Patents by Inventor Tilman W. Beutel
Tilman W. Beutel 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).
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Patent number: 11701645Abstract: A catalyst comprising a microporous crystalline metallosilicate having a Constraint Index of 12, or 10, or 8, or 6 or less, a binder, a Group 1 alkali metal or a compound thereof and/or a Group 2 alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof, a Group 10 metal or a compound thereof, and, optionally, a Group 11 metal or a compound thereof; wherein the catalyst is calcined in a first calcining step before the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof; and wherein the first calcining step includes heating the catalyst to first temperatures of greater than 500° C.; and wherein the catalyst is calcined in a second calcining step after the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof wherein the second calcining step includes heating the catalyst to temperatures of greater than 400° C.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Iaccino, Jeremy W. Bedard, Xiaoying Bao, Andrew P. Palermo, Nitish Mittal, Maria Milina, Doron Levin, William R. Gunther, Wenyih F. Lai, Tilman W. Beutel
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Patent number: 11396450Abstract: Sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts that include bulk alumina in the catalyst support are provided. The sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts can include a sulfur-tolerant catalytic metal to facilitate reforming. The catalyst can further include a support material that includes at least some alumina as bulk alumina and/or octahedrally coordinated alumina. The sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts can be regenerated, such as periodically regenerated, under relatively mild conditions that allow the catalysts to maintain reforming activity in the presence of 1 vppm to 1000 vppm of sulfur in the feed for reforming.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering CompanyInventors: Brian M. Weiss, Tilman W. Beutel, Herbert W. Barry, Gerardo J. Majano Sanchez, John F. Brody, Walter Weissman, Kanmi Mao
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Publication number: 20220143586Abstract: The present disclosure provides mesoporous catalyst compounds and compositions having one or more group 13 atoms. The present disclosure further relates to processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstocks to small olefins. In one aspect, a catalyst compound includes a zeolite having a structural type selected from MFI, MSE, MTW, Theta-One (TON), Ferrierite (FER), AFI, AFS, ATO, BEA, BEC, BOG, BPH, CAN, CON, EMT, EON, EZT, FAU, GME, GON, IFR, ISV, ITN, IWR, IWW, LTL, MAZ, MEI, MOR, MOZ, OFF, OKO, OSI, SAF, SAO, SEW, SFE, SFO, SSF, SSY, and USI, or a combination thereof, the zeolite having a silicon to aluminum molar ratio (Si/Al ratio) of from about 5 to about 40. In one aspect, a catalyst composition includes the catalyst compound and one or more group 13 metal.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Tilman W. Beutel, Gerardo J. Majano Sanchez, Walter Weissman, Brian M. Weiss, Himanshu Gupta, John F. Brody, Scott J. Weigel
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Patent number: 11215148Abstract: A power system comprises an engine configured to combust an air/fuel mixture and produce a flow of exhaust gas; an exhaust passageway fluidly connected to the engine to receive the flow of exhaust gas; an exhaust gas recirculation loop fluidly connecting the exhaust passageway to a fuel intake for the engine; a first conversion zone containing a fuel reforming catalyst located within the exhaust gas recirculation loop; and a second conversion zone located within the exhaust gas recirculation loop separate from and downstream of the first conversion zone stream, the second conversion zone containing a fuel cracking catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Shamel Merchant, Eugine Choi, Walter Weissman, Tilman W. Beutel, John F. Brody, Gerardo Majano, Karl G. Strohmaier, Brian Weiss, Robert J. Colby, Makoto Koike, Hiroshi Miyagawa, Seiji Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20210394163Abstract: A catalyst comprising a microporous crystalline metallosilicate having a Constraint Index of 12, or 10, or 8, or 6 or less, a binder, a Group 1 alkali metal or a compound thereof and/or a Group 2 alkaline earth metal or a compound thereof, a Group 10 metal or a compound thereof, and, optionally, a Group 11 metal or a compound thereof; wherein the catalyst is calcined in a first calcining step before the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof; and wherein the first calcining step includes heating the catalyst to first temperatures of greater than 500° C.; and wherein the catalyst is calcined in a second calcining step after the addition of the Group 10 metal or compound thereof and optionally the Group 11 metal or compound thereof wherein the second calcining step includes heating the catalyst to temperatures of greater than 400° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Inventors: Larry L. Iaccino, Jeremy W. Bedard, Xiaoying Bao, Andrew P. Palermo, Nitish Mittal, Maria Milina, Doron Levin, William R. Gunther, Wenyih F. Lai, Tilman W. Beutel
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Patent number: 10821425Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound using a treated catalyst made by a method of this invention is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of heating an untreated catalyst in the presence of a gaseous stream having a dew point temperature less than about 5° C. to form a treated catalyst. The treatment is effective to improve the activity and selectivity of the catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Matthew S. Ide, Brett T. Loveless, Doron Levin, Tilman W. Beutel
