Patents Assigned to ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
  • Patent number: 10544239
    Abstract: Organosilica materials, which are a polymer of at least one independent monomer of Formula [Z1OZ2OSiCH2]3 (I), wherein each Z1 and Z2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group or a bond to a silicon atom of another monomer and at least one other trivalent metal oxide monomer are provided herein. Methods of preparing and processes of using the organosilica materials, e.g., for catalysis etc., are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: EXXONMOBILE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Quanchang Li, David Charles Calabro, Mobae Amin Afeworki, Simon Christopher Weston, Matcheld Maria Wilfried Mertens, Tilman Wolfram Beutel, Wenyih Frank Lai, Paul Podsiadlo, Jean Willem Lodewijk Beeckman
  • Patent number: 10370962
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a line comprising a line, such as a mooring line, umbilical, pipeline, or riser. connected to an offshore structure including a control processor located on the offshore structure, a wireless network comprising a plurality of communication nodes positioned along the line, and a plurality of measurement devices embedded within the communication nodes. When the line is being monitored, the output of each of the measurement devices is in continuous wireless communication with the wireless network via at least one of the communication nodes positioned along the line and the wireless network is in continuous communication with the control processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Yibing Zhang, Limin Song, Zhen Li
  • Patent number: 9923219
    Abstract: In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a molten carbonate fuel cell assembly at increased power density. This can be accomplished in part by performing an effective amount of an endothermic reaction within the fuel cell stack in an integrated manner. This can allow for increased power density while still maintaining a desired temperature differential within the fuel cell assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBILE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Berlowitz, Timothy Andrew Barckholtz, Frank H. Hershkowitz
  • Patent number: 9896344
    Abstract: A method for reducing the level of occluded alkali metal cations from an MSE-framework type molecular sieve comprises either (a) contacting the molecular sieve with a solution containing ammonium ions at a temperature of at least about 50° C. to ammonium-exchange at least part of the occluded potassium ions or (b) contacting the molecular sieve with steam at a temperature of at least about 300° C. and then subjecting the steamed molecular sieve to ammonium exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBILE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Allen W. Burton, Karl G. Strohmaier, Scott J. Weigel
  • Patent number: 9863898
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a boiling point distribution of a sample include controlling the rates of temperature increase for a column and an injection port. An analyzer includes a column having a column heating element and an injection port having an injection port heating element. The temperature of the column can be increased at a first rate, and a temperature of the injection port can be increased at a second rate. The first and second rates are selected such that the temperature of the injection port is within about five to fifteen degrees Celsius of the temperature of the column when the temperature of the injection port reaches a target temperature of minimal thermal decomposition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: EXXONMOBILE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Frank P. DiSanzo, Howard J. Freund, Edward A. Moy
  • Patent number: 9663728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the processing of hydrocarbon-containing feedstreams in the presence of an interstitial metal hydride comprised of at least one chemical element selected from Groups 3-11 (including the lanthanides, atomic numbers 58 to 71), and at least one chemical element selected from Groups 13-15 from the IUPAC Periodic Table of Elements. These interstitial metal hydrides, their catalysts and processes using these interstitial metal hydrides and catalysts of the present invention improve overall hydrogenation, product conversion, as well as sulfur reduction in hydrocarbon feedstreams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: EXXONMOBILE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Pallassana S. Venkataraman, Gordon F. Stuntz, Jonathan Martin McConnachie, Faiz Pourarian
  • Patent number: 9553321
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for capturing CO2 from a combustion source using molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs). At least a portion of the anode exhaust can be recycled for use as part of anode input stream. This can allow for a reduction in the amount of fuel cell area required for separating CO2 from the combustion source exhaust and/or modifications in how the fuel cells can be operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: EXXONMOBILE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul J. Berlowitz, Timothy Andrew Barckholtz, Frank Hershkowitz
  • Publication number: 20160145508
    Abstract: Methods are provided for hydrotreating a feed to generate a product with a reduced or minimized aromatics content and/or an increased distillate product yield. A distillate boiling range feed having an elevated content of sulfur and/or nitrogen can be hydrotreated using at least two hydrotreating stages with intermediate separation to produce a hydrotreated distillate boiling range product with a reduced or minimized aromatics content. Additionally or alternately, a mixed metal catalyst formed from a suitable precursor can be used during the hydrotreating. A mixed metal catalyst formed from a suitable precursor can provide an unexpectedly superior activity for aromatic saturation. A still further unexpected benefic can be achieved by combining a multi-stage hydrotreating process with intermediate separation with hydrotreating in the presence of a mixed metal catalyst formed from a suitable precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Xiaochun Xu, Adrienne C. Lukaski, Keith Wilson, James John Schorfheide, Jeffrey Lawrence Kaufman
  • Publication number: 20150315490
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for deasphalting with integrated hydrodynamic cavitation to improve the yield or quality of deasphalted oil obtained from a deasphalting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Patrick Loring Hanks, Michel Daage, Thomas Francis Degnan, JR.
