Patents by Inventor Bruce D. MURRAY

Bruce D. MURRAY 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).

  • Publication number: 20250368906
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jamie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray, Jacob M. Hilbrich, Charles T. Polito
  • Publication number: 20250122427
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Gold, Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jarnie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray, Jacob M. Hilbrich, Charles T. Polito
  • Patent number: 12146106
    Abstract: Processes for using pyrolysis gas as a feedstock or a co-feedstock for making a variety of chemicals, for example, circular ethylene, circular ethylene polymers and copolymers, and other circular products. In these processes, pyrolysis reactor conditions can be selected to increase or optimized the production of pyrolysis gas over pyrolysis oil, and the pyrolysis gas which is usually used as fuel or flared can be fed downstream of the steam cracker furnace for economic use to form circular chemicals. Operating parameters of the pyrolysis unit may be adjusted to increase or decrease the proportion of pyrolysis gas relative to pyrolysis liquid as a function of their relative economic values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Bruce D. Murray, Scott G. Morrison, Bradley T. Price
  • Patent number: 12091620
    Abstract: A system for processing plastic waste may include a feed line, a feed fractionator, a hydrotreater, a catalytic reforming unit, a heavy oil cracker, and a steam cracker. A pyrolyzed plastics feed is separated into light, medium, and heavy hydrocarbon streams. The hydrotreater removes sulfur, and the catalytic reforming unit produces a circular aromatic-rich stream. The heavy oil cracker generates cracked streams. The steam cracker produces a circular olefin stream from a cracked stream. A system for processing plastic waste may include the feed line, the feed fractionator, the hydrotreater, a medium hydrocarbon fractionator, the catalytic reforming unit, a full-range reforming unit, the heavy oil cracker, and the steam cracker. The medium hydrocarbon fractionator produces two hydrocarbon streams. The full-range naphtha reforming unit produces a second circular aromatic-rich stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Bruce D. Murray, Scott G. Morrison, Kenneth Fountain, Steven R. Horlacher, Vincent D. Mcgahee, Reza Khankal, David Dockter
  • Patent number: 12077713
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jamie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray, Jacob M. Hilbrich, Charles T. Polito
  • Publication number: 20240191149
    Abstract: A system for processing plastic waste may include a feed line, a feed fractionator, a hydrotreater, a catalytic reforming unit, a heavy oil cracker, and a steam cracker. A pyrolyzed plastics feed is separated into light, medium, and heavy hydrocarbon streams. The hydrotreater removes sulfur, and the catalytic reforming unit produces a circular aromatic-rich stream. The heavy oil cracker generates cracked streams. The steam cracker produces a circular olefin stream from a cracked stream. A system for processing plastic waste may include the feed line, the feed fractionator, the hydrotreater, a medium hydrocarbon fractionator, the catalytic reforming unit, a full-range reforming unit, the heavy oil cracker, and the steam cracker. The medium hydrocarbon fractionator produces two hydrocarbon streams. The full-range naphtha reforming unit produces a second circular aromatic-rich stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Bruce D. Murray, Scott G. Morrison, Kenneth Fountain, Steven R. Horlacher, Vincent D. Mcgahee, Reza Khankal, David Dockter
  • Patent number: 11939542
    Abstract: A system for processing plastic waste may include a feed line, a feed fractionator, a hydrotreater, a catalytic reforming unit, a heavy oil cracker, and a steam cracker. A pyrolyzed plastics feed is separated into light, medium, and heavy hydrocarbon streams. The hydrotreater removes sulfur, and the catalytic reforming unit produces a circular aromatic-rich stream. The heavy oil cracker generates cracked streams. The steam cracker produces a circular olefin stream from a cracked stream. A system for processing plastic waste may include the feed line, the feed fractionator, the hydrotreater, a medium hydrocarbon fractionator, the catalytic reforming unit, a full-range reforming unit, the heavy oil cracker, and the steam cracker. The medium hydrocarbon fractionator produces two hydrocarbon streams. The full-range naphtha reforming unit produces a second circular aromatic-rich stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Bruce D. Murray, Scott G. Morrison, Kenneth Fountain, Steven R. Horlacher, Vincent D. Mcgahee, Reza Khankal, David Dockter
  • Publication number: 20230407183
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. ABBOTT, Scott G. MORRISON, Steven R. HORLACHER, Jamie N. SUTHERLAND, Bruce D. MURRAY, Jacob M. HILBRICH, Charles T. POLITO
  • Patent number: 11802250
