Patents by Inventor Bert Marc Weckhuysen

Bert Marc Weckhuysen 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).

  • Preparation of polyglycerols
    Patent number: 9956547
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyglycerol, comprising —providing a catalyst salt on a support, the catalyst salt having catalytic activity with respect to an etherification reaction of a polyol selected from the group of glycerol and oligoglycerols, —contacting the catalyst salt on the support with a fluid phase comprising a polyol selected from the group of glycerol and oligoglycerols, —and subjecting the polyol in the fluid phase to an etherification reaction in the presence of the catalyst salt, thereby forming the polyglycerol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: Clariant International Ltd., Universiteit Utrecht Holding B.V.
    Inventors: Anton Kaiser, Bert Marc Weckhuysen, Dirk Leinweber, Fiona Kirby, Franz Xaver Scherl, Hans Joachim Metz, Pieter Cornelis Antonius Bruijnincx
  • PREPARATION OF POLYGLYCEROLS
    Publication number: 20160354768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preparing polyglycerol, comprising —providing a catalyst salt on a support, the catalyst salt having catalytic activity with respect to an etherification reaction of a polyol selected from the group of glycerol and oligoglycerols, —contacting the catalyst salt on the support with a fluid phase comprising a polyol selected from the group of glycerol and oligoglycerols, —and subjecting the polyol in the fluid phase to an etherification reaction in the presence of the catalyst salt, thereby forming the polyglycerol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Anton Kaiser, Bert Marc Weckhuysen, Dirk Leinweber, Fiona Kirby, Franz Xaver Scherl, Hans Joachim Metz, Pieter Cornelis Antonius Bruijnincx
  • Method for predicting a physical property of a residue obtainable from a crude oil
    Patent number: 8370082
    Abstract: A method for predicting a physical property of a residue obtainable from a crude oil by a process of distillation, wherein the conditions during the process are represented by a processing parameter, is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) using a spectroscopic technique to acquire a spectrum for the crude oil; and b) applying a predictive model based upon a correlation between the spectrum, the physical property and the processing parameter. The method may be used to predict the suitability of crude oil for bitumen production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Peter De Peinder, Fred Adrianus Johannes Singelenberg, Tom Visser, Bert Marc Weckhuysen
  • METHOD FOR PREDICTING A PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF A RESIDUE OBTAINABLE FROM A CRUDE OIL
    Publication number: 20100174494
    Abstract: A method for predicting a physical property of a residue obtainable from a crude oil by a process of distillation, wherein the conditions during the process are represented by a processing parameter, is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: a) using a spectroscopic technique to acquire a spectrum for the crude oil; and b) applying a predictive model based upon a correlation between the spectrum, the physical property and the processing parameter. The method may be used to predict the suitability of crude oil for bitumen production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Peter De Peinder, Fred Adrianus Johannes Singelenberg, Tom Visser, Bert Marc Weckhuysen