  • Patent number: 9174206
    Abstract: Bulk catalysts that include a Group VI metal, a Group VIII metal, and at least 10-60% of an organic compound based component are formed. The bulk catalysts have increased stability through the use of a stabilizer in the organic compound based component, the use of an improved gas phase sulfidation, or a combination thereof. The bulk catalysts are suitable for hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: EXXONMOBILE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jean W. Beeckman, Stephen J. McCarthy, Chuansheng Bai, William G. Borghard, Sanket K. Desai, Hyung S. Woo
  • Publication number: 20150059368
    Abstract: A method for creating work by adsorption end desorption of a working fluid on an fiber sorption system which has a plurality of tubular hollow fibers within a vessel which is connected to a work device. Each fiber is in the form of a tubular, elongated body composed of a sorbent material capable of adsorbing a working fluid such as carbon dioxide. The fibers have an inner surface adjacent the hollow interior and an outer surface, one of which has a coating layer which is impermeable to both a working fluid and thermal fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Bhupender S. Minhas, Ian Alfred Cody, Mohsen Shahmirzadi Yeganeh
  • Patent number: 8920541
    Abstract: A method is provided for replacing at least a portion of the organic linker content of a zeolitic imidazolate framework composition. The method comprises exchanging the organic linker with another organic linker. Also provided is a new material, designated as EMM-19, and a method of using EMM-19 to adsorb gases, such as carbon dioxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Zheng Ni, Mobae Afeworki, Simon Christopher Weston, John Zengel, David Lawrence Stern
  • Patent number: 8748362
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for improving the fuel efficiency of large engine oil compositions by reducing the traction coefficient of the oil by formulating the oil using at least two base stocks of different kinematic viscosity wherein the differences in kinematic viscosity between the base stocks is at least 32 mm2/s, and, preferably, additizing the composition with a salicylate detergent, a mixture of salicylate-phenate detergents or a mixture of sulfonate and phenate detergents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Kathleen H. Tellier, Vincent M. Carey
  • Patent number: 8538801
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to retail transactions and, more particularly, to systems and methods for monitoring consumer behavior and for providing a secure electronic payment in exchange for goods and services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Joseph Giordano, Jack Murray
  • Publication number: 20130095544
    Abstract: Management of a pond for algae growth and harvesting is facilitated by use of a cover system. The cover system can include one or more types of cover portions for management of various interactions between a pond and an ambient environment, such as management of incident light, thermal management, facilitating product recovery, and management of gas diffusion. The cover system can be used in conjunction with both active and passive mixing devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Paul J. Berlowitz, P. Hugh Helferty
  • Patent number: 8152903
    Abstract: Hindered cyclic polyamines and their salts are absorbents useful in acid gas treatment processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Research & Engineering Company
    Inventors: Michael Siskin, Alan R Katritzky, Edmund J. Mozeleski, Frank Cheng-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 8133308
    Abstract: The various embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions, apparatus, and methods comprising sorbent fibers. More particularly, various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards sorbent fiber compositions for temperature swing adsorption processes. Various embodiments of the present invention comprise sorbent fiber compositions, apparatus comprising a plurality of sorbent fibers, and methods of using the same for the capture of at least one component from a medium, for example CO2 from flue gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Ryan Lively, Ronald R. Chance, William J. Koros, Harry Deckman, Bruce T. Kelley
  • Patent number: 8071063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the selective separation of hydrogen (“H2”) hydrocarbons in streams containing both hydrogen and hydrocarbons (e.g. methane, ethylene, ethane, propylene, propane, etc.) utilizing a zeolitic imidazolate framework (“ZIF”) material. Preferably, the stream to be separated is fed to the present process in a substantially gaseous phase. In preferred embodiments, the current invention is utilized in either a pressure swing adsorption process, a temperature swing adsorption process, or a membrane separations process to separate hydrogen from hydrocarbons present in hydrogen production streams or petrochemical/petroleum refining product streams and intermediate streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Sebastian C. Reyes, Jose G. Santiesteban, legal representative, Zheng Ni, Charanjit S. Paur, Pavel Kortunov, John Zengel, Harry W. Deckman
  • Patent number: 8029914
    Abstract: High performance coated metal compositions resistant to metal dusting corrosion and methods of providing such compositions are provided by the present invention. The coated metal compositions are represented by the structure (PQR), wherein P is an oxide layer at the surface of (PQR), Q is a coating metal layer interposed between P and R, and R is a base metal. P includes alumina, chromia, silica, mullite or mixtures thereof. Q includes Ni and Al, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Si, Mn, Fe, Co, B, C, N, P, Ga, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Pb, Sc, La, Y, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au and mixtures thereof. R is selected from the group consisting of carbon steels, low chromium steels, ferritic stainless steels, austenetic stainless steels, duplex stainless steels, Inconel alloys, Incoloy alloys, Fe—Ni based alloys, Ni-based alloys and Co-based alloys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Bagnoli, G. Phillip Anderson, Trikur A. Ramanarayanan, ChangMin Chun
  • Publication number: 20110165355
    Abstract: Provided are compositions, processes for making, and processes for using neoalkyl polyol esters and triglycerides as plasticizers. In one form, a neoalkylester triglyceride plasticizers can be produced by (i) drying a polyol feedstream; (ii) contacting in a reactor the dried polyol feedstream with a neoacid feedstream under effective temperature, pressure and time to form a neoalkylester plasticizer effluent stream, and (iii) purifying the neoalkylester plasticizer effluent stream to remove unreacted polyol and unreacted neoacid to form a neoalkylester plasticizer. Such plasticizers can be phthalate-free and provide outstanding properties including a suitable melting or pour point, glass transition temperature, low volatility, increased compatibility, increased hydrolytic stability, and excellent low temperature properties in a range of polymeric resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: ExxonMobile Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Jihad Mohammed Dakka, Edmund John Mozeleski, Lisa Saunders Baugh, Jon Edmond Randolph Stanat, Karla Schall Colle, Francisco Manuel Benitez, Peter Stokes James, Allen David Godwin, Carl Robert Beck