Patents Examined by Tam M. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11879100Abstract: Catalyst fines can be removed from heavy oils, such as marine fuel oils, by introducing an additive in an effective amount to at least partially remove the catalyst fines, where the additive is an oxyalkylated acid-catalyzed alkylphenol formaldehyde resin and/or a Mannich condensate base resin copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLCInventors: Sankaran Murugesan, Sai Reddy Pinappu, Jerry J. Weers, Carl E. Weaver
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Patent number: 11879102Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of ethylene-based polymers from waste plastics feedstocks comprising the steps in this order of: (a) providing a hydrocarbon stream A obtained by hydrotreatment of a pyrolysis oil produced from a waste plastics feedstock; (b) optionally providing a hydrocarbon stream B; (c) supplying a feed C comprising a fraction of the hydrocarbon stream A and optionally a fraction of the hydrocarbon stream B to a thermal cracker furnace comprising cracking coil(s); (d) performing a thermal cracking operation in the presence of steam to obtain a cracked hydrocarbon stream D; (e) supplying the cracked hydrocarbon stream D to a separation unit; (f) performing a separation operation in the separation unit to obtain a product stream E comprising ethylene; (g) supplying the product stream E to a polymerisation reactor; and (h) performing a polymerisation reaction in the polymerisation reactor to obtain an ethylene-based polymer; wherein in step (d): ? · the coil outleType: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Anthoni Van Zijl, Nicolas Goyheneix, Lara Galan-Sanchez, Christoph Roosen, Johan Pastwa, Safa Farajzadeh Bibalan
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Patent number: 11865474Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for removing and recovering residual solvent from a solvent-bearing mass.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Gene Pool Technologies , Inc.Inventor: David McGhee
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Patent number: 11866396Abstract: The present invention relates to an NCC process and an apparatus for producing light olefins and aromatics, wherein the C5+ fraction (16) of the cracking effluent is separated into a C5 fraction (25) recycled into the NCC reactor (4) and a C6+ fraction (26), and wherein the C6+ fraction (26) is sent into an aromatics extraction unit (30) to produce an aromatics-enriched fraction (31) and a low-aromatics fraction (32).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLESInventors: Olivier Thinon, Anne Claire, Vania Santos-Moreau
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Patent number: 11859139Abstract: Method for crude petroleum oil processing in Crude Distillation Unit is provided to eliminate the stripping steam in an Atmospheric Distillation Column (VDC) of CDU for a significant reduction in the CDU's operating cost and alleviating the corrosion in the overhead section of ADC. The present invention relates to a method of separating the components of crude petroleum oil. The proposed method utilizes the innovative application of process hydrocarbon vapour consisting of a lighter fraction of crude and natural gas. The conceptualized new schemes for downstream processing the Light and Heavy gas oil (LGO and HGO) distillates to meet their boiling specifications are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AN INDIAN REGISTERED BODY INCORPORATED UNDER THE REGN. OF SOC. ACT (ACT XXI OF 1860)Inventors: Sunil Kumar, Avinash Mhetre, Ojasvi Sharma, Manoj Srivastava, Anjan Ray
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Patent number: 11857929Abstract: A porous cylindrical support for use in supporting a zeolite membrane has a generally cylindrical inside surface having a central axis extending in the longitudinal direction and a generally cylindrical outside surface that surrounds the inside surface. A zeolite membrane is formed on the outside surface. A maximum value A and a minimum value B of a support thickness in a circumferential direction satisfy (A?B)/(A+B)?0.3 in at least part of the support in the longitudinal direction, the support thickness being a radial distance between the inside surface and the outside surface. By reducing a variation in support thickness, it is possible to improve uniformity in the thickness of the zeolite membrane formed on the support.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.Inventor: Kenichi Noda
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Patent number: 11850547Abstract: Disclosed herein is a rotating packed bed, RPB, for mass transfer between a sorbent and a gas, the RPB comprising: a central chamber arranged to receive a flow of a sorbent that is a liquid; and a flow path for the sorbent between the central chamber and a region for mass transfer between a gas and the sorbent; wherein, in use, the flow of sorbent through the region for mass transfer is substantially in cross-flow with the flow of gas through the region for mass transfer. Advantageously, mass transfer between a liquid sorbent and a gas is improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Compact Carbon Capture ASInventors: Asbjørn Strand, Dag A Eimer, Arild Vik, Øyvind Torvanger, Jiru Ying
