Patents Examined by Jennifer A. Leung
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Patent number: 10913046Abstract: A system and method for a first reactor to produce a transfer slurry having a first polyolefin polymerized in the first reactor, a heat-removal zone to remove heat from the transfer slurry, and a second reactor to receive the transfer slurry cooled by the heat-removal zone, the second reactor to produce a product slurry having a product polyolefin which includes the first polyolefin and a second polyolefin polymerized in the second reactor.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Maruti Bhandarkar, Elizabeth A. Benham, Rebecca A. Gonzales, Joel A. Mutchler, Catherine M. Gill, Timothy O. Odi, Thanh T. Nguyen, Scott E. Kufeld
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Patent number: 10913048Abstract: A device and a method are provided for reacting a starting material in at least two reactors connected to each other, including the reacting of the starting material in a first reactor to a first product, removing the first product from the first reactor using a jet pump, wherein a negative pressure zone of the jet pump is operationally connected to the first reactor, so that the first product of the first reactor moves through the negative pressure zone in a propulsion jet of a propulsion medium of the jet pump, conducting the propulsion medium having the first product into a second reactor, wherein the first product is allowed to react into a second product, separating the second product from the propulsion medium and discharging the separated second product.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: AUROTEC GMBHInventors: Stefan Zikeli, Friedrich Ecker
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Patent number: 10899626Abstract: The fluidized bed process for preparing polysilicon by chemical vapor deposition is improved by positioning at least one Laval nozzle upstream from a gas inlet into the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2014Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: WACKER CHEMIE AGInventors: Simon Pedron, Gerhard Forstpointner
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Patent number: 10894922Abstract: A process for upgrading vacuum residuum and vacuum gas oil hydrocarbons is disclosed. The process may include: contacting a heavy distillate hydrocarbon fraction and hydrogen with a zeolite selective hydrocracking catalyst in a first ebullated bed hydrocracking reaction zone to convert at least a portion of the vacuum gas oil to lighter hydrocarbons. Contacting a residuum hydrocarbon fraction and hydrogen with a non-zeolite base metal hydroconversion catalyst in a second ebullated bed hydroconversion reaction zone may produce a vapor stream containing unconverted hydrogen, acid gases and volatilized hydrocarbons which may be fed along with the vacuum gas oil in the first ebullated bed hydrocracking zone.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.Inventors: Arun Arora, Marvin I. Greene
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Patent number: 10865118Abstract: Present invention relates to a process and an installation (100) for the preparation of hydrogen cyanide by the Andrussow process, and more precisely for improving the conditions of mixing the reactant gases before feeding the Andrussow type reactor (60), in order to improve safety, to avoid any risk of explosion and to produce HCN in safe and efficient manner. The installation is configured in such a manner that oxygen is pre-mixed with air with a ratio comprised between 20.95% and 32.5% by volume, preferably between 25% and 30.5% by volume; methane containing gas and ammonia are simultaneously added in the pre-mixture of oxygen-enriched air in such a manner that the volumic ratio of methane to ammonia is comprised between 1.35 and 1.02 depending on the content of oxygen into air; said obtained reactant gases mixture having a temperature comprised between 80° C. and 120° C., preferably between 95° C. and 115° C. for feeding the Andrussow type reactor (60).Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Arkema FranceInventors: Yves Bernardin, Xavier Marcarian, Romain Billon
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Patent number: 10858119Abstract: A fuel tank inerting system includes a primary catalytic reactor comprising an inlet, an outlet, a reactive flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and a catalyst on the reactive flow path. The catalytic reactor is arranged to receive fuel from the fuel tank and air from an air source that are mixed to form a combined flow, and to react the combined flow along the reactive flow path to generate an inert gas. The system also includes an input sensor that measures a property of the combined flow before it enters the primary catalytic reactor and an output sensor that measures the property of the combined flow after it exits the primary catalytic reactor.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATIONInventors: Sean C. Emerson, Zissis A. Dardas, Randolph Carlton McGee, Eric Surawski
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Patent number: 10858300Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process is described. The process includes contacting in a reactor an inert gas with one or more catalyst compositions suitable for methylation of toluene and hydrogenation of phenol; contacting a reducing agent with the one or more catalyst compositions under conditions suitable for reducing metal oxide content of the catalyst composition; contacting at least part of toluene and/or benzene-containing with a oxygenate in the presence of the one or more catalyst compositions and under conditions effective to convert toluene to xylenes and produce a reactor effluent stream comprising para-xylene and having a lower concentration of phenol than the toluene-containing stream; separating at least one para-xylene-enriched stream from the reactor effluent stream; and separating from the at least one para-xylene enriched stream at least one toluene-enriched stream and at least one para-xylene-product stream. An apparatus for carrying out such a process is also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Jihad M. Dakka, Robert G. Tinger
