Patents Assigned to ENI
  • Publication number: 20050000861
    Abstract: Hydrocarbons are prepared, liquid at the reaction temperature, by feeding synthesis gas into three-phase turbulent reactors wherein the solid phase, consisting of the catalyst in particle form, is kept in suspension in the liquid phase by the rising synthesis gas. The reaction product is separated/filtrated in continuous from the catalyst dispersed therein, by means of a separation/filtration unit consisting of several filtration cartridges, each consisting of at least two porous filtering elements, the first having an average pore diameter ranging from 0.5 to 15 ?m, whereas the second has an average pore diameter ranging from 0.002 to 0.1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE, ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Clerici, Giuseppe Belmonte
  • Publication number: 20050004238
    Abstract: Hydrocarbons are prepared, liquid at the reaction temperature, by feeding synthesis gas into three-phase turbulent reactors in which the solid phase, consisting of the catalyst in the form of particles, is kept in suspension in the liquid phase by the rising synthesis gas. The reaction product is separated/filtered in continuous from the catalyst dispersed therein by means of at least one filtration device consisting of a hydrocyclone over which there is a first hollow metal element in which a second hollow element is situated, coaxial with the first, made of a material having a porous structure, with an average pore diameter ranging from 0.002 to 0.1 micrometers, suitable for micro/ultrafiltration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE, ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Clerici, Giuseppe Belmonte
  • Publication number: 20040266894
    Abstract: Hydrocarbons are prepared, which are liquid at the reaction temperature, by feeding synthesis gas into three-phase turbulent reactors in which the solid phase, consisting of the catalyst in the form of particles, is kept in suspension in the liquid phase by the rising synthesis gas. The reaction product is extracted in continuous, together with the catalyst dispersed therein, and sent to a separation section which comprises a primary filtration unit and a micro/ultra-filtration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE, ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Belmonte, Vincenzo Calemma
  • Publication number: 20040261505
    Abstract: The present invention deals with a method which allows to determine the wall friction profile along pipes transporting liquids, particularly petroleum industry liquids, by measuring the pressure transients induced by fast changes in the flow rate. This method is applicable to pipes in which the discharge pressure is greater then the bubble point of the transported liquid and, in any case, when free gas is absent in the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alberto Di Lullo, Sebastiano Correra, Vittorio Rota, Gilberto Toffolo, Martin Bartosek
  • Patent number: 6831135
    Abstract: A process is described for the hydrogenation of olefin double bonds present in polymers and copolymers of conjugated dienes, which comprises putting the above polymer or copolymer of conjugated dienes in contact with hydrogen in an inert solvent, in the presence of a catalytic system, characterized in that the above catalytic system essentially consists of one or more titanium compounds selected from those having general formula (I) wherein: M is selected from Ti(III) and Ti(IV) and their mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignees: ENI S.p.A., Polimeri Europa S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Masi, Anna Sommazzi, Roberto Santi
  • Patent number: 6825237
    Abstract: A process for synthesising hydrocarbons by reacting a mixture comprising at least carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst is carried out in a three-phase reactor in which the liquid Peclet number is in the range 0 (excluded) to about 10, with a superficial gas velocity Ug that is preferably less than 35 cm.s−1, to encourage gas transfer into the liquid phase and avoid too much attrition of the catalyst grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignees: Institut Francais DuPetrole, AGIP Petroli S.p.A., ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Schweitzer, Pierre Galtier, Francois Hugues, Cristina Maretto
  • Publication number: 20040236165
    Abstract: The present invention regards a catalytic composition comprising gallium, at least one element chosen in the group of the lanthanides, and a zeolite belonging to the MFI, MEL or MFI/MEL families, the crystal lattice of which is made up of silicon oxide and at least one metal oxide chosen from among aluminium oxide, boron oxide and gallium oxide. Preferably, in the catalytic compositions of the present invention a zeolite is used belonging to the MFI family characterized by crystallites which for at least 90% have diameters smaller than 500 Å and which can form agglomerates of submicron dimensions characterized by possessing at least 30% of the extrazeolitic porosity in the region of the mesopores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., ENICHEM S.p.A, ENITECHNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angela Carati, Marco Tagliabue, Carlo Perego, Roberto Millini, Stefano Amarilli, Giuseppe Terzoni
  • Publication number: 20040195152
    Abstract: Method for the removal and recovery of the oily component from cuttings coming from the drilling of oil wells by treatment of the cuttings with a solvent, which can be compressed to the liquid state, at a pressure value ranging from 45 to 80 bar and a temperature corresponding to the saturation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Felicia Massetti, Alessandro Nardella, Raffaele Tomaciello, Paolo Pallado, Alberto Guarneri
  • Publication number: 20040195153
    Abstract: Method for the removal and recovery of the oily component from cuttings coming from the drilling of oil wells by treatment of the cuttings with a solvent, which can be compressed to the liquid state, at a pressure value ranging from 45 to 80 bar and a temperature corresponding to the saturation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., ENITECNOLOGIE S.p.A.
