Patents by Inventor Mark R. Welford

Mark R. Welford 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).

  • A Process For Regenerating An Adsorbent For Nitrogen-Containing Compounds Present In A Hydrocarbon Feed
    Publication number: 20190046957
    Abstract: A process for regenerating an adsorbent for nitrogen-containing compounds present in a hydrocarbon feed comprising contacting the adsorbent with an inert gas at a temperature in the range of from 10 to 60° C., followed by contacting the adsorbent with an inert gas at an elevated temperature in the range of from 200 to 260° C. and cooling the adsorbent in an inert gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Silvio Carrettin, Luc R.M. Martens, Paul Hamilton, Mechilium J. G. Janssen, Emiel De Smit, Joeri Denayer, Anuschka Liekens, Marianne F. M. Smits, Mark R. Welford, Christopher J. Taylor
  • Olefin oligomerization and compositions therefrom
    Patent number: 8481796
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon composition that comprises species of at least 3 different carbon numbers, at least about 95 wt % non-normal hydrocarbons, no greater than 1000 wppm aromatics, no greater than 10 wt % naphthenes, and also has a certain boiling point range; and a process for making the hydrocarbon composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Keith H. Kuechler, Stephen Harold Brown, An Amandine Verberckmoes, Steven E. Silverberg, Marc P. Puttemans, Mark R. Welford, John S. Godsmark