Patents by Inventor Erik J. MOY

Erik J. MOY 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).

  • Process for reducing the benzene content of gasoline
    Patent number: 10260012
    Abstract: In a process for reducing the level of benzene in a refinery gasoline feed containing benzene and at least one C4+ olefin, the feed is contacted with a first alkylation catalyst under conditions effective to react at least part of the C4+ olefin and benzene in the refinery gasoline feed and produce a first effluent containing C10+ hydrocarbons. At least part of the C10+ hydrocarbons is removed from the first effluent to produce a second effluent, which is then contacted with an alkylating agent selected from one or more C2 to C5 olefins in the presence of a second alkylation catalyst to produce a third effluent which has reduced benzene content as compared with the second effluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: BADGER LICENSING LLC
    Inventors: Shyh-Yuan Henry Hwang, Erik J. Moy
  • PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE BENZENE CONTENT OF GASOLINE
    Publication number: 20170321134
    Abstract: In a process for reducing the level of benzene in a refinery gasoline feed containing benzene and at least one C4+ olefin, the feed is contacted with a first alkylation catalyst under conditions effective to react at least part of the C4+ olefin and benzene in the refinery gasoline feed and produce a first effluent containing C10+ hydrocarbons. At least part of the C10