Patents by Inventor Charles Alfred Drake

Charles Alfred Drake 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).

  • Conversion of heavy hydrocarbon to aromatics and light olefins
    Patent number: 6203694
    Abstract: A method for optimizing the yield of light olefins in a process for the conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon stream to aromatics and light olefins by contacting the heavy hydrocarbon stream with a zeolite catalyst along with the controlled introduction of a paraffin stream co-feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Scott Douglas Love, Charles Alfred Drake
  • Gasoline upgrade with split feed
    Patent number: 6126812
    Abstract: A method for optimizing the yield of aromatics and light olefins in a process for the conversion of cracked gasoline to aromatics and light olefins by separating the cracked gasoline into a light fraction and a heavy fraction and contacting the light fraction with a zeolite catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Charles Alfred Drake, An-Hsiang Wu, Scott Douglas Love