Patents by Inventor Charles M. Smith
Charles M. Smith 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).
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Patent number: 11951505Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system and method for dispensing a floor coating in a specified ratio of multiple components is disclosed. The system and method may set and maintain a desired ratio of the multiple components by controlling, with a controller, a drive rate of respective pumps configured for propelling the components from a reservoir to a mixer or a dispenser. The controller may be responsive to at least one of a measured actual drive rate, an environmental condition, an actual usage of each component, and an operational parameter of the system, for adjusting a drive rate of the respective pumps to compensate for discrepancies that may affect the ratio of the multiple components.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SWIMC LLCInventors: Kyle Sanford Smith, Murty Venkata Bhamidipati, David Royston Hughes, Robert S. Smith, Peter V. Ferris, Daniel R. Allen, Charles R. Sperry, David M. Kroll
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Publication number: 20240086624Abstract: A digital display of an active window is provided. An application, separate from the application providing the digital display, is capable of identifying an artifact in the active window of the digital display without a priori knowledge or an application programming interface to the application providing the digital display. The artifacts may be alpha-numeric artifacts or non-alpha-numeric artifacts. The active window may be examined in multiple dimensions including 2 dimensions, 3 dimensions or more. Alpha-numeric artifacts, once identified, are pre-processed to remove anti-aliasing to allow for processor optical recognition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Charles N. Corfield, Stephen L. Bulick, E. Peter Fox, Adam M. Ornstein, Derek C. Smith
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Publication number: 20170369396Abstract: In a process for isoparaffin-olefin alkylation, a feed comprising at least one olefin and at least one isoparaffin is contacted under alkylation conditions in the presence of a solid acid catalyst comprising a crystalline microporous material of the MWW framework type to produce an alkylated product. The alkylated product comprises a C8? fraction, which is useful as a gasoline blending stock, and a C9+ fraction, which is separated from the alkylated product and at least partially recycled to the alkylation step.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Jihad M. DAKKA, Matthew S. METTLER, Jeffrey M. FITT, Ivy D. JOHNSON, Charles M. SMITH
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Publication number: 20170368540Abstract: In a process for the catalytic alkylation of an olefin with an isoparaffi, an olefin-containing feed is contacted with an isoparaffin-containing feed under alkylation conditions in the presence of a solid acid catalyst comprising a crystalline microporous material of at least one of the MWW and MOR framework types, wherein the solid acid catalyst is substantially free of amorphous alumina.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Matthew S. METTLER, Jihad M. DAKKA, Ivy D. JOHNSON, Stefani PRIGOZHINA, Charles M. SMITH, William W. LONERGAN, Brett LOVELESS, Christine N. ELIA, Wenyih F. LAI
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Publication number: 20170369395Abstract: A process for the catalytic alkylation of an olefin with an isoparaffin is described in which a feed comprising at least one olefin and at least one isoparaffin is contacted with a solid acid catalyst under alkylation conditions effective for reaction between the olefin and the isoparaffin to produce an alkylated product. The solid acid catalyst comprises a crystalline microporous material of the MWW framework type, the feed comprises at least one C5+ olefin and/or at least one C5+ isoparaffin and the alkylated product comprises at least 20% wt % of C10+ branched paraffins.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Jihad M. DAKKA, Matthew S. METTLER, Jeffrey M. FITT, Charles M. SMITH, Ivy D. JOHNSON, Christopher M. DEAN, Ajit B. DANDEKAR
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Publication number: 20170369394Abstract: A process for the catalytic alkylation of an olefin with an isoparaffin comprises contacting an olefin-containing feed with an isoparaffin-containing feed under alkylation conditions in a reaction zone containing a fixed bed of a solid acid catalyst comprising a crystalline microporous material of the MWW framework type, wherein the reaction zone contains at least 100 kg of the catalyst and the catalyst has a cycle length of at least 150 days.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Jihad M. DAKKA, Matthew S. METTLER, Charles M. SMITH, Ivy D. JOHNSON, Jeffrey M. FITT
