Patents Assigned to Phillips
  • Catalyzed depolymerization of a chemically complex feedstock
    Patent number: 11945771
    Abstract: Depolymerization processes and systems for converting polyolefin waste and other waste plastic to hydrocarbons, specifically liquid and gaseous depolymerization reaction products. A depolymerization or catalytic pyrolysis process can be conducted on a process feed which includes a polyolefin waste and a hydrocarbon co-feed under depolymerization conditions, including contacting the reactor feed with a depolymerization catalyst such as a zeolite-based catalyst. The resulting reactor effluent subsequently can be used as feeds or co-feeds for making circular products such as circular ethylene and circular polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Cori Demmelmaier-Chang, Mark L. Hlavinka, Sikander Hakim, Gabriela Alvez, Joseph Bergmeister, Steven Lim
  • Catalytic processes and systems for alkyl sulfide purification
    Patent number: 11945770
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for processes and systems for the purification of alkyl sulfide product streams including dimethyl sulfide (DMS). In some aspects, the disclosure provides for the removal of carbon disulfide (CS2) from DMS via hydrolytic catalysis. In further embodiments, the disclosed catalytic processes are performed using mixed-metal catalyst systems such as cobalt-molybdenum (CoMo) and nickel-molybdenum (NiMo) catalyst systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Lassen, Ugochukwu Nwagwu, Jonathan Powell, Daniel M. Hasenberg
  • Systems and processes for processing pyrolysis oil
    Patent number: 11939542
    Abstract: A system for processing plastic waste may include a feed line, a feed fractionator, a hydrotreater, a catalytic reforming unit, a heavy oil cracker, and a steam cracker. A pyrolyzed plastics feed is separated into light, medium, and heavy hydrocarbon streams. The hydrotreater removes sulfur, and the catalytic reforming unit produces a circular aromatic-rich stream. The heavy oil cracker generates cracked streams. The steam cracker produces a circular olefin stream from a cracked stream. A system for processing plastic waste may include the feed line, the feed fractionator, the hydrotreater, a medium hydrocarbon fractionator, the catalytic reforming unit, a full-range reforming unit, the heavy oil cracker, and the steam cracker. The medium hydrocarbon fractionator produces two hydrocarbon streams. The full-range naphtha reforming unit produces a second circular aromatic-rich stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Bruce D. Murray, Scott G. Morrison, Kenneth Fountain, Steven R. Horlacher, Vincent D. Mcgahee, Reza Khankal, David Dockter
  • Systems for decreasing excess octane during gasoline blending
    Patent number: 11939210
    Abstract: Systems operable to blend at least one finished gasoline from a refined petroleum product comprising at least one neat gasoline with ethanol and optionally butane utilizing a blend model that calculates a volumetric blend ratio comprising at least one neat gasoline, ethanol and optionally, butane. The blend model incorporates estimated values for the octane number and the volatility of the ethanol and butane when calculating the volumetric blend ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: James C. Moynihan, Paul M. Ryder, Robert L. Schnefke
  • AROMAX® process for improved selectivity and heavier feeds processing
    Patent number: 11932817
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems, methods, and processes for catalytic hydrocarbon reformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ryan W. Snell, Vincent D. McGahee
  • Chemometric characterization of refinery hydrocarbon streams
    Patent number: 11929153
    Abstract: A process for converting a first hydrocarbon feed stream to one or more liquid transportation fuels in a petroleum refinery where the feed stream is analyzed by at least one analytical method to produce data that is transformed to wavelet coefficients data. A pattern recognition algorithm is trained to recognize subtle features in the wavelet coefficients data that are associated with an attribute of the feed stream. The trained pattern recognition algorithm then rapidly classifies potential hydrocarbon feed streams as a member of either a first group or a second group where the second group comprises hydrocarbon feed streams where the attribute or chemical characteristic at or above a predetermined threshold value. This classification allows rapid decisions to be made regarding utilization of the feedstock in the refinery that may include altering at least one variable in the operation of the refinery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: Ayuba Fasasi, Alec C. Durrell, Jinfeng Lai, David A. Henning, Franklin Uba
  • Solid oxide and chemically-treated solid oxide catalysts for the pyrolysis of polyethylene
    Patent number: 11920089
    Abstract: Pyrolysis processes comprise contacting a waste polyolefin with a solid catalyst at a pyrolysis temperature to form a pyrolysis product containing C1-C10 hydrocarbons. In some instances, the solid catalyst can be a silica-coated alumina, a fluorided silica-coated alumina, or a sulfated alumina, while in other instances, the solid catalyst can be any suitable solid oxide or chemically-treated solid oxide that is characterized by a d50 average particle size from 5 to 12 ?m and a particle size span from 0.7 to 1.7. Hydrocarbon compositions are formed from the pyrolysis of waste polyolefins with specific amounts of methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: David W. Dockter, Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Clear
  • High porosity fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports and uses thereof in metallocene-based catalyst systems for olefin polymerization
    Patent number: 11912809
    Abstract: Fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports have a bulk density from 0.15 to g/mL, a total pore volume from 0.85 to 2 mL/g, a BET surface area from 200 to 500 m2/g, an average pore diameter from 10 to 25 nm, and from 80 to 99% of pore volume in pores with diameters of greater than 6 nm. Methods of making the fluorided silica-coated alumina activator-supports and using the fluorided silica-coated aluminas in catalyst compositions and olefin polymerization processes also are described. Representative ethylene-based polymers produced using the compositions and processes have a melt index of 0.1 to 10 g/10 min and a density of 0.91 to 0.96 g/cm3, and contain from 70 to 270 ppm solid oxide and from 2 to 18 ppm fluorine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Eric D. Schwerdtfeger, Qing Yang, Carlos A. Cruz, Jinping J. Zhou, Anand Ramanathan, Kathy S. Clear, Zhihui Gu
  • Smart trailer system
    Patent number: 11912359
    Abstract: A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips Connect Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Adam Bean, Timothy Ronald Jackson, Douglas Chambers, Ruben Chicas, Robert Alexander Phillips, Thomas Begin
  • Air electrodes of solid oxide electrochemical cells
    Patent number: 11909085
    Abstract: Disclosed are air electrode materials suitable for use in solid oxide electrochemical cells (SOCs). The disclosed cells can operate in a dual function modes, i.e., as a fuel cell and as an electrolysis cell. In both cases, chemical energy and electrical energy can be directly convert from one mode to the other; thereby providing a highly efficient energy conversion process that can be used as a sustainable energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Phillips 66 Company, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Weilin Zhang, Meilin Liu, Ying Liu, Yucun Zhou
  • Dispensing device
    Patent number: 11891230
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for metering and dispensing a predetermined number of multiparticulates from a container. The dispensing device comprises a chamber which includes an inlet through which multiparticulates can enter the chamber and an overflow through which multiparticulates can leave the chamber. There is also an outlet through which multiparticulates can be dispensed from the chamber. The chamber comprises a metering surface which includes at least one retaining portion. The, or each, of the retaining portions is configured to be able to releasably retain a single multiparticulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips-Medisize A/S
    Inventors: Sabine Desset-Brethes, Regis Frelon, Stefan Hirsch, Hans Jensen, Esben Johansen, Peter Mathiasen, Jan Olesen
  • Normal alpha olefin synthesis using decarbonylative olefination
    Patent number: 11884614
    Abstract: An alpha olefin synthesis process includes (i) subjecting a first normal alpha olefin to hydroformylation in the presence of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form a first linear aldehyde, (ii) subjecting the first linear aldehyde to decarbonylative olefination to form a linear internal olefin, (iii) subjecting the linear internal olefin to isomerization-hydroformylation in the presence of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form a second linear aldehyde, and (iv) subjecting the second linear aldehyde to hydrogenation to form a linear alcohol followed by dehydration to form a second normal alpha olefin, or subjecting the second linear aldehyde to combined hydrogenation-dehydration in a single step to form a second normal alpha olefin. Using this process, for example, ethylene can be converted to 1-hexene, and 1-butene can be converted to 1-decene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Brooke L. Small, Michael S. Webster-Gardiner
  • Oligomerization catalyst system deactivation and related ethylene oligomerization processes
    Patent number: 11878952
    Abstract: Methods for deactivating a transition metal-based catalyst system containing a co-catalyst comprising an aluminoxane and optionally an alkylaluminum are disclosed in which the catalyst system is contacted with a C4-C18 alcohol co-catalyst deactivating agent at a molar amount of OH of the co-catalyst deactivating agent in a range from 0.5 to 1.5 times {(moles of aluminum of the aluminoxane)+(moles aluminum of the alkylaluminum)+(moles aluminum of the alkylaluminum)}. Related methods for deactivating a residual catalyst system in reactor effluent streams and related ethylene oligomerization processes also are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventor: Brooke L. Small
  • Intake air heating systems and methods
    Patent number: 11881908
    Abstract: An intake air heating system for a vehicle includes: an air heater configured to heat air an intake system of an engine; an air heater control module configured to selectively apply power to the air heater via a power conductor; and a voltage sensor and communication module configured to: measure a voltage on terminals of the air heater; and transmit an indicator of the voltage to the air heater control module on the power conductor, where the air heater control module is further configured to: receive the indicator via the power conductor; determine a resistance of the air heater based on the voltage on the terminals of the air heater and a current through the air heater; and apply power to the air heater based on the resistance of the air heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips & Temro Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Steven W. Tonkin
  • Ethylene oligomerization processes
    Patent number: 11873264
    Abstract: Process for producing alpha olefins comprising contacting ethylene, a zirconium based catalyst system comprising, a hydrocarbylmetal compound, a chain transfer agent, and optionally an organic reaction medium. Chain transfer agents which can be utilized include a) hydrogen, b) a compound comprising a hydrogen silicon bond, a compound having a hydrogen sulfur bond, a compound having a hydrogen phosphorus bond, or c) a transition metal compound chain transfer agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Brooke L. Small, Orson L. Sydora, Ronald D. Knudsen
  • Aqueous methods for titanating a chromium/silica catalyst
    Patent number: 11865505
    Abstract: Methods for synthesizing a water-soluble titanium-silicon complex are disclosed herein. The titanium-silicon complex can be utilized to produce titanated solid oxide supports and titanated chromium supported catalysts. The titanated chromium supported catalysts subsequently can be used to polymerize olefins to produce, for example, ethylene based homopolymer and copolymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Clear, Jeremy M. Praetorius
  • Dual metallocene polyethylene with improved processability for lightweight blow molded products
    Patent number: 11866529
    Abstract: Ethylene-based polymers having a density of 0.952 to 0.968 g/cm3, a ratio of HLMI/MI from 185 to 550, an IB parameter from 1.46 to 1.80, a tan ? at 0.1 sec?1 from 1.05 to 1.75 degrees, and a slope of a plot of viscosity versus shear rate at 100 sec?1 from 0.18 to 0.28 are described, with low melt flow versions having a HLMI from 10 to 30 g/10 min and a Mw from 250,000 to 450,000 g/mol, and high melt flow versions having a HLMI from 30 to 55 g/10 min and a Mw from 200,000 to 300,000 g/mol. These polymers have the processability of chromium-based resins, but with improved stress crack resistance and topload strength for bottles and other blow molded products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Praetorius, Yongwoo Inn, Alfred E. Brown, Jr., Brandy Rutledge-Ryal, Carlos A. Cruz, Jay M. Chaffin
  • Camera system for monitoring cargo of a trailer
    Patent number: D1012152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: R.A. Phillips Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter John Pless, Daniel William Forthoffer
  • Autoinjector
    Patent number: D1016276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips-Medisize A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Petersen, Emil Wegger Jensen, Troels Rask Pedersen
  • Autoinjector
    Patent number: D1017028
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Phillips-Medisize A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Petersen, Emil Wegger Jensen, Troels Rask Pedersen