    Abstract: A system for processing plastic waste may include a feed line, a feed fractionator, a hydrotreater, a catalytic reforming unit, a heavy oil cracker, and a steam cracker. A pyrolyzed plastics feed is separated into light, medium, and heavy hydrocarbon streams. The hydrotreater removes sulfur, and the catalytic reforming unit produces a circular aromatic-rich stream. The heavy oil cracker generates cracked streams. The steam cracker produces a circular olefin stream from a cracked stream. A system for processing plastic waste may include the feed line, the feed fractionator, the hydrotreater, a medium hydrocarbon fractionator, the catalytic reforming unit, a full-range reforming unit, the heavy oil cracker, and the steam cracker. The medium hydrocarbon fractionator produces two hydrocarbon streams. The full-range naphtha reforming unit produces a second circular aromatic-rich stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Bruce D. Murray, Scott G. Morrison, Kenneth Fountain, Steven R. Horlacher, Vincent D. Mcgahee, Reza Khankal, David Dockter
  • Patent number: 11781073
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed, or as a feedstock in the absence of a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed. A mass balance accounting approach is employed to attribute the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit, which permits assigning circular product credit to product streams. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jamie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray, Jacob M. Hilbrich, Charles T. Polito
  • Patent number: 11746297
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jamie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray, Jacob M. Hilbrich, Charles T. Polito
  • Publication number: 20230220282
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. ABBOTT, Scott G. MORRISON, Steven R. HORLACHER, Jamie N. SUTHERLAND, Bruce D. MURRAY, Jacob M. HILBRICH, Charles T. POLITO
  • Patent number: 11618855
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jamie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray, Jacob M. Hilbrich, Charles T. Polito
  • Publication number: 20230067668
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed, or as a feedstock in the absence of a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed. A mass balance accounting approach is employed to attribute the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit, which permits assigning circular product credit to product streams. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. ABBOTT, Scott G. MORRISON, Steven R. HORLACHER, Jamie N. SUTHERLAND, Bruce D. MURRAY, Jacob M. HILBRICH, Charles T. POLITO
  • Publication number: 20230016550
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald D. ABBOTT, Scott G. MORRISON, Steven R. HORLACHER, Jamie N. SUTHERLAND, Bruce D. MURRAY
  • Patent number: 11518942
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed, or as a feedstock in the absence of a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed. A mass balance accounting approach is employed to attribute the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit, which permits assigning circular product credit to product streams. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jamie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray, Jacob M. Hilbrich, Charles T. Polito
  • Publication number: 20220340820
    Abstract: Processes for using pyrolysis gas as a feedstock or a co-feedstock for making a variety of chemicals, for example, circular ethylene, circular ethylene polymers and copolymers, and other circular products. In these processes, pyrolysis reactor conditions can be selected to increase or optimized the production of pyrolysis gas over pyrolysis oil, and the pyrolysis gas which is usually used as fuel or flared can be fed downstream of the steam cracker furnace for economic use to form circular chemicals. Operating parameters of the pyrolysis unit may be adjusted to increase or decrease the proportion of pyrolysis gas relative to pyrolysis liquid as a function of their relative economic values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. ABBOTT, Bruce D. MURRAY, Scott G. MORRISON, Bradley T. PRICE
  • Patent number: 11479726
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. Abbott, Scott G. Morrison, Steven R. Horlacher, Jamie N. Sutherland, Bruce D. Murray
  • Publication number: 20220098490
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based, fossil fuel-based, or bio-based feedstock. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways. The use of a mass balance approach which attributes the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit has been developed, which permits ISCC certification agency approval.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
    Inventors: Ronald G. ABBOTT, Scott G. MORRISON, Steven R. HORLACHER, Jamie N. SUTHERLAND, Bruce D. MURRAY
  • Publication number: 20220098491
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to the production of chemicals and plastics using pyrolysis oil from the pyrolysis of plastic waste as a co-feedstock along with a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed, or as a feedstock in the absence of a petroleum-based or fossil fuel co-feed. A mass balance accounting approach is employed to attribute the pounds of pyrolyzed plastic products derived from pyrolysis oil to any output stream of a given unit, which permits assigning circular product credit to product streams. In an aspect, the polymers and chemicals produced according to this disclosure can be certified under International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) provisions as circular polymers and chemicals at any point along complex chemical reaction pathways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP
    Inventors: Ron G. ABBOTT, Scott G. MORRISON, Steve R. HORLACHER, Jamie N. SUTHERLAND, Bruce D. MURRAY, Jacob M. HILBRICH, Charles T. POLITO