Patents Examined by McAvoy
  • Patent number: 11987764
    Abstract: A product resulting from the reaction of at least: a hydroxybenzoic acid, optionally substituted by a hydrocarbyl group, or an alkali and/or alkaline earth metal salt thereof, a boron compound, a polyalkylamine component selected from triamine and tetramine compounds. Also, a lubricant composition including this product. Use of this product as a lubricant for two-stroke marine engines and four-stroke marine engines, more preferably two-stroke marine engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TOTALENERGIES ONETECH
    Inventors: Valérie Doyen, Modestino De Feo, Gregory Chao
  • Patent number: 11987763
    Abstract: Some variations provide a process for producing biocarbon pellets, comprising: pyrolyzing a biomass-containing feedstock in a first pyrolysis reactor to generate a first biogenic reagent and a pyrolysis vapor; introducing the pyrolysis vapor to a separation unit, to generate a pyrolysis precipitate in liquid or solid form; contacting the first biogenic reagent with the pyrolysis precipitate, thereby generating an intermediate material; pelletizing the intermediate material, to generate intermediate pellets; optionally, drying the intermediate pellets; separately pyrolyzing the intermediate pellets in a second pyrolysis reactor to generate a second biogenic reagent and a pyrolysis off-gas; and recovering the second biogenic reagent as biocarbon pellets. Some variations provide a similar process that utilizes a carbon-containing condensed-matter material, which is not necessarily a pyrolysis precipitate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Dustin Slack, James A. Mennell, Daren Daugaard
  • Patent number: 11987760
    Abstract: Processes for the production of coke, and one or more volatile products comprise the steps of: (i) providing a purified coal product (PCP), wherein the PCP is in particulate form, and wherein at least about 90% v of the particles are no greater than about 100 ?m in diameter; wherein the PCP has an ash content of less than about 10% m and a water content of less than around 5% m; (ii) combining the PCP with a liquid residue oil to create a combined solid-liquid blend, wherein the solid-liquid blend comprises at least around 0.1% m and at most around 30% m PCP; (iii) subjecting the solid-liquid blend to a temperature in excess of 375° C. for a time period sufficient to induce cracking of at least 1% of the PCP particles to generate the one or more volatile products, and (iv) producing coke from the product of step (iii).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Arq IP Limited
    Inventors: John Unsworth, Stephen Paspek
  • Patent number: 11987762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for the fuel treatment such as petrol or diesel for internal combustion engines. The device has a housing provided with fuel supply lines at each of its opposite ends thereof. A central opening in the tubular housing that contains a metal bar that is formed of an alloy composition including copper, zinc, tin, manganese, aluminum, and iron. And the liquid fuel circulates through the fuel line in the housing where the metal center bar displaces to the second liquid fuel line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ENVIROTRON LLC
    Inventors: Carey Gipson, Kenneth Thomas
  • Patent number: 11987758
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an integrated operation method of conventional and residue FCC units that applies a model developed for predicting the catalytic performance of residue FCC units with any content and quality of flushing for the correct prediction and optimization of process simulators for residue FCC units and refining production planning models. The application can be for individual studies in process simulators or in digital twins to mitigate the unreliability in the prediction of the original simulator for studies with wide alteration in the content and quality of the flushing. The other application consists of modifying the refining production planning models based on the simulation result obtained in the modified process simulators to predict the performance of the waste units operating for any variation in the content and quality of the flushing catalyst used. The refining production planning model allows: 1. Indicative of potential profitability gain; 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras
    Inventors: Marcel Effting, Raquel Bastiani, Allan Silvestre Knapik, Radha Liliane Pinto Goncalves
  • Patent number: 11981876
    Abstract: This invention provides a wax inhibitor composition comprising A) the reaction product obtainable by reaction of i) a carboxylic acid containing an optionally substituted cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl residue with ii) an alkylene polyamine, B) a polymeric wax inhibitor, and C) an organic solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Clariant International Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Feustel, Matthias Krull
  • Patent number: 11981872
