Patents by Inventor Joel S. Paustian

Joel S. Paustian 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).

  • Publication number: 20240067586
    Abstract: A process for dimerizing and oligomerizing olefins to distillate fuels which utilizes a solid acid catalyst for ethylene oligomerization in a first stage and a metal catalyst for further oligomerization in a second stage. Distillate fuels can be produced from the process. Oligomerized olefins may be recycled to the first stage oligomerization reaction to ensure sufficient oligomerization of smaller olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Ashish Mathur, Manuela Serban, Joel S. Paustian, Deng-Yang Jan
  • Patent number: 11724240
    Abstract: A regenerator vessel for adsorbing halogen-containing material from a regenerator vent gas stream has a plurality of catalyst nozzles disposed at a top portion of the regenerator vessel. A first gas outlet is associated with a chlorination zone, and a second gas outlet associated with a combustion zone. A drying zone is in fluid communication with an air heater and the drying zone located in a bottom portion of the regenerator vessel. The first gas outlet is configured to withdraw a first gas stream from the chlorination zone and the second gas outlet is configured to withdraw a second gas stream from the combustion zone. The top portion of the regenerator vessel has an adsorption zone having a vent gas inlet port, a vent gas outlet port, and a portion of an annular catalyst bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jennifer J. Ozmen, Rebecca Mudrock, Bryan K. Glover, Hosoo Lim, Joel S. Paustian
  • Publication number: 20220203319
    Abstract: A regenerator vessel for adsorbing halogen-containing material from a regenerator vent gas stream has a plurality of catalyst nozzles disposed at a top portion of the regenerator vessel. A first gas outlet is associated with a chlorination zone, and a second gas outlet associated with a combustion zone. A drying zone is in fluid communication with an air heater and the drying zone located in a bottom portion of the regenerator vessel. The first gas outlet is configured to withdraw a first gas stream from the chlorination zone and the second gas outlet is configured to withdraw a second gas stream from the combustion zone. The top portion of the regenerator vessel has an adsorption zone having a vent gas inlet port, a vent gas outlet port, and a portion of an annular catalyst bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Jennifer J. Ozmen, Rebecca Mudrock, Bryan K. Glover, Hosoo Lim, Joel S. Paustian