Patents by Inventor Abdul Alim Fakih

Abdul Alim Fakih has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integrated process to convert heavy oils from oil sands to petrochemical feedstock
    Patent number: 7563359
    Abstract: An aromatics/naphthalene rich stream obtained by processing heavy gas oil derived from tar sands and cycle oils derived from cracking heavy gas oil may optionally be blended and subjected to a hydrogenation process and a ring opening reaction typically in the presence of a zeolite, alumina, or silica alumina based catalyst which may contain noble metals and or copper or molybdenum to produce paraffinic feedstocks for further chemical processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Nova Chemical (International) S.A.
    Inventors: Michael C. Oballa, Andrzej Krzywicki, Sunny Ying-Shing Wong, Anthony Tse, Abdul Alim Fakih