    Abstract: This application relates to production of renewable fuels, including a method of producing renewable fuels. The method comprises hydrotreating a biofeedstock by contacting reactants comprising a combined feedstock and hydrogen with a hydrotreating catalyst to produce normal paraffins. The combined feedstock comprises a biofeedstock and an additional feedstock. The biofeedstock has about 10% or more of each of metals, phosphorous, and chlorophyll than the additional feedstock. The biofeedstock comprises the metals in an amount of about 300 parts per million (“ppm”) or less, the phosphorous in an amount of about 300 ppm or less, and the chlorophyll in an amount of about 50 ppm or less. The method further comprises isomerizing at least a portion of the normal paraffins to produce branched paraffins in an isomerization effluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Xiaochun Xu, Gordon B. Mcgarvey, Vincent A. Brunet
  • Patent number: 11976247
    Abstract: This invention provides a system and method/process for treatment of fuel used in internal combustion engines that advantageously reduces greenhouse gasses and pollutants given off during combustion and provides all the above effects without the need to include additional traditional additives that increase costs and may be environmentally harmful. Nanoparticles of one or more metals are added to a fuel mixture, where the mixture consists of hydrophobic or hydrophilic biofuels of plant or animal origin and/or sulfur containing petroleum distillates. An electro-chemical process/method can then be employed, by passing a current through the mixture, to produce metal nanoparticles. These metal nanoparticles have a wide range of benefits when added to the fuel solution, and allow the user to avoid the use of such traditional fuel additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Unique Equipment Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Oleksandr Yuriiovych Mykytiuk
  • Patent number: 11976249
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coating composition for a wiper blade comprising graphene and a wiper blade coated using the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a coating composition for a wiper blade comprising graphene that may improve durability, an abrasion resistance, and a slip property of a wiper blade, a wiper blade coated using the coating composition, and a method for manufacturing the wiper blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: CAP Corporation
    Inventors: Ki-Young Kim, Jong-Yuen Kim
  • Patent number: 11970668
    Abstract: Provided herein are heat activated fuel detergents, liquid fuel compositions including such heat activated fuel detergents and methods for improving intake valve and injector cleanliness of an engine for a vehicle utilizing such liquid fuel composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: David J. Abdallah, Krystal B. Wrigley
  • Patent number: 11965140
    Abstract: Low molecular weight polyalkyl acrylate polymers can be used as high viscosity base fluids. A corresponding method can be used for their preparation. Lubricant compositions may contain such low molecular weight polyalkyl acrylate polymers and the compositions may be used as automatic transmission fluids, manual transmission fluids, continuously variable transmission fluids, gear oil formulations, industrial gear oil formulations, axle fluid formulations, dual clutch transmission fluids, dedicated hybrid transmission fluids, or hydraulic oils.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Evonik Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Karl Maier, Michael Neusius, Qi Xiao, Gabriela Fedor, Stefan Hilf, Frank-Olaf Mähling
  • Patent number: 11965134
    Abstract: A process for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with low carbon intensity. The jet fuel is produced from the reaction of hydrogen from the electrolysis of water with captured carbon dioxide. The hydrogen and carbon dioxide are reacted to product a stream comprising carbon monoxide. Hydrogen and carbon monoxide are reacted to produce n-alkanes. Alkanes are hydroisomerized to produce sustainable aviation fuel with low carbon intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Infinium Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis Schuetzle, Robert Schuetzle, James Bucher, Matthew Caldwell, Anja Rumplecker Galloway, Orion Hanbury, Glenn McGinnis
  • Patent number: 11965142
    Abstract: A lubricating oil composition containing a base oil, an organic molybdenum compound, and a metallic detergent, wherein the metallic detergent contains calcium sulfonate, and the content of the calcium sulfonate in terms of calcium atoms is 0.12% by mass or more based on the mass of the composition, the content ratio of molybdenum atoms derived from the organic molybdenum compound to soap groups derived from the metallic detergent based on the lubricating oil composition, [Mo/soap groups], is 0.02 or more at a mass ratio, and the HTHS viscosity at 150° C. is 1.3 mPa·s or more and less than 2.3 mPa·s. The lubricating oil composition has low viscosity and excellent lubricity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shoichiro Fujita
