Patents by Inventor Cora Wang Ploentham

Cora Wang Ploentham 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: 11959029
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins comprising thermal cracking. Hydrocracked streams are thermally cracked in a steam cracker to produce light olefins. A pyrolysis gas stream is separated into a light stream and a heavy stream. A light stream is separated into an aromatic naphtha stream and a non-aromatic naphtha stream. The aromatics can be saturated and thermally cracked. The integrated process may be employed to obtain olefin products of high value from a crude stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stanley S. Carp, David Banks, Alan K. Bedell, Gregory Funk, Keith Allen Couch, Stanley Joseph Frey, Cora Wang Ploentham
  • Publication number: 20230357654
    Abstract: A process for converting naphtha to light olefins comprises contacting a naphtha stream with a zeolitic catalyst to produce a light paraffin stream. The light paraffin may be separated into an ethane stream and a propane stream. The ethane in the ethane stream may be converted into ethylene, and the propane in the propane in the propane stream may be converted into propylene. The light paraffin stream may also be separated into a heavy stream which may be recycled back to the contacting step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Gregory A. Funk, Deng-Yang Jan, Cora Wang Ploentham, Alan K. Bedell, Xi Zhao, Pelin Cox
  • Patent number: 11708537
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins comprising thermal cracking. Hydrocracked streams are thermally cracked to produce light olefins. A pyrolysis gas stream is separated into a light pyrolysis gas stream and a heavy pyrolysis gas stream. A light pyrolysis gas stream is separated into a normal paraffins stream and a non-normal paraffins stream. A normal paraffins stream is thermally cracked. The integrated process may be employed to obtain olefin products of high value from a crude stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stanley S. Carp, Alan K. Bedell, David M. Banks, Keith Allen Couch, Gregory Funk, Cora Wang Ploentham, Stanley Joseph Frey
  • Patent number: 11708311
    Abstract: A process for increase conversion and yield and selectivity to normal paraffins by reducing the hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio for paraffin feeds with substantial butanes. The process works best with a low concentration of heavies and cyclics in the isomerization feed. High normal ratios of equilibrium, isobutane conversion, normal paraffins yield and selectivities are achieved for naphtha feed at low ratios of hydrogen to hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Ram Ganesh Rokkam, Cora Wang Ploentham, Vaibhav Ramesh Thool
  • Publication number: 20230212464
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins comprising thermal cracking. Hydrocracked streams are thermally cracked in a steam cracker to produce light olefins. A pyrolysis gas stream is separated into a light stream and a heavy stream. A light stream is separated into an aromatic naphtha stream and a non-aromatic naphtha stream. The aromatics can be saturated and thermally cracked. The integrated process may be employed to obtain olefin products of high value from a crude stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley S. Carp, David Banks, Alan K. Bedell, Gregory Funk, Keith Allen Couch, Stanley Joseph Frey, Cora Wang Ploentham
  • Publication number: 20230183152
    Abstract: A process for increase conversion and yield and selectivity to normal paraffins by reducing the hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio for paraffin feeds with substantial butanes. The process works best with a low concentration of heavies and cyclics in the isomerization feed. High normal ratios of equilibrium, isobutane conversion, normal paraffins yield and selectivities are achieved for naphtha feed at low ratios of hydrogen to hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Ram Ganesh Rokkam, Cora Wang Ploentham, Vaibhav Ramesh Thool
  • Patent number: 11661385
    Abstract: A process increases the concentration of normal paraffins in a feed stream comprising separating a naphtha feed stream into a normal paraffin rich stream and a non-normal paraffin rich stream. A naphtha feed stream may be separated into a normal paraffin stream and a non-normal paraffin stream. An isomerization feed stream may be taken from the non-normal paraffin stream and isomerized over an isomerization catalyst to convert non-normal paraffins to normal paraffins and produce an isomerization effluent stream. The isomerization effluent stream may be separated into a propane stream and a C4+ hydrocarbon stream optionally in a single column. The C4+ hydrocarbon stream may be recycled to the step of separating a naphtha feed stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Funk, Stephen W. Sohn, Cora Wang Ploentham, Nikunj Patel, Hari S. Bajpai, Manoj Kumar
  • Publication number: 20230115510
