Patents by Inventor Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan

Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan 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).

  • Catalyst composition for making ultra high molecular weight poly (alpha-olefin) drag reducing agents
    Patent number: 10301410
    Abstract: A catalyst consisting essentially of at least one tertiary monophenyl amine having a formula R1R2N-aryl, where R1 and R2 are the same or different, and each is a hydrogen, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl group, where at least one of R1 and R2 contain at least one carbon atom; at least one titanium halide having a formula TiXm, where m is from 2.5 to 4.0 and X is a halogen containing moiety; and at least one cocatalyst having a formula AlRn Y3-n where R is a hydrocarbon radical, Y is a halogen or hydrogen, and n is 1-3. Further, the catalyst is absent of a carrier or support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Muhammad Atiqullah, Abdel Salam Al-Sarkhi, Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan, Abdullah Raddad Al-Malki, Wei Xu, Anwar Hossaen
  • Method of reducing drag in a conduit
    Patent number: 10287374
    Abstract: A method of reducing drag in a conduit. The method includes producing ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) C4-C30 ?-olefin drag reducing agent (DRA) and introducing the UHMW C4-C30 ?-olefin polymer DRA into the conduit to reduce drag in the conduit. The catalyst consists essentially of at least one tertiary monophenyl amine selected from the group consisting of N,N-diethylaniline, N-ethyl-N-methylparatolylamine, N,N-dipropylaniline, N,N-diethylmesitylamine, and combinations thereof; at least one titanium halide having a formula TiXm, where m is from 2.5 to 4.0 and X is a halogen containing moiety; and at least one cocatalyst having a formula AlRnY3-n where R is a hydrocarbon radical, Y is a halogen or hydrogen, and n is 1-20. Further, the catalyst is absent of a carrier or support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Muhammad Atiqullah, Abdel Salam Al-Sarkhi, Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan, Abdullah Raddad Al-Malki, Wei Xu, Anwar Hossaen
  • Catalyst composition and a process for making ultra high molecular weight poly (alpha-olefin) drag reducing agents
    Patent number: 9969826
    Abstract: A method of producing ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) C4-C30 ?-olefin drag reducing agent (DRA). The method includes polymerizing in a reactor a first ?-olefin monomer in the presence of catalyst and hydrocarbon solvent to produce the DRA. The catalyst consists essentially of at least one tertiary monophenyl amine having a formula R1R2N-aryl, where R1 and R2 are the same or different, and each is a hydrogen, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl group, where at least one of R1 and R2 contain at least one carbon atom; at least one titanium halide having a formula TiXm, where m is from 2.5 to 4.0 and X is a halogen containing moiety; and at least one cocatalyst having a formula AlRnY3-n where R is a hydrocarbon radical, Y is a halogen or hydrogen, and n is 1-20. Further, the catalyst is absent of a carrier or support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Muhammad Atiqullah, Abdel Salam Al-Sarkhi, Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan, Abdullah Raddad Al-Malki, Wei Xu, Anwar Hossaen
  • CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR MAKING ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY (ALPHA-OLEFIN) DRAG REDUCING AGENTS
    Publication number: 20180051110
    Abstract: A catalyst consisting essentially of at least one tertiary monophenyl amine having a formula R1R2N-aryl, where R1 and R2 are the same or different, and each is a hydrogen, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl group, where at least one of R1 and R2 contain at least one carbon atom; at least one titanium halide having a formula TiXm, where m is from 2.5 to 4.0 and X is a halogen containing moiety; and at least one cocatalyst having a formula AlRn Y3-n where R is a hydrocarbon radical, Y is a halogen or hydrogen, and n is 1-3. Further, the catalyst is absent of a carrier or support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Muhammad Atiqullah, Abdel Salam Al-Sarkhi, Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan, Abdullah Raddad Al-Malki, Wei Xu, Anwar Hossaen
  • METHOD OF REDUCING DRAG IN A CONDUIT
    Publication number: 20180030178
    Abstract: A method of reducing drag in a conduit. The method includes producing ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) C4-C30 ?-olefin drag reducing agent (DRA) and introducing the UHMW C4-C30 ?-olefin polymer DRA into the conduit to reduce drag in the conduit. The catalyst consists essentially of at least one tertiary monophenyl amine selected from the group consisting of N,N-diethylaniline, N-ethyl-N-methylparatolylamine, N,N-dipropylaniline, N,N-diethylmesitylamine, and combinations thereof; at least one titanium halide having a formula TiXm, where m is from 2.5 to 4.0 and X is a halogen containing moiety; and at least one cocatalyst having a formula AlRnY3-n where R is a hydrocarbon radical, Y is a halogen or hydrogen, and n is 1-20. Further, the catalyst is absent of a carrier or support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Muhammad Atiqullah, Abdel Salam Al-Sarkhi, Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan, Abdullah Raddad Al-Malki, Wei Xu, Anwar Hossaen
  • CATALYST COMPOSITION AND A PROCESS FOR MAKING ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY (ALPHA-OLEFIN) DRAG REDUCING AGENTS
    Publication number: 20170145130
    Abstract: A method of producing ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) C4-C30 ?-olefin drag reducing agent (DRA). The method includes polymerizing in a reactor a first ?-olefin monomer in the presence of catalyst and hydrocarbon solvent to produce the DRA. The catalyst consists essentially of at least one tertiary monophenyl amine having a formula R1R2N-aryl, where R1 and R2 are the same or different, and each is a hydrogen, an alkyl, or a cycloalkyl group, where at least one of R1 and R2 contain at least one carbon atom; at least one titanium halide having a formula TiXm, where m is from 2.5 to 4.0 and X is a halogen containing moiety; and at least one cocatalyst having a formula AlRnY3-n where R is a hydrocarbon radical, Y is a halogen or hydrogen, and n is 1-20. Further, the catalyst is absent of a carrier or support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Muhammad Atiqullah, Abdel Salam Al-Sarkhi, Faisal Mohammed Al-Thenayan, Abdullah Raddad Al-Malki, Wei Xu, Anwar Hossaen