Patents by Inventor Christopher E. Dilley

Christopher E. Dilley 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).

  • System and method for reducing decomposition byproducts in a methanol to olefin reactor system
    Patent number: 8080700
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for forming olefins from an oxygenate-containing feedstock, comprising contacting the at least partially vaporized feed comprising oxygenates with a first catalyst upstream of an OTO reactor, the first catalyst consisting of a reactive guard bed of metal oxides comprising one or more metals from Groups 2, 3, and 4 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more metals in the Lanthanide and Actinide series, then contacting the feedstock in the OTO reactor with a second catalyst under conditions effective to form an effluent comprising the olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen N. Vaughn, Gary T. Schmidt, Teng Xu, Christopher E. Dilley
  • System And Method For Reducing Decomposition Byproducts In A Methanol To Olefin Reactor System
    Publication number: 20100152513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a feed vaporization and introduction system for an OTO reactor. The invention includes: means for vaporizing at least a portion of the feed; means for contacting the at least partially vaporized feed with a first catalyst comprising one or more metals from Groups 2, 3, and 4 of the Periodic Table and/or one or more metals in the Lanthanide and Actinide series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Stephen N. Vaughn, Gary T. Schmidt, Teng Xu, Christopher E. Dilley