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Patent number: 10717069Abstract: Zn-promoted and/or Ga-promoted cracking catalysts, such as cracking catalysts comprising an MSE framework zeolite or an MFI framework zeolite can provide unexpectedly superior conversion of branched paraffins when used as part of a catalyst during reforming of a hydrocarbon fuel stream. The conversion and reforming of the hydrocarbon fuel stream can occur, for example, in an internal combustion engine. The conversion and reforming can allow for formation of higher octane compounds from the branched paraffins.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Brian M. Weiss, Gerardo J. Majano, Tilman W. Beutel, Karl G. Strohmaier, John F. Brody, Samia Ilias, Scott J. Weigel, Shamel Merchant, Eugine Choi, Robert J. Colby, Walter Weissman
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Publication number: 20200018268Abstract: A power system comprises an engine configured to combust an air/fuel mixture and produce a flow of exhaust gas; an exhaust passageway fluidly connected to the engine to receive the flow of exhaust gas; an exhaust gas recirculation loop fluidly connecting the exhaust passageway to a fuel intake for the engine; a first conversion zone containing a fuel reforming catalyst located within the exhaust gas recirculation loop; and a second conversion zone located within the exhaust gas recirculation loop separate from and downstream of the first conversion zone stream, the second conversion zone containing a fuel cracking catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Shamel Merchant, Eugine Choi, Walter Weissman, Tilman W. Beutel, John F. Brody, Gerardo Majano, Karl G. Strohmaier, Brian Weiss, Robert J. Colby, Makoto Koike, Hiroshi Miyagawa, Seiji Yamamoto
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Publication number: 20190314794Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound using a treated catalyst made by a method of this invention is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of heating an untreated catalyst in the presence of a gaseous stream having a dew point temperature less than about 5° C. to form a treated catalyst. The treatment is effective to improve the activity and selectivity of the catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Matthew S. Ide, Brett T. Loveless, Doron Levin, Tilman W. Beutel
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Publication number: 20190300364Abstract: Sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts that include bulk alumina in the catalyst support are provided. The sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts can include a sulfur-tolerant catalytic metal to facilitate reforming. The catalyst can further include a support material that includes at least some alumina as bulk alumina and/or octahedrally coordinated alumina. The sulfur-tolerant reforming catalysts can be regenerated, such as periodically regenerated, under relatively mild conditions that allow the catalysts to maintain reforming activity in the presence of 1 vppm to 1000 vppm of sulfur in the feed for reforming.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Brian M. WEISS, Tilman W. BEUTEL, Herbert W. BARRY, Gerardo J. MAJANO SANCHEZ, John F. BRODY, Walter WEISSMAN, Kanmi MAO
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Patent number: 10307751Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for mixing and/or mulling a sample, the apparatus comprising at least one container made of a flexible material and containing a sample, means for holding the container, and means for impacting the container, wherein the means for holding and the means for impacting are movable relative to each other, and wherein the means for holding, the means for impacting, and the container are arranged such that the means for impacting and the container can repeatedly collide, whereby an energy of collision can be imparted to the sample, thereby mixing and/or mulling the sample. Also disclosed is an assembly for performing high throughput experiments including the apparatus for mixing and/or mulling a sample and an extruder configured to receive a sample weighing less than 100 grams.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Jean W. Beeckman, Natalie A. Fassbender, Theodore E. Datz, Chuansheng Bai, Adrienne J. Thornburg, Tilman W. Beutel
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Publication number: 20180339263Abstract: Provided are apparatus and systems for performing a swing adsorption process. This swing adsorption process may involve using a selectivation agent to selectivate the adsorbent material. The selectivation agent may be utilized with the swing adsorption process as an in-situ process. The adsorbent material may be utilized for swing adsorption processes to remove one or more contaminants from a feed stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Ralph C. Dehaas, Jean W. Beeckman, Ivy Dawn Johnson, Dana L. Mazzaro, Tilman W. Beutel, Bhupender S. Minhas, Keith R. Hajkowski
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Patent number: 10082063Abstract: The present techniques are directed to a system and methods for operating a gas turbine system. An exemplary gas turbine system includes an oxidant system, a fuel system, and a control system. A combustor is adapted to receive and combust an oxidant from the oxidant system and a fuel from the fuel system to produce an exhaust gas. A catalyst unit including an oxidation catalyst that includes an oxygen storage component is configured to reduce the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas to form a low oxygen content product gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research CompanyInventors: Tilman W. Beutel, Sulabh K. Dhanuka
