Patents by Inventor David W. Dockter
David W. Dockter 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: 12325829Abstract: Pyrolysis processes comprise contacting a waste polyolefin with a solid catalyst at a pyrolysis temperature to form a pyrolysis product containing C1-C10 hydrocarbons. In some instances, the solid catalyst can be a silica-coated alumina, a fluorided silica-coated alumina, or a sulfated alumina, while in other instances, the solid catalyst can be any suitable solid oxide or chemically-treated solid oxide that is characterized by a d50 average particle size from 5 to 12 ?m and a particle size span from 0.7 to 1.7. Hydrocarbon compositions are formed from the pyrolysis of waste polyolefins with specific amounts of methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2024Date of Patent: June 10, 2025Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: David W. Dockter, Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Clear
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Publication number: 20250154298Abstract: Processes for producing activated chromium catalysts such as chromium/silica catalysts and titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed, and these processes utilize a multistep process involving exposure to inert and oxidizing atmospheres at specific temperature conditions. The resulting activated chromium catalysts have unexpectedly high melt index potential and can produce ethylene-based polymers with lower gel counts in addition to higher melt indices. Related activation systems are provided in which the fluidizing gas entering the fluidized bed vessel can be adjusted between an inert gas, an oxygen-containing gas, or a mixture of the inert gas and the oxygen-containing gas to minimize or prevent exotherms.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2024Publication date: May 15, 2025Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Zhihui Gu, Ted H. Cymbaluk, Anand Ramanathan, Julian Abrego, Taryn Huber, Ravindranath Koyyalagunta, Marlon L. Jordan, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20250034456Abstract: Pyrolysis processes comprise contacting a waste polyolefin with a solid catalyst at a pyrolysis temperature to form a pyrolysis product containing C1-C10 hydrocarbons. In some instances, the solid catalyst can be a silica-coated alumina, a fluorided silica-coated alumina, or a sulfated alumina, while in other instances, the solid catalyst can be any suitable solid oxide or chemically-treated solid oxide that is characterized by a d50 average particle size from 5 to 12 ?m and a particle size span from 0.7 to 1.7. Hydrocarbon compositions are formed from the pyrolysis of waste polyolefins with specific amounts of methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2024Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: David W. Dockter, Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Clear
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Patent number: 12152199Abstract: Pyrolysis processes comprise contacting a waste polyolefin with a solid catalyst at a pyrolysis temperature to form a pyrolysis product containing C1-C10 hydrocarbons. In some instances, the solid catalyst can be a silica-coated alumina, a fluorided silica-coated alumina, or a sulfated alumina, while in other instances, the solid catalyst can be any suitable solid oxide or chemically-treated solid oxide that is characterized by a d50 average particle size from 5 to 12 ?m and a particle size span from 0.7 to 1.7. Hydrocarbon compositions are formed from the pyrolysis of waste polyolefins with specific amounts of methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2024Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: David W. Dockter, Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Clear
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Publication number: 20240376385Abstract: Pyrolysis processes comprise contacting a waste polyolefin with a solid catalyst at a pyrolysis temperature to form a pyrolysis product containing C1-C10 hydrocarbons. In some instances, the solid catalyst can be a silica-coated alumina, a fluorided silica-coated alumina, or a sulfated alumina, while in other instances, the solid catalyst can be any suitable solid oxide or chemically-treated solid oxide that is characterized by a d50 average particle size from 5 to 12 ?m and a particle size span from 0.7 to 1.7. Hydrocarbon compositions are formed from the pyrolysis of waste polyolefins with specific amounts of methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2024Publication date: November 14, 2024Inventors: David W. Dockter, Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Clear
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Publication number: 20240367155Abstract: Processes for producing activated chromium catalysts such as titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed, and these processes utilize a multistep process involving exposure to inert and oxidizing atmospheres at specific temperature conditions. The resulting activated chromium catalysts have unexpectedly high melt index potential and can produce ethylene-based polymers with lower gel counts in addition to higher melt indices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Zhihui Gu, Ted H. Cymbaluk, Anand Ramanathan, Julian Abrego, Taryn L. Huber, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 11920089Abstract: Pyrolysis processes comprise contacting a waste polyolefin with a solid catalyst at a pyrolysis temperature to form a pyrolysis product containing C1-C10 hydrocarbons. In some instances, the solid catalyst can be a silica-coated alumina, a fluorided silica-coated alumina, or a sulfated alumina, while in other instances, the solid catalyst can be any suitable solid oxide or chemically-treated solid oxide that is characterized by a d50 average particle size from 5 to 12 ?m and a particle size span from 0.7 to 1.7. Hydrocarbon compositions are formed from the pyrolysis of waste polyolefins with specific amounts of methane and higher carbon number hydrocarbons.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: David W. Dockter, Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Clear
