Patents by Inventor Erica H. Shipley

Erica H. Shipley 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).

  • Adsorbents and methods of use
    Patent number: 10385281
    Abstract: Systems, methods and compositions for reducing the heteroatom content of hydrocarbon feed using transition metal complexes and adsorption techniques. The transition metal complexes include titanyl, hafnyl and zirconyl complexes activated using one or more hydroperoxides or peracids. The activated adsorbents are incorporated into one or more vessels as an adsorption bed for adsorbing the heteroatoms present in hydrocarbon feeds. The systems, methods and compositions separate the heteroatoms passed through the system by contacting the adsorption compositions with the heteroatoms of the hydrocarbon feed, adsorbing the heteroatom to the adsorption material, further allowing for the retrieval of a hydrocarbon product having a reduced heteroatom content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: AUTERRA, INC., CENOVUS ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kyle E. Litz, Jonathan P. Rankin, Erica H. Shipley, Michael Scudder, Trent A. McCaskill
  • ADSORBENTS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20190185762
    Abstract: Systems, methods and compositions for reducing the heteroatom content of hydrocarbon feed using transition metal complexes and adsorption techniques. The transition metal complexes include titanyl, hafnyl and zirconyl complexes activated using one or more hydroperoxides or peracids. The activated adsorbents are incorporated into one or more vessels as an adsorption bed for adsorbing the heteroatoms present in hydrocarbon feeds. The systems, methods and compositions separate the heteroatoms passed through the system by contacting the adsorption compositions with the heteroatoms of the hydrocarbon feed, adsorbing the heteroatom to the adsorption material, further allowing for the retrieval of a hydrocarbon product having a reduced heteroatom content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Kyle E. Litz, Jonathan P. Rankin, Erica H. Shipley, Michael Scudder, Trent A. McCaskill
  • Adsorbents and methods of use
    Patent number: 10246647
    Abstract: Systems, methods and compositions for reducing the heteroatom content of hydrocarbon feed using transition metal complexes and adsorption techniques. The transition metal complexes include titanyl, hafnyl and zirconyl complexes activated using one or more hydroperoxides or peracids. The activated adsorbents are incorporated into one or more vessels as an adsorption bed for adsorbing the heteroatoms present in hydrocarbon feeds. The systems, methods and compositions separate the heteroatoms passed through the system by contacting the adsorption compositions with the heteroatoms of the hydrocarbon feed, adsorbing the heteroatom to the adsorption material, further allowing for the retrieval of a hydrocarbon product having a reduced heteroatom content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: AUTERRA, INC., CENOVUS ENERGY INC.
    Inventors: Kyle E. Litz, Jonathan P. Rankin, Erica H. Shipley, Michael Scudder, Trent A. McCaskill
  • ADSORBENTS AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20160281003
    Abstract: Systems, methods and compositions for reducing the heteroatom content of hydrocarbon feed using transition metal complexes and adsorption techniques. The transition metal complexes include titanyl, hafnyl and zirconyl complexes activated using one or more hydroperoxides or peracids. The activated adsorbents are incorporated into one or more vessels as an adsorption bed for adsorbing the heteroatoms present in hydrocarbon feeds. The systems, methods and compositions separate the heteroatoms passed through the system by contacting the adsorption compositions with the heteroatoms of the hydrocarbon feed, adsorbing the heteroatom to the adsorption material, further allowing for the retrieval of a hydrocarbon product having a reduced heteroatom content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle E. Litz, Jonathan P. Rankin, Erica H. Shipley, Michael Scudder, Trent A. McCaskill