  • Patent number: 11965137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of gasoline and gasoline compositions or blends. More specifically the invention relates to a novel fuel or gasoline composition with synergistic effects and use thereof, and in particular a synergistic effect with respect to the octane rating/octane number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Ulla Kiiski, Anna Karvo, Terhi Kolehmainen
  • Patent number: 11965135
    Abstract: A method of hydroprocessing a hydrocarbon feed may comprise fractionating a hydrocarbon feed into “n” fractions, wherein “n” is at least 2; hydroprocessing an (n?1)th fraction of the hydrocarbon feed in an (n?1)th hydroprocessing reaction zone of a hydroprocessing unit, thereby producing an (n?1)th effluent The method may further comprise hydroprocessing the nth fraction and the (n?1)th effluent in an nth hydroprocessing reaction zone, thereby producing an nth effluent. The (n?1)th hydroprocessing reaction zone may be upstream of the nth hydroprocessing reaction zone. The (n?1)th fraction may have a greater boiling point range than the nth fraction. Hydrogen and the hydrocarbon feed may be in co-current flow in the hydroprocessing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Omer Refa Koseoglu
  • Patent number: 11959034
    Abstract: An integrated production plant system includes, at one production site at least two plants of different kinds selected from a renewable paraffinic fuel plant to produce renewable paraffinic fuel in a renewable paraffinic fuel process, a renewable fatty acid alkyl ester (FAAE) fuel plant to produce renewable FAAE fuel in a renewable FAAE process, a renewable base oil plant to produce renewable base oil in a renewable base oil process, and a renewable chemical plant to produce renewable chemical in a renewable chemical process. Each of the processes is provided with a respective renewable feed, where the feed of each of the processes originates from a common renewable system feed, and the feed to at least one of the processes is altered for example by directing at least part of the feed of at least one of the processes to another of the processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: NESTE OYJ
    Inventors: Anja Leminen, Jukka Hietala, Marja Tiitta, Virpi Rämö
  • Patent number: 11959025
    Abstract: A continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polypropylene polymerization is provided. The process integrates refinery operations to provide an effective and efficient recycle process. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and polypropylene and then passing the waste plastics through a pyrolysis reactor to thermally crack at least a portion of the polyolefin waste and produce a pyrolyzed effluent. The pyrolyzed effluent is separated into offgas, a naphtha/diesel fraction, a heavy fraction, and char. The naphtha/diesel fraction is passed to a refinery FCC unit, from which is recovered a liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture. The C3 paraffins and C3 olefins are separated into different fractions with a propane/propylene splitter. The C3 olefin fraction is passed to a propylene polymerization reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A INC.
    Inventor: Hye-Kyung Timken
  • Patent number: 11959036
    Abstract: A component and a system for mitigating coke formation during delivery of a hydrocarbon fluid. The component includes a contact surface configured to be in contact with the hydrocarbon fluid. Tuning the zeta potential of the contact surface allows selective attraction and/or repulsion of coke-catalyzing materials, metal ions, heteroatomic hydrocarbons, and/or coke precursors present in the hydrocarbon fluid. A method of mitigating coke formation during delivery of a hydrocarbon fluid includes tuning a zeta potential of the contact surface of the component and injecting or circulating the hydrocarbon fluid through the system such that the contact surface selectively attracts and/or repels coke-catalyzing materials, metal ions, heteroatomic hydrocarbons, and/or coke precursors present in the hydrocarbon fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Arundhati Sengupta, Karthick Gourishankar, Narayanan Janakiraman, Lawrence B. Kool, Sanjay Kumar Sondhi, Michael A Benjamin, Hejie Li
  • Patent number: 11959041
    Abstract: A device includes a tribological assembly including first and second mechanical components in relative motion with respect to each other, the assembly having a silver-alloy surface and an additive lubricant including at least one component of the formulas (Ia) or (II): MxNOy (Ia), where M is Ca, V, Sb, Ni, or Ag, x (M:N ratio) is any number between 0.25 and 2, and y (O:N ratio) is any number between 1 and 8; MxSiOy (II), where M is Mg or Al, x (M:Si ratio) is any number between 0.5 and 2, and y (O:Si ratio) is any number between 2.5 and 6, the device being a sealed constant-pressure device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Daniil A Kitchaev, Mordechai Kornbluth, Martin-Christoph Kruse, Charles Tuffile
  • Patent number: 11958004
    Abstract: In a method and a system for purification of contaminated oil, the contaminated oil and a liquid separation aid are provided in a mixing tank and then mixed into a mixture. Thereafter, the mixture is filtered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: SKF RECONDOIL AB
    Inventors: Thomas Persson, Tomas Östberg, Fred Sundström