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Publication number: 20170369393Abstract: A process for the catalytic alkylation of an olefin with an isoparaffin comprises: contacting an olefin-containing feed with an isoparaffin-containing feed under alkylation conditions in the presence of a solid acid catalyst comprising a crystalline microporous material of the MWW framework type, wherein the olefin-containing feed comprises propylene and at least one other C4 to C12 olefin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Jihad M. DAKKA, Matthew S. METTLER, Charles M. SMITH, Ivy D. JOHNSON, Jeffrey M. FITT, Christopher M. DEAN
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Publication number: 20160368844Abstract: In a process for producing a mixture of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol, a feed comprising cyclohexanone is contacted with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst under hydrogenation conditions effective to convert part of the cyclohexanone in the feed into cyclohexanol and thereby produce a hydrogenation product containing cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol. A mixture of cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol is then obtained from the hydrogenation product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Jihad M. Dakka, Charles M. Smith, Kun Wang, Francisco M. Benitez, Roberto Garcia, John W. Chu, Keith H. Kuechler, Chuansheng Bai
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Patent number: 9233889Abstract: The invention relates to hydroalkylation processes. In the processes, a hydrogen stream comprising hydrogen and an impurity is treated to reduce the amount of the impurity in the hydrogen stream. The hydrogen is then hydroalkylated with benzene to form at least some cyclohexylbenzene. The processes also relate to treating a benzene stream comprising benzene and an impurity with an adsorbent to reduce the amount of the impurity in the benzene stream. The hydroalkylation processes described herein may be used as part of a process to make phenol.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Tan-Jen Chen, Teng Xu, Terry E. Helton, Francisco M. Benitez, Charles M. Smith
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Patent number: 9217735Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selecting an improved catalyst composition comprising a crystalline molecular sieve material having a structure and properties whereby the catalyst composition has at least one active catalytic site with a Mono Alkylation Selectivity Factor (MASF) greater than or equal to 0 kcal/mol±0.5 kcal/mol, and optionally further at least one active catalytic site with an Olefin Oligomerization Suppression Factor (OOSF) greater than or equal to 5 kcal/mol±0.5 kcal/mol. Further, there is provided an improved process for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of said selected catalyst composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2011Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Yogesh V. Joshi, Pallassana S. Venkataraman, Terry E. Helton, Charles M. Smith, Jose G. Santiesteban, Matthew J. Vincent
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Patent number: 9029611Abstract: In a process for the dehydrogenation of cyclohexanone to produce phenol, a feed comprising cyclohexanone is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under dehydrogenation conditions comprising a temperature of less than 400° C. and a pressure of less than 690 kPa, gauge, such 0.1 to 50 wt % of the cyclohexanone in said feed is converted to phenol and the dehydrogenation product contains less than 100 ppm by weight of alkylbenzenes.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Teng Xu, Jihad M. Dakka, Christopher L. Becker, Keith H. Kuechler, Francisco M. Benitez, Charles M. Smith, Hari Nair
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Patent number: 8884088Abstract: In a dehydrogenation process a hydrocarbon stream comprising at least one non-aromatic six-membered ring compound and at least one five-membered ring compound is contacted with a first catalyst comprising at least one metal component and at least one support and a second catalyst. The first catalyst is utilized to convert at least a portion of the at least one non-aromatic six-membered ring compound in the hydrocarbon stream to at least one aromatic compound and the second catalyst is utilized to convert at least a portion of the at least one five-membered ring compound in the hydrocarbon stream to at least one paraffin.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2010Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Charles M. Smith, Tan-Jen Chen, Terry E. Helton, Teng Xu