    Abstract: A process for producing light olefins comprising thermal cracking. Hydrocracked streams are thermally cracked to produce light olefins. A pyrolysis gas stream is separated into a light pyrolysis gas stream and a heavy pyrolysis gas stream. A light pyrolysis gas stream is separated into a normal paraffins stream and a non-normal paraffins stream. A normal paraffins stream is thermally cracked. The integrated process may be employed to obtain olefin products of high value from a crude stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Stanley S. Carp, Alan K. Bedell, David M. Banks, Keith Allen Couch, Gregory Funk, Cora Wang Ploentham, Stanley Joseph Frey
  • Publication number: 20230078452
    Abstract: A process for increasing conversion and selectivity to normal paraffins is achieved by reducing the hydrogen to hydrocarbon ratio for paraffin feeds with substantial butanes. A separator may be used to remove excess hydrogen from a first isomerate before a second isomerization step that may isomerize additional butanes perhaps generated in the first isomerization step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Ram Ganesh Rokkam, Cora Wang Ploentham, Gregory A. Funk, Priyesh Jayendrakumar Jani
  • Publication number: 20230036734
    Abstract: A process increases the concentration of normal paraffins in a feed stream comprising separating a naphtha feed stream into a normal paraffin rich stream and a non-normal paraffin rich stream. A naphtha feed stream may be separated into a normal paraffin stream and a non-normal paraffin stream. An isomerization feed stream is taken from the non-normal paraffin stream and isomerized over an isomerization catalyst to convert non-normal paraffins to normal paraffins and produce an isomerization effluent stream. The isomerization effluent stream may be separated into a propane stream and a C4+ hydrocarbon stream optionally in a single column. The C4+ hydrocarbon stream may be recycled to the step of separating a naphtha feed stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Lapinski, Ram Ganesh Rokkam, Cora Wang Ploentham, Gregory Funk
  • Publication number: 20220274899
    Abstract: A process increases the concentration of normal paraffins in a feed stream comprising separating a naphtha feed stream into a normal paraffin rich stream and a non-normal paraffin rich stream. A naphtha feed stream may be separated into a normal paraffin stream and a non-normal paraffin stream. An isomerization feed stream may be taken from the non-normal paraffin stream and isomerized over an isomerization catalyst to convert non-normal paraffins to normal paraffins and produce an isomerization effluent stream. The isomerization effluent stream may be separated into a propane stream and a C4+ hydrocarbon stream optionally in a single column. The C4+ hydrocarbon stream may be recycled to the step of separating a naphtha feed stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory Funk, Stephen W. Sohn, Cora Wang Ploentham, Nikunj Patel, Hari S. Bajpai, Manoj Kumar
  • Patent number: 11180703
    Abstract: Improved processes for production of gasoline with 95 RONC including a C5-C6 isomerization zone, two C7 isomerization zones, and a reforming zone are described. The first and second C7 isomerization zones share a common stabilizer which strips off the chlorides and removes the light ends. The capital and operating costs of the processes are reduced through the elimination of one of the stabilizer columns and the associated condenser, receiver, trim cooler, and reboiler. The processes improve the RONC of the C7 isomerization product because unconverted methylcyclohexane is recycled back to the second C7 isomerization zone to be converted into dimethylcyclopentane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, Lin Jin, Cora Wang Ploentham
  • Publication number: 20210277316
    Abstract: A process increases the concentration of normal paraffins in a feed stream comprising separating a naphtha feed stream into a normal paraffin rich stream and a non-normal paraffin rich stream. The non-normal paraffin rich stream is isomerized over a first isomerization catalyst to convert non-normal paraffins to normal paraffins and produce a first isomerization effluent stream. An iso-C4 stream is separated from the first isomerization effluent stream and isomerized over a second isomerization catalyst to convert iso-C4 hydrocarbons to normal C4 hydrocarbons and produce a second isomerization effluent stream. The normal paraffin rich stream, the normal paraffins in the first isomerization effluent stream and/or the second isomerization effluent stream may be fed to a steam cracker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Gregory Funk, Cora Wang Ploentham, Marina S. Minin, Mark P. Lapinski, David J. Shecterle, Ernest J. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20210230489
    Abstract: Improved processes for production of gasoline with 95 RONC including a C5-C6 isomerization zone, two C7 isomerization zones, and a reforming zone are described. The first and second C7 isomerization zones share a common stabilizer which strips off the chlorides and removes the light ends. The capital and operating costs of the processes are reduced through the elimination of one of the stabilizer columns and the associated condenser, receiver, trim cooler, and reboiler. The processes improve the RONC of the C7 isomerization product because unconverted methylcyclohexane is recycled back to the second C7 isomerization zone to be converted into dimethylcyclopentane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, Lin Jin, Cora Wang Ploentham