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Patent number: 11840673Abstract: Processes herein may be used to thermally crack various hydrocarbon feeds, and may eliminate the refinery altogether while making the crude to chemicals process very flexible in terms of crude. In embodiments herein, crude is progressively separated into at least light and heavy fractions. Depending on the quality of the light and heavy fractions, these are routed to one of three upgrading operations, including a fixed bed hydroconversion unit, a fluidized catalytic conversion unit, or a residue hydrocracking unit that may utilize an ebullated bed reactor. Products from the upgrading operations may be used as feed to a steam cracker.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC, Saudi Arabian Technologies Company, Chevron Lummus Global LLCInventors: Ujjal Mukherjee, Essam Abdullah Al-Sayed, Pedro Santos, Kareemuddin Shaik, Theodorus Maesen, Mazin Tamimi, Julie Chabot, Ibrahim Abba, Kandasamy Sundaram, Sami Barnawi, Ronald M. Venner, Abdul Rahman Zafer Akhras
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Patent number: 11834613Abstract: A system for stabilizing a hydrocarbon feedstock includes a High Pressure Separation (HPS) unit in fluid communication with a feedstock inlet. The HPS unit includes an oil outlet. A Heated Low Pressure (LP) Separator unit is downstream from the oil outlet of the HPS unit. The Heated LP Separator unit includes an oil outlet.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2018Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: T.EN Process Technology Inc.Inventors: Rajeev Nanda, Praveen Kumar, Cong Dinh
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Patent number: 11834405Abstract: A dividing wall column system for producing hexane includes a dividing wall column including a dividing wall that divides the dividing wall column at least partially into a first side and a second side, with one side of the first and second sides configured to operate as a deisohexanizer column and the other side of the first and second side configured to operate as a hexane column to produce hexane.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignees: BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED, SULZER MANAGEMENT AGInventors: Manish Bhargava, Roomi Kalita, Amit Kanda, Pamaraju V Ravitej, Kondapalli Shreya Chaudhary
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Patent number: 11814592Abstract: A method of desulfurizing a liquid hydrocarbon having the steps of: adding a liquid hydrocarbon to a vessel, the hydrocarbon having a sulfur content; adding a catalyst and an oxidizer to create a mixture; oxidizing at least some of the sulfur content of the liquid hydrocarbon to form oxidized sulfur in the liquid hydrocarbon; separating the liquid hydrocarbon from the mixture; and removing at least some of the oxidized sulfur from the liquid hydrocarbon. Such methods can be carried out by batch or continuously. Systems for undertaking such methods are likewise disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: ALTERNATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES SULFEX CORP.Inventor: Jack Lawrence Waldron
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Patent number: 11795404Abstract: Provided is a composition for removing a sulfur-containing compound contained in at least one of a liquid and gas, the sulfur-containing compound being at least one selected from the group consisting of hydrogen sulfide and an —SH group-containing compound, the composition containing an aldehyde and an amine whose conjugate acid has a pKa value of 11.3 or higher in water at 25° C.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: KURARAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoya Minamoto, Yuusuke Saitou, Takuo Tsuruta
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Patent number: 11795406Abstract: A multi-stage process for reducing the production of a Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil from Distressed Fuel Oil Materials (DFOM) involving a pre-treatment process that transforms the DFOM into Feedstock HMFO which is subsequently sent to a Core Process for removing the Environmental Contaminates. The Product Heavy Marine Fuel Oil complies with ISO 8217 for residual marine fuel oils and has a sulfur level has a maximum sulfur content (ISO 14596 or ISO 8754) between the range of 0.05 mass % to 1.0 mass. A process plant for conducting the process is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Magemä Technology LLCInventors: Michael Joseph Moore, Bertrand Ray Klussmann, Carter James White
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Patent number: 11788014Abstract: A high temperature paraffinic froth treatment (HTPFT) process utilizes an unheated flash vessel as a first stage of solvent recovery in a paraffinic solvent recovery unit (PSRU) to minimize asphaltene precipitation and fouling in subsequent stages of solvent recovery. The HTPFT may utilize a heat pump circuit for heat integration in the PSRU where a first stage of solvent recovery is at a lower temperature than a second stage of solvent recovery. Froth entering froth separation vessels can be heated using heat in a tailings stream using a heat pump. Froth separation vessels used to separate froth for collecting a bitumen-containing overflow utilize a collector pot and conventional feedwell combination, or a combination of a collection ring and nozzle arrangement for reducing disturbance in the vessel and improving collection of the overflow.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITEDInventors: William Nicholas Garner, Alvaro Blanco, Guillaume Viguie, Randy Paine, Jiangying Wu, Julio Gomez, Eduardo Fernandez, Matthew Armour
