Patents by Inventor Andre T. Sims

Andre T. Sims 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).

  • Two stage hydroprocessing with divided wall column fractionator
    Patent number: 8852425
    Abstract: A divided wall column allows for fractionation of multiple streams while maintaining separate product qualities. Effluents from multiple stages of a reaction system can be processed in a single divided wall column. The divided wall column can produce multiple cuts from each separated area, as well as at least one output from a common area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Umansky, Berne K. Stober, Carlos N. Lopez, Stuart S. Shih, Timothy L. Hilbert, Andre T. Sims, William J. Tracy, III, Akira Murata, Paul W. Kamienski
  • TWO STAGE HYDROPROCESSING WITH DIVIDED WALL COLUMN FRACTIONATOR
    Publication number: 20110132803
    Abstract: A divided wall column allows for fractionation of multiple streams while maintaining separate product qualities. Effluents from multiple stages of a reaction system can be processed in a single divided wall column. The divided wall column can produce multiple cuts from each separated area, as well as at least one output from a common area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Umansky, Berne K. Stober, Carlos N. Lopez, Stuart S. Shih, Timothy L. Hilbert, Andre T. Sims, William J. Tracy, III, Akira Murata, Paul W. Kamienski