    Inventors: Felicia Massetti, Alessandro Nardella, Raffaele Tomaciello, Alberto Guarneri
  • Publication number: 20040187380
    Abstract: Use of a liquid oxygenated product with a cetane number higher than 50, consisting of one or more compounds selected from dialkyl-polyformals represented by the formula
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Domenico Sanfilippo, Renata Patrini, Mario Marchionna
  • Patent number: 6788040
    Abstract: A power holdup circuit having high power factor during line voltage dropouts is provided in a less complex design. No external monitoring and control is required. A monitoring component of the holdup circuit monitors input voltage to maintain the high power factor. Power from a holdup power source is provided during a line voltage dropout. The circuit is configured to switch to holdup power when a predetermined threshold voltage difference between the power supply and a holdup capacitor is exceeded. The threshold voltage is based upon a voltage rating of a zener diode plus a turn-on voltage of a transistor, which is the switching component of the holdup circuit. The holdup capacitor is precharged to a predetermined level through the diode of the transistor. A power factor of not less than about 0.9 is thereby maintained during line voltage dropouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: ENI Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Vadim Lubomirsky
  • Publication number: 20040163537
    Abstract: Process for the removal of the hydrogen sulfide contained in natural gas, which comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventor: Liberato Giampaolo Ciccarelli
  • Patent number: 6778921
    Abstract: An industrial power delivery system configured in a modular architecture and having a plurality of modules. The modules interconnect via digital communication links and exchange data using a digital format. The modularity of the system enables the system to be scaled to vary future content of the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: ENI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony R. A. Keane, Aaron T. Radomski, William R. Pulhamus, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20040152790
    Abstract: Catalytic system for the production of hydrogen consisting of an active component based on iron and a micro-spheroidal carrier based on alumina and represented by the following formula
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., SNAMPROGETTI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ugo Cornaro, Domenico Sanfilippo
  • Patent number: 6765469
    Abstract: One configuration of the present invention is a radio frequency transformer board that has a planar dielectric substrate having a first surface, an opposite second surface, and a transformer. The transformer includes a first elongate conductor disposed on the first surface and having a first end and a second end, a second elongate conductor disposed on the second surface and having a first end and a second end. The first end of the first conductor and the second end of the second conductor are disposed proximate an edge of the substrate and spaced apart from one another along the edge. The second end of the first conductor and the first end of the second conductor are electrically shorted to one another proximate the edge of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: ENI Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Sortor
  • Publication number: 20040132917
    Abstract: A process is described for the hydrogenation of olefin double bonds present in polymers and copolymers of conjugated dienes, which comprises putting the above polymer or copolymer of conjugated dienes in contact with hydrogen in an inert solvent, in the presence of a catalytic system, characterized in that the above catalytic system essentially consists of one or more titanium compounds selected from those having general formula (I) 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., POLIMERI EUROPA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Masi, Anna Sommazzi, Roberto Santi
  • Patent number: 6760367
    Abstract: A data communication system and method is presented for communicating data between the internal assemblies of a material processing system. The data communication system includes at least two digital communication ports for communicating data between internal assemblies of the material processing system. A first digital communication port associated with a first internal assembly in interconnected via a physical link to a second digital communication port associated with a second internal assembly. The first digital communication port includes a serial transmitter for converting the data to a transmit serial stream having at least one information frame. A signal generator formats the transmit serial stream as a transmit signal to be transmitted over the physical link to the second digital communication port. The second digital communication port includes a signal converter for receiving the transmit signal from the first digital communication port and generating a receive serial stream therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: ENI Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Jonathan W. Smyka
  • Patent number: 6750711
    Abstract: A high efficiency stable RF power amplifier with frequency tuning capability is disclosed. The present invention includes a novel circuit configuration which allows the drain or collector terminal of the power transistor to be at ground potential eliminating the need for an electrical insulator between the transistor and the heatsink. In an alternative embodiment, the source or emitter terminal of the power transistor is allowed to be at ground potential. In either case, the amplifier is operated in a switched mode to provide high efficiency amplification at a predetermined frequency band. Additionally, despite the switched mode operation, the amplifier is stable because properly controlled impedances are provided for baseband, sub-harmonic and harmonic frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: ENI Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yogendra K. Chawla, Aaron Radomski, Craig A. Covert
  • Patent number: 6737558
    Abstract: Process for the separation of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene from mixtures containing it, comprising the following operations: crystallization by the addition of a solvent and cooling of the mixture to a temperature higher than the formation value of the first eutectic; removal of the mother liquor by repeated washings; dissolution of the solid obtained; crystallization by cooling; filtration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2004
    Assignees: ENICHEM S.p.A., ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Renzo Bignazzi, Gianni Pandolfi
  • Publication number: 20040077906
    Abstract: A process is described for the preparation of phenol characterized in that the phenol is obtained by means of the hydrodeoxygenation of benzene-diols with hydrogen, operating in continuous, in an aqueous solution, at temperatures ranging from 250 to 500° C., at pressures of 1-100 bar and in the presence of a catalyst based on elements of group VIB or group VIII of the periodic table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicants: ENI S.p.A., POLIMERI EUROPA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Leonardo Dalloro, Alberto Cesana, Roberto Buzzoni, Franco Rivetti