Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Atalla

Andrew E. Atalla 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).

  • Dimer selective metallocene catalysts, non-aromatic hydrocarbon soluble activators, and processes to produce poly alpha-olefin oligmers therewith
    Patent number: 11661465
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to process to produce a poly alpha-olefin (PAO), comprising: a) introducing a first alpha-olefin to a first catalyst system comprising non-aromatic hydrocarbon soluble activator and a metallocene compound into a continuous stirred tank reactor or a continuous tubular reactor under first reactor conditions, wherein the first alpha-olefin is preferably introduced to the reactor at a flow rate of about 100 g/hr or more, to form a first reactor effluent comprising PAO (such as at least 60 wt % of PAO dimer and 40 wt % or less of higher oligomers, where the higher oligomers are oligomers that have a degree of polymerization of 3 or more); and b) introducing the first reactor effluent and a second alpha-olefin to a second catalyst composition comprising an acid catalyst, such as BF3, in a second reactor to form a second reactor effluent comprising PAO trimer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Rapp, Patrick C. Chen, Jo Ann M. Canich, Mark H. Li, Jian Yang, Catherine A. Faler, Margaret T. Whalley, Andrew E. Atalla
  • Dimer Selective Metallocene Catalysts, Non-Aromatic Hydrocarbon Soluble Activators, And Processes To Produce Poly Alpha-Olefin Oligmers Therewith
    Publication number: 20210122859
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to process to produce a poly alpha-olefin (PAO), comprising: a) introducing a first alpha-olefin to a first catalyst system comprising non-aromatic hydrocarbon soluble activator and a metallocene compound into a continuous stirred tank reactor or a continuous tubular reactor under first reactor conditions, wherein the first alpha-olefin is preferably introduced to the reactor at a flow rate of about 100 g/hr or more, to form a first reactor effluent comprising PAO (such as at least 60 wt % of PAO dimer and 40 wt % or less of higher oligomers, where the higher oligomers are oligomers that have a degree of polymerization of 3 or more); and b) introducing the first reactor effluent and a second alpha-olefin to a second catalyst composition comprising an acid catalyst, such as BF3, in a second reactor to form a second reactor effluent comprising PAO trimer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Rapp, Patrick C. Chen, Jo Ann M Canich, Mark H. Li, Jian Yang, Catherine A. Faler, Margaret T. Whalley, Andrew E. Atalla