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Publication number: 20180179939Abstract: The present techniques are directed to a system and methods for operating a gas turbine system. An exemplary gas turbine system includes an oxidant system, a fuel system, and a control system. A combustor is adapted to receive and combust an oxidant from the oxidant system and a fuel from the fuel system to produce an exhaust gas. A catalyst unit including an oxidation catalyst that includes an oxygen storage component is configured to reduce the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas to form a low oxygen content product gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Tilman W. Beutel, Sulabh K. Dhanuka
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Publication number: 20180169623Abstract: Zn-promoted and/or Ga-promoted cracking catalysts, such as cracking catalysts comprising an MSE framework zeolite or an MFI framework zeolite can provide unexpectedly superior conversion of branched paraffins when used as part of a catalyst during reforming of a hydrocarbon fuel stream. The conversion and reforming of the hydrocarbon fuel stream can occur, for example, in an internal combustion engine. The conversion and reforming can allow for formation of higher octane compounds from the branched paraffins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Brian M. Weiss, Gerardo J. Majano, Tilman W. Beutel, Karl G. Strohmaier, John F. Brody, Samia Ilias, Scott J. Weigel, Shamel Merchant, Eugine Choi, Robert J. Colby, Walter Weissman
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Patent number: 10001091Abstract: Catalyst compositions suitable for use in the exhaust gas recycle stream of an internal combustion engine are provided. Such catalyst compositions typically provide significant amounts of methane in addition to syngas. A reformer incorporating such a catalyst for use in an exhaust gas recycle portion of an internal combustion engine powertrain is described. A powertrain incorporating such a reformer, a method of increasing the octane rating of an exhaust gas recycle stream, and a method of operating an internal combustion engine using methane-assisted combustion are also described.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Brian M. Weiss, Walter Weissman, Tilman W. Beutel, John F. Brody, Eugine Choi, Wenjun Li, Paul D. Madiara, Chris E. Esther Kliewer, Karl G. Strohmaier, Scott J. Weigel, Brett Loveless, Makoto Kioke, Hiroshi Miyagawa
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Publication number: 20180141033Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for mixing and/or mulling a sample, the apparatus comprising at least one container made of a flexible material and containing a sample, means for holding the container, and means for impacting the container, wherein the means for holding and the means for impacting are movable relative to each other, and wherein the means for holding, the means for impacting, and the container are arranged such that the means for impacting and the container can repeatedly collide, whereby an energy of collision can be imparted to the sample, thereby mixing and/or mulling the sample. Also disclosed is an assembly for performing high throughput experiments including the apparatus for mixing and/or mulling a sample and an extruder configured to receive a sample weighing less than 100 grams.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Jean W. Beeckman, Natalie A. Fassbender, Theodore E. Datz, Chuansheng Bai, Adrienne J. Thornburg, Tilman W. Beutel
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Patent number: 9932874Abstract: The present techniques are directed to a system and methods for operating a gas turbine system. An exemplary gas turbine system includes an oxidant system, a fuel system, and a control system. A combustor is adapted to receive and combust an oxidant from the oxidant system and a fuel from the fuel system to produce an exhaust gas. A catalyst unit including an oxidation catalyst that includes an oxygen storage component is configured to reduce the concentration of oxygen in the exhaust gas to form a low oxygen content product gas.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research CompanyInventors: Tilman W Beutel, Sulabh K Dhanuka
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Patent number: 9849440Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the conversion of acyclic C5 feedstock to a product comprising cyclic C5 compounds, such as for example, cyclopentadiene, and catalyst compositions for use in such process. The process comprising the steps of contacting said feedstock and, optionally, hydrogen under acyclic C5 conversion conditions in the presence of a catalyst composition to form said product. The catalyst composition comprises a Group 10 metal, and, optionally, a Group 11 metal, on a catalyst support with a Group 1 alkali metal silicate and/or a Group 2 alkaline earth metal silicate.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Larry L. Iaccino, Jeremy W. Bedard, Tilman W. Beutel, Jocelyn A. Kowalski
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Patent number: 9783463Abstract: Methods are provided for forming aromatic compounds from a highly unsaturated aliphatic feeds optionally in combination with methanol. The method can include dehydrogenating a feed containing at least about 50 vol % C1-C4 alkanes under dehydrogenation conditions to form a dehydrogenation effluent containing at least about 25 vol % alkynes. Alternatively, other sources of alkyne-containing feeds can be used. At least a portion of the alkyne-containing feed can then be converted under effective conversion conditions to form a conversion effluent comprising a hydrocarbon product containing aromatic compounds.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Frank Hershkowitz, Stephen H. Brown, Paul F. Keusenkothen, Tilman W. Beutel, Stephen J. McCarthy, Michel Daage, Rohit Vijay, Samia Ilias