbon gas stream" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,802, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to 1304338 Alberta Ltd. (Edmonton, Canada) and 1304342 Alberta Ltd. (Edmonton, Canada).

"Method to dry a hydrocarbon gas stream" was invented by Jose Lourenco (Edmonton, Canada) and Mackenzie Millar (Edmonton, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method to dry a gas stream that includes methane and condensable components that have a lower boiling point than methane by: combining the gas stream with a cold liquid stream in a gas mixer to produce a mixed stream that is colder than the gas stream and to condense a first portion of the condensable components; passing the mixed stream through a firs...