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Publication number: 20180148260Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2018Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 9914676Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20170349507Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 9758446Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20170137346Abstract: A process includes hydrogenating, in a reaction zone, a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon received from a hydrocarbon stream to yield a product having an unsaturated hydrocarbon, the hydrogenating step occurring in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst which has a selectivity for conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90 mol % or greater based on the moles of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon which are converted to the product, the hydrogenating step occurring in a reaction zone under conditions which include a flow index (IF) in a range of about 0.09 to about 35, wherein the IF is defined as: I F = F × [ CO ] V , wherein F is the flow rate of the hydrocarbon stream into the reaction zone in units of kg/h, [CO] is the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrocarbon stream in units of mol %, and V is the volume of the reaction zone in units of ft3.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2015Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Zongxuan Hong, Timothy O. Odi, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20160355449Abstract: A process comprising hydrogenating a highly unsaturated hydrocarbon in the presence of a first hydrogenation catalyst and a second hydrogenation catalyst to one or more compounds including an unsaturated hydrocarbon such that a total conversion of the highly unsaturated hydrocarbon is about 99 mol % or greater. In the process, the first hydrogenation catalyst, the second hydrogenation catalyst, or both, have a hydrogenation selectivity to the unsaturated hydrocarbon of about 90% or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Timothy O. Odi, Zongxuan Hong, Joseph Bergmeister, III, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Charles D. Nolidin, Thomas J. Gonzales, Jennifer L. Nill, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 9347139Abstract: A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer with one or more chemical removal agents to remove at least a portion of the metal protective layer from the reactor component. A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer to remove the metal protective layer from the reactor component, and determining a thickness of the reactor component following treatment.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Dennis L. Holtermann, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Christopher D. Blessing, Lawrence E. Huff, Joseph Bergmeister, III, Robert L. Hise, Geoffrey E. Scanlon, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20140007903Abstract: A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer with one or more chemical removal agents to remove at least a portion of the metal protective layer from the reactor component. A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer to remove the metal protective layer from the reactor component, and determining a thickness of the reactor component following treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Applicant: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Dennis L. HOLTERMANN, Tin-Tack Peter CHEUNG, Christopher D. BLESSING, Lawrence E. HUFF, Joseph BERGMEISTER, III, Robert L. HISE, Geoffrey E. SCANLON, David W. DOCKTER
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Patent number: 8535448Abstract: A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer with one or more chemical removal agents to remove at least a portion of the metal protective layer from the reactor component. A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer to remove the metal protective layer from the reactor component, and determining a thickness of the reactor component following treatment.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LPInventors: Dennis L. Holtermann, Tin-Tack Peter Cheung, Christopher D. Blessing, Lawrence E. Huff, Joseph Bergmeister, III, Robert L. Hise, Geoffrey E. Scanlon, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20130014780Abstract: A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer with one or more chemical removal agents to remove at least a portion of the metal protective layer from the reactor component. A method of removing a metal protective layer from a surface of a reactor component comprising treating the metal protective layer to remove the metal protective layer from the reactor component, and determining a thickness of the reactor component following treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Applicant: CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LPInventors: Dennis L. HOLTERMANN, Tin-Tack Peter CHEUNG, Christopher D. BLESSING, Lawrence E. HUFF, Joseph BERGMEISTER, III, Robert L. HISE, Geoffrey E. SCANLON, David W. Dockter
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Patent number: 6992035Abstract: Metallocene having two cyclic dienyl groups connected by a single carbon having an aryl substituent and a terminally unsaturated hydrocarbyl substituent, olefin polymerization catalyst systems prepared therefrom, and the use of such catalyst systems are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2002Date of Patent: January 31, 2006Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: M. Bruce Welch, Syriac J. Palackal, Bryan E. Hauger, David W. Dockter, Alexander Köppl, Helmut G. Alt
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Patent number: 6620776Abstract: A novel composition having the formula: wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and an aryl group, and R2 is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and an aryl group. The composition is made by combining an amine compound, a carbonyl compound, a solvent, and a sulfur-containing compound. The composition is used as a detergent additive in cleaning process.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: Phillips Petroleum CompanyInventors: Mitchell D. Refvik, David W. Dockter
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Publication number: 20030130447Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a polymer having a desired melt index. Pursuant to the process of the present invention an inorganic oxide sample is obtained and dried to a desired extent by controlling the drying conditions. The dried inorganic oxide sample is treated with an organoaluminoxide and a metallocene to form a metallocene catalyst system and contacted with an olefin under conditions supporting polymerization to form a polyolefin sample. The drying conditions are selected to produce an inorganic oxide sample capable of generating a metallocene catalyst system which produces polymer having the desired melt index.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 1999Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: M BRUCE WELCH, DAVID W DOCKTER, SYRIAC J PALACKAL, BRYAN E HAUGER, GYANESH P KHARE