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Patent number: 8566410Abstract: An automated system for delivery of messages to multiple recipients, and for processing of responses to the messages, includes a message client, message server, and a system database. A message is created using a universal message form. The message content can be translated into multiple formats and sent to one or more different recipients using one or more different types of messaging devices, including pagers, e-mail readers, telephones, cellular telephones, personal computers, fax machines, and voice mail systems. A recipient profile manager allows each recipient to select the messaging devices to be used for message delivery as well as preferred messaging schedules, priorities, and message security. Receipt of the messages by the recipients is verified, response requirements collected and consolidated from multiple sources and presented to the message originator in a structured format.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Dialogic Communications CorporationInventors: Charles M Smith, Harold D St. Clair
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Publication number: 20130253246Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selecting an improved catalyst composition comprising a crystalline molecular sieve material having a structure and properties whereby the catalyst composition has at least one active catalytic site with a Mono Alkylation Selectivity Factor (MASF) greater than or equal to 0 kcal/mol±0.5 kcal/mol, and optionally further at least one active catalytic site with an Olefin Oligomerization Suppression Factor (OOSF) greater than or equal to 5 kcal/mol±0.5 kcal/mol. Further, there is provided an improved process for conversion of hydrocarbon feedstock in the presence of said selected catalyst composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2011Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Yogesh V. Joshi, Pallassana S. Venkataraman, Terry E. Helton, Charles M. Smith, Jose G. Santiesteban, Matthew J. Vincent
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Publication number: 20130202522Abstract: The invention relates to hydroalkylation processes. In the processes, a hydrogen stream comprising hydrogen and an impurity is treated to reduce the amount of the impurity in the hydrogen stream. The hydrogen is then hydroalkylated with benzene to form at least some cyclohexylbenzene. The processes also relate to treating a benzene stream comprising benzene and an impurity with an adsorbent to reduce the amount of the impurity in the benzene stream. The hydroalkylation processes described herein may be used as part of a process to make phenol.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventors: Tan-Jen Chen, Teng Xu, Terry Helton, Francisco M. Benitez, Charles M. Smith
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Publication number: 20120323045Abstract: In a process for the dehydrogenation of cyclohexanone to produce phenol, a feed comprising cyclohexanone is contacted with a dehydrogenation catalyst under dehydrogenation conditions comprising a temperature of less than 400° C. and a pressure of less than 690 kPa, gauge, such 0.1 to 50 wt % of the cyclohexanone in said feed is converted to phenol and the dehydrogenation product contains less than 100 ppm by weight of alkylbenzenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Teng Xu, Jihad M. Dakka, Christopher L. Becker, Keith H. Kuechler, Francisco M. Benitez, Charles M. Smith, Hari Nair
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Publication number: 20120283494Abstract: In a dehydrogenation process a hydrocarbon stream comprising at least one non-aromatic six-membered ring compound and at least one five-membered ring compound is contacted with a first catalyst comprising at least one metal component and at least one support and a second catalyst. The first catalyst is utilized to convert at least a portion of the at least one non-aromatic six-membered ring compound in the hydrocarbon stream to at least one aromatic compound and the second catalyst is utilized to convert at least a portion of the at least one five-membered ring compound in the hydrocarbon stream to at least one paraffin.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Charles M. Smith, Tan-Jen Chen, Terry E. Helton, Teng Xu
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Patent number: D735413Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: THE MENTHOLATUM COMPANYInventors: Charles M. Smith, Katherine Tocheff, Kevin J. Aylsworth, Shinjan Xie
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Patent number: D742593Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: THE MENTHOLATUM COMPANYInventors: Christopher A. Corey, Kevin J. Aylsworth, Shinjan Xie, Charles M. Smith, Katherine Tocheff, D'Anna Farrar, Raymond L. Lewis, Jr.
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Patent number: D808080Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: THE MENTHOLATUM COMPANYInventors: Christopher A. Corey, Kevin J. Aylsworth, Shinjan Xie, Charles M. Smith, Katherine Tocheff, D'Anna Farrar, Raymond L. Lewis, Jr.