Patents by Inventor Christian Sait

Christian Sait 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: 7176032
    Abstract: A process for maintaining a property P of a polyisobutene around a target value V during a continuous polymerisation of isobutene in a reactor containing a boiling liquid reaction phase in equilibrium with a gas phase above the liquid phase. The process comprises continuously introducing, into the reactor, a catalyst and a C4 hydrocarbon feed and continuously withdrawing, from the reactor, the liquid reaction phase which is subsequently subjected, continuously, to at least one purification step to isolate the polyisobutene. The property P is chosen amongst the viscosity and the average molecular mass of the polyisobutene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Christian Sait, Gacem Benazzouz
  • Publication number: 20040015267
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for maintaining a property P of a polyisobutene around a target value V during a continuous polymerisation of isobutene in a reactor containing a boiling liquid reaction phase in equilibrium with a gas phase above the said liquid phase. The process comprises continuously introducing, into the reactor, a catalyst and a C4 hydrocarbon feed and continuously withdrawing, from the reactor, the liquid reaction phase which is subsequently subjected, continuously, to at least one purification step so that to isolate the polyisobutene. The property P is chosen amongst the viscosity and the average molecular mass of the polyisobutene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Christian Sait, Gacem Benazzouz
  • Patent number: 6576719
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for the continuous polymerization of isobutene while maintaining at a constant desired value a property P (viscosity or average molecular mass) of the polymer produced. The polymerization is conducted in a reactor comprising a boiling liquid reaction phase which contains the monomer and the polymer being formed, in equilibrium with a gas phase on top of the said liquid phase, by continuous introduction into the reactor of a catalyst and of a C4 hydrocarbon feed mixture comprising the monomer, and by continuous withdrawal from the reactor of the liquid reaction phase, which is subsequently subjected continuously to at least one purification step which is intended to isolate the polyisobutene produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Jacques Heritier, Alain Pinede, Christian Sait
  • Patent number: 6521805
    Abstract: Isobutene polymerization process wherein a property P (viscosity or average molecular weight) of the polyisobutene product is maintained constant. The polymerization is conducted continuously in a reactor comprising a boiling liquid reaction phase in equilibrium with a gas phase, by continuous introduction into the reactor of a catalyst and of a C4 hydrocarbon feed mixture comprising the monomer, and by continuous withdrawal from the reactor of the liquid reaction phase. The process comprises the determination of a target value V of the partial pressure, PiC4, of the isobutene in the reactor gas phase corresponding to the desired value of the property P, by virtue of an empirical relationship established beforehand between the property P of the polyisobutene product and PiC4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Eric Arrivat, Gacam Benazzouz, Alain Pinede, Christian Sait
  • Publication number: 20020065445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an isobutene polymerization process wberein a property P (viscosity or average molecular weight) of the polyisobutene produced is maintained constant. The polymerisation is conducted continuously in a reactor comprising a boiling liquid reaction phase in equilibrium with a gas phase, by continuous introduction into the reactor of a catalyst and of a C4 hydrocarbon feed mixture comprising the monomer, and by continuous withdrawal from the reactor of the liquid reaction phase. The process comprises the determination of a target value V of the partial pressure, PiC4, of the isobutene in the reactor gas phase corresponding to the desired value of the property P, by virtue of an empirical relationship established beforehand between the property P of the polyisobutene produced and PiC4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Eric Arrivat, Gacam Benazzouz, Alain Pinede, Christian Sait
  • Publication number: 20020026024
    Abstract: The present application relates to a process for the continuous polymerization of isobutene while maintaining at a constant desired value a property P (viscosity or average molecular mass) of the polymer produced. The polymerization is conducted in a reactor comprising a boiling liquid reaction phase which contains the monomer and the polymer being formed, in equilibrium with a gas phase on top of the said liquid phase, by continuous introduction into the reactor of a catalyst and of a C4 hydrocarbon feed mixture comprising the monomer, and by continuous withdrawal from the reactor of the liquid reaction phase, which is subsequently subjected continuously to at least one purification step which is intended to isolate the polyisobutene produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Jacques Heritier, Alain Pinede, Christian Sait