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Patent number: 11788020Abstract: Processes herein may be used to thermally crack various hydrocarbon feeds, and may eliminate the refinery altogether while making the crude to chemicals process very flexible in terms of crude. In embodiments herein, crude is progressively separated into at least light and heavy fractions. Depending on the quality of the light and heavy fractions, these are routed to one of three upgrading operations, including a fixed bed hydroconversion unit, a fluidized catalytic conversion unit, or a residue hydrocracking unit that may utilize an ebullated bed reactor. Products from the upgrading operations may be used as feed to a steam cracker.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC, Saudi Arabian Technology Company, Chevron Lummus Global LLCInventors: Kareemuddin Shaik, Ujjal Mukherjee, Essam Abdullah Al-Sayed, Pedro Santos, Theodorus Maesen, Mazin Tamimi, Julie Chabot, Ibrahim Abba, Kandasamy Sundaram, Sami Barnawi, Ronald M. Venner
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Patent number: 11773047Abstract: A method for separating trans isomer crocetin from cis isomer crocetin is provided. The method comprises crystallizing all-trans crocetin with calcium ions first by using different binding capabilities between cis and trans isomeric crocetin to calcium ions and acidifying the all-trans crocetin to obtain 13-cis crocetin.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventor: Huanwen Rao
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Patent number: 11773334Abstract: A blend for producing a mixture of hydrocarbons by thermal cracking, the blend comprising a renewable paraffin composition and fossil naphtha.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NESTE OYJInventors: Virpi Rämö, Antti Ojala, Risto Vapola
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Patent number: 11760947Abstract: Processes herein may be used to thermally crack various hydrocarbon feeds, and may eliminate the refinery altogether while making the crude to chemicals process very flexible in terms of crude. In embodiments herein, crude is progressively separated into at least light and heavy fractions. Depending on the quality of the light and heavy fractions, these are routed to one of three upgrading operations, including a fixed bed hydroconversion unit, a fluidized catalytic conversion unit, or a residue hydrocracking unit that may utilize an ebullated bed reactor. Products from the upgrading operations may be used as feed to a steam cracker.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: LUMMUS TECHNOLOGY LLC, Saudi Aramco Technologies Company, Chevron Lummus Global LLCInventors: Kareemuddin Shaik, Ujjal Mukherjee, Essam Abdullah Al-Sayed, Pedro Santos, Theodorus Maesen, Mazin Tamimi, Julie Chabot, Ibrahim Abba, Kandasamy Sundaram, Sami Barnawi, Ronald M. Venner
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Patent number: 11760706Abstract: Selective removal of non-aromatic hydrocarbons from a xylene isomerization process for para-xylene production is accomplished using a membrane unit positioned within a xylene recovery loop. The membrane unit may include a one-stage or multi-stage (e.g., two-stage) membrane system and may be configured to separate a membrane unit product stream from a non-aromatics rich stream, which can be removed from the xylene recovery loop. The membrane unit may have a xylene permeance of about 60 gm/m2/hr/psi and a xylene to non-aromatic permeance ratio of about 15.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Bhupender S. Minhas, Jeevan S. Abichandani, Marcus L. H. van Nuland, Wai Kit Cheng, Chong-Jhoo Wang, Robert G. Tinger
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Patent number: 11760946Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling desalting and dehydration of crude oil, one method including monitoring total dissolved solids (TDS) content at an outlet stream from a crude oil separation unit, the outlet stream comprising water; monitoring basic sediment and water (BS&W) content at an outlet stream from the crude oil separation unit, the outlet stream comprising processed crude oil; determining pounds per thousand barrels (PTB) salt content and volumetric water content of a dried, desalted crude oil product stream using the TDS content and BS&W content; and controlling a process input to the method from a comparison between the PTB salt content and volumetric water content of the dried, desalted crude oil product stream versus a maximum set value for PTB salt content and volumetric water content of the dried, desalted crude oil product stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventor: Mohamed Soliman