Patents by Inventor David C. Artes

David C. Artes 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).

  • Resid hydrotreating catalyst and process
    Patent number: 5322829
    Abstract: A catalyst and process are disclosed for upgrading heavy feedstocks such as resid. The catalyst comprises a porous inorganic oxide support having an incremental pore volume maximum at a pore radius greater than 50 Angstroms bearing between 0.1 to 5.0 weight percent nickel and having at least 0.4 cc/g of pores having a radius less than 125 Angstroms. An ebullated bed hydroconversion process employing the catalyst also is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: David C. Artes, Simon G. Kukes