Patents by Inventor Axel R. Johnson

Axel R. Johnson 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: 11319480
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for employing the total product stream from hydrolysis of triglycerides comprising fatty acids, glycerin and water to address at the environmental issues associated with drilling, completion and hydrofracturing wells employed for recovery of subterranean hydrocarbon deposits in an area of shale formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Inventor: Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200299570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes employing industrial streams, including glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing as well as waste glycol streams recovered from several sources, to produce oil well drilling, completion and hydrofracturing fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventor: Axel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10676664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes employing industrial streams, including glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing as well as waste glycol streams recovered from several sources, to produce oil well drilling, completion and hydrofracturing fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Inventor: Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180273833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes employing industrial streams, including glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing as well as waste glycol streams recovered from several sources, to produce oil well drilling, completion and hydrofracturing fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20170335173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes employing industrial streams, including glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing as well as waste glycol streams recovered from several sources, to produce oil well drilling, completion and hydrofracturing fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventor: Axel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 9725641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes employing industrial streams, including glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing as well as waste glycol streams recovered from several sources, to produce oil well drilling, completion and hydrofracturing fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Inventor: Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20130261031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to processes employing industrial streams, including glycerol-containing by-products of triglyceride processing as well as waste glycol streams recovered from several sources, to produce oil well drilling, completion and hydrofracturing fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventor: Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20040079919
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20030205694
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20030136940
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 6506318
    Abstract: Deicing compositions comprised of hydroxyl-containing organic compounds and/or organic acid salts are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: MLI Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Sapienza, William F. Ricks, Axel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5976355
    Abstract: A process for producing liquid fuels from heavy hydrocarbons such as residual oil in which the cracking temperatures are in the range of 800.degree. F. to 1200.degree. F., and the residence times are between 0.05 seconds and 0.50 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Axel R. Johnson, Robert J. Gartside, Joseph L. Ross, Dennis A. Duncan
  • Patent number: 5730859
    Abstract: A process for contemporaneously catalytically cracking a paraffin rich feedstock and a heavy feedstock wherein the feedstocks are segregated prior to catalytic cracking in separate reactors with regenerated particulate catalyst solids. The process provides for the separate optimal cracking of paraffinic constituents and heavy naphthenic constituents while maintaining an overall heat balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Axel R. Johnson, Joseph L. Ross, Atulya V. Saraf
  • Patent number: 5565176
    Abstract: An apparatus for contemporaneously catalytically cracking a paraffin rich feedstock and a heavy feedstock wherein the feedstocks are segregated prior to catalytic cracking in separate reactors with regenerated particulate catalyst solids. The apparatus provides for the separate optimal cracking of paraffinic constituents and heavy naphthenic constituents while maintaining an overall heat balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Axel R. Johnson, Joseph L. Ross, Atulya V. Saraf
  • Patent number: 5435906
    Abstract: A process for contemporaneously catalytically cracking a paraffin rich feedstock and a heavy feedstock wherein the feedstocks are segregated prior to catalytic cracking in separate reactors with regenerated particulate catalyst solids. The process provides for the separate optimal cracking of paraffinic constituents and heavy naphthenic constituents while maintaining an overall heat balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Axel R. Johnson, Joseph L. Ross, Atulya V. Saraf
  • Patent number: 5320741
    Abstract: A novel method is disclosed for the hydroconversion of a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock wherein the feed is partially hydroconverted and demetalized in the presence of a catalytic additive and then the hydroconversion is completed in an ebullent bed reactor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Axel R. Johnson, Elmo C. Brown
  • Patent number: 5254788
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of olefins from light paraffins. Specifically, the present invention relates to a process for the production of olefins from ethane, propane, butane, isobutane, pentane and isopentane, preferably utilizing moderate or high activity dehydrogenation catalysts at kinetic residence times of from about 0.1 to about 2.0 seconds, and at temperatures of from about 900.degree. F. to about 1600.degree. F. The present invention further relates to the production of an olefin from its corresponding paraffin, and a process for the production of a mixture of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Stone and Webster Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gartside, Axel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 5220093
    Abstract: Process for catalytic dehydrogenation of a mixture of light paraffins including passing accelerated catalyst with an acceleration gas into a mixing zone for contact with mixed paraffin feedstock, passing the feedstock/catalyst into a reaction zone, separating the effluent from the spent catalyst solids, quenching the effluent and separating and recycling at least a portion of the unreacted light feedstock for use as an acceleration gas to accelerate the fresh catalyst wherein the kinetic residence time from contact of the catalyst and feedstock to quench is between 0.1 and 2.0 seconds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1993
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Gartside, Axel R. Johnson
  • Patent number: 4906442
    Abstract: The invention is a pyrolysis furnace for cracking heavy oils to olefins. The furnace includes a convection zone and a radiation zone. In parallel streams, the heavy stream and a stream diluent are heated in the convection zone to the point of partial thermal cracking while in the other stream a lighter oil and steam are cracked to produce olefins. The hot, olefinic light stream is then mixed with the heated heavy stream and further cracked in the radiation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1990
    Assignee: Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Axel R. Johnson, S. Narayanan, Herman N. Woebcke
  • Patent number: H1986
    Abstract: A method for removing sulfur from liquid compositions containing aliphatic or cylic organic sulfur-containing compounds, e.g., dibenzothiophene includes activating the sulfur-containing compound by oxidizing either the organic sulfur or adjacent carbon atoms in the presence of a suitable active biocatalyst (ie., microorganism, enzyme, etc.) followed by treating of the activated compound by techniques such as fluidized catalytic cracking so as to remove the sulfur therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Inventors: Ronald M. Atlas, David J. Boron, William R. Deever, Axel R. Johnson, Beverly Lynn McFarland, Jarold A. Meyer