Patents by Inventor Adel Saud AL-SHAFAI

Adel Saud AL-SHAFAI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for converting n-butane to iso-butane
    Patent number: 11414361
    Abstract: Systems and methods for isomerizing n-butane to form isobutane are disclosed. A segmented reactor system is used to isomerize n-butane. The segmented reactor system comprises a segmented reactor that includes a first catalyst bed and a second catalyst bed separated by a first heat exchanger. The catalyst in the first catalyst bed does not contact the catalyst in the second catalyst bed. During the exothermic process of isomerizing n-butane, the first heat exchanger extracts heat from an intermediate product flowing from the first catalyst bed to the second catalyst bed to improve the conversion rate of n-butane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Faysal Benaskar, Sami Muteib Al-Mutairi, Massimiliano Comotti, Adel Saud Al-Shafai, Mohammad I. Al-Somali
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING N-BUTANE TO ISO-BUTANE
    Publication number: 20200354288
    Abstract: Systems and methods for isomerizing n-butane to form isobutane are disclosed. A segmented reactor system is used to isomerize n-butane. The segmented reactor system comprises a segmented reactor that includes a first catalyst bed and a second catalyst bed separated by a first heat exchanger. The catalyst in the first catalyst bed does not contact the catalyst in the second catalyst bed. During the exothermic process of isomerizing n-butane, the first heat exchanger extracts heat from an intermediate product flowing from the first catalyst bed to the second catalyst bed to improve the conversion rate of n-butane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Faysal BENASKAR, Sami Muteib AL-MUTAIRI, Massimiliano COMOTTI, Adel Saud AL-SHAFAI, Mohammad I. AL-SOMALI