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Patent number: 10843983Abstract: A method for producing para-xylene (PX) includes introducing a C8 aromatic-containing composition to a xylene rerun column to separate the C8 aromatic-containing composition into a xylene-containing effluent and a heavy effluent and passing the xylene-containing effluent to a PX processing loop that includes a PX recovery unit operable to separate a PX product from the xylene-containing effluent, a membrane isomerization unit operable to convert a portion of the MX, OX, or both from the xylene-containing effluent to PX, an EB dealkylation unit operable to dealkylate EB from the xylene-containing effluent to produce benzene, toluene, and other C7? compounds, and a membrane separation unit operable to produce a permeate that is PX-rich and a retentate that is PX-lean. The permeate is passed to the PX recovery unit for recovery of PX, which the retentate is bypassed around the PX recovery unit circulated through the xylene processing loop.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Zhonglin Zhang, Sohel K Shaikh, Veera Venkata R Tammana, Raed H. Abudawoud, Bruce Richard Beadle, Hisham Tawfiq Bassam, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus
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Patent number: 10844302Abstract: A process for the generation of energy and/or hydrocarbons and other products utilizing carbonaceous materials. In a first process stage (P1) the carbonaceous materials are supplied and are pyrolysed, wherein pyrolysis coke (M21) and pyrolysis gas (M22) are formed. In a second process stage (P2), the pyrolysis coke (M21) from the first process stage (P1) is gasified, wherein synthesis gas (M24) is formed, and slag and other residues (M91, M92, M93, M94) are removed. In a third process stage (P3), the synthesis gas (M24) from the second process stage (P2) is converted into hydrocarbons and/or other solid, liquid, and/or gaseous products (M60), which are discharged. The three process stages (P1, P2, P3) form a closed cycle. Surplus gas (M25) from the third process stage (P3) is passed as recycle gas into the first process stage (P1), and/or the second process stage (P2), and pyrolysis gas (M22) from the first process stage (P1) is passed into the second process stage (P2), and/or the third process stage (P3).Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Inventor: Mikael Rüdlinger
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Patent number: 10837661Abstract: An air purifying device for providing clean air and entertainment includes a housing that defines an interior space. A plurality of couplers is coupled to a back of the housing and is configured to couple the housing to a vertical surface. A set of first slots and set of second slots are positioned in the housing and are configured for air to enter and exit the interior space, respectively. A plurality of filters and a blower module are coupled to the housing and are positioned in the interior space. The blower module is configured to draw the air through the first slots and the filters. The air is filtered and expelled from the housing through the second slots.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Inventor: Carl Samuel, Jr.
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Patent number: 10814301Abstract: Producing C5 olefins from steam cracker C5 reeds may include reacting a mixed hydrocarbon stream comprising cyclopentadiene, C5 olefins, and C6+ hydrocarbons in a dimerization reactor where cyclopentadiene is dimerized to dicyclopentadiene. The dimerization reactor effluent may be separated into a traction comprising the C6+ hydrocarbons and dicyclopentadiene and a second fraction comprising C5 olefins and C5 dienes. The second fraction, a saturated hydrocarbon diluent stream, and hydrogen may be fed to a catalytic distillation reactor system for concurrently separating linear C5 olefins from saturated hydrocarbon diluent, cyclic C5 olefins, and C5 dienes contained in the second fraction and selectively hydrogenating C5 dienes. An overhead distillate including the linear C5 olefins and a bottoms product including cyclic C5 olefins are recovered from the catalytic distillation reactor system.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.Inventors: Yongqiang Xu, Peter Loezos, Willibrord A. Groten, Romain Lemoine
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Patent number: 10799072Abstract: A stand mixer includes: a base, the base including a bowl lift framework having first lift features; a support arm attached to the base and extending upwardly therefrom; a head attached to an upper end of the support arm and extending generally horizontally therefrom above the base; and a bowl assembly comprising a bowl and a skirt mounted to the bowl, the skirt including second lift features. The first lift features interact with the second lift features such that, when the bowl assembly is rotated relative to the bowl lift framework, the bowl assembly changes elevation relative to the base between raised and lowered positions.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.Inventors: Koen A Ambrose, Benjamin H Branson, III, Ernest B Pryor, Jr.
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Patent number: 10792636Abstract: The invention relates to a cover system (5) for a solid particle lining (3) comprising an articulated structure (11) and an annular casing (13) covering the articulated structure (11), the casing (13) being formed by metal plates (16, 17) sealingly mounted so as to be movable relative to each other, the articulated structure (11) having metal skirts (31) forming articulated concentric circles (33) for supporting the plates (16, 17) of the casing (13) and adapting to the deformations of the lining (3), and metal elements (35) forming articulated spacers (37) making it possible to maintain a spacing between the articulated concentric circles (33) and to adapt to the deformations of the lining (3).Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: CREALYST-GROUPInventor: Bernard Poussin
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Patent number: 10792635Abstract: The present invention relates to a distributor and a down flow catalytic reactor comprising same, and according to one aspect of the present invention, provides a distributor comprising: an inside downcomer which has a first flow space; an outside downcomer which is disposed so as to surround at least some area of the inside downcomer, and has a second flow space partitioned from the first flow space of the inside downcomer; and a cap which has a plurality of slots and is mounted on the inside or the outside downcomer so as to enable a fluid that has passed through the slots to flow to at least one flow space among the first flow space and the second flow space.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jun Young Lee, Young Soo Song, Ye Hoon Im
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Patent number: 10787400Abstract: The present disclosure provides oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) systems for small scale and world scale production of olefins. An OCM system may comprise an OCM subsystem that generates a product stream comprising C2+ compounds and non-C2+ impurities from methane and an oxidizing agent. At least one separations subsystem downstream of, and fluidically coupled to, the OCM subsystem can be used to separate the non-C2+ impurities from the C2+ compounds. A methanation subsystem downstream and fluidically coupled to the OCM subsystem can be used to react H2 with CO and/or CO2 in the non-C2+ impurities to generate methane, which can be recycled to the OCM subsystem. The OCM system can be integrated in a non-OCM system, such as a natural gas liquids system or an existing ethylene cracker.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Lummus Technology LLCInventors: Guido Radaelli, Humera A. Rafique, Srinivas Vuddagiri, Erik C. Scher, Jarod McCormick, Joel Cizeron, Bipinkumar Patel, Satish Lakhapatri
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Patent number: 10786801Abstract: Sono-chemical reactors and methods of using the same are provided. The sono-chemical reactors may include a plurality of sections that are sequentially connected along a longitudinal direction of the sono-chemical reactor. The plurality of sections may include a sono-reactor section that includes a reactant inlet through which reactants are supplied into the sono-reactor section and a static mixer section that is configured to receive a first reactant/product mixture from the sono-reactor section and is configured mix the first reactant/product mixture therein for reaction between unreacted reactants. An inner space of the sono-reactor section may taper along the longitudinal direction of the chemical reactor away from the reactant inlet. The plurality of sections may also include a product separation section that is configured to receive a second reactant/product mixture from the static mixer section and is configured to separate a product from the second reactant/product mixture.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYInventors: Isam Janajreh, Mohammed Noorul Hussain, Tala El Samad, Fadi Ataya
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Patent number: 10780410Abstract: Systems and methods for synthesizing chemical products, including active pharmaceutical ingredients, are provided. Certain of the systems and methods described herein are capable of manufacturing multiple chemical products without the need to fluidically connect or disconnect unit operations when switching from one making chemical product to making another chemical product.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Klavs F. Jensen, Timothy F. Jamison, Allan S. Myerson, Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu, Mohsen Behnam, Shin Yee Wong, Nopphon Weeranoppanant, Eve Marie Revalor, Torsten Stelzer, Jie Chen, Andrea Adamo, David R. Snead, Ping Zhang
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Patent number: 10773222Abstract: An extrusion apparatus configured to releasably secure therein a filter and two syringes so as to provide stability during the extrusion process. The extrusion apparatus includes a body that is rectangular in form. The body includes a top surface wherein the top surface has formed therein a filter receiving member. The filter receiving member is centrally located on the body. Operably coupled to the filter receiving member on opposing sides thereof is a first syringe channel and a second syringe channel. The first syringe channel and the second syringe channel include a passage having an outer wall. The outer wall of the passage of the first syringe channel and the second syringe channel is annular in form and has a circumferential radius that requires longitudinal insertion of syringes and inhibits the upward movement thereof once the syringes are disposed therein. A heating assembly is further included in the body.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Inventors: Graham Jeffrey Taylor, Nima Tamaddoni Jahromi
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Patent number: 10760018Abstract: Processes for producing high biogenic concentration Fischer-Tropsch liquids derived from the organic fraction of municipal solid wastes (MSW) feedstock that contains a relatively high concentration of biogenic carbon (derived from plants) and a relatively low concentration of non-biogenic carbon (derived from fossil sources) wherein the biogenic content of the Fischer-Tropsch liquids is the same as the biogenic content of the feedstock.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2015Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc.Inventors: Peter G. Tiverios, Stephen H. Lucas, Lewis L. Rich
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Patent number: 10745290Abstract: A device and a method for producing high-purity nano molybdenum trioxide are provided. The device comprises a raw material bin (1), a feeding machine (2), a subliming furnace (7), a first vent tube (24), a second vent tube (25), a spraying device (23) and a filtering assembly. The sublimated molybdenum trioxide is cooled with clean and dehumidified air so as to finally obtain the nano molybdenum trioxide, and the recycling mode is reliable, pollution-free and high in efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Inventors: Fangwu Chen, Zheng Sun, Zhen Chen, Luocheng Chen, Yi Dan, Hongbo Chen, Qingbing Zeng