Patents by Inventor Andrey O. Kuzmin

Andrey O. Kuzmin 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).

  • Patent number: 11104622
    Abstract: A process for acid catalyzed alkylation involving the use of surfactants which form bi-continuous micro-emulsions with the liquid acid and the hydrocarbon is described. The bicontinuous phase formed between the hydrocarbon and liquid acid phases at surfactant addition facilitates and improves the liquid acid catalyzed alkylation reactions including motor-fuel alkylation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Jeffery C. Bricker, Mark G. Riley, Andrey O. Kuzmin
  • Publication number: 20200239382
    Abstract: A process for acid catalyzed alkylation involving the use of surfactants which form bi-continuous micro-emulsions with the liquid acid and the hydrocarbon is described. The bicontinuous phase formed between the hydrocarbon and liquid acid phases at surfactant addition facilitates and improves the liquid acid catalyzed alkylation reactions including motor-fuel alkylation reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Jeffery C. Bricker, Mark G. Riley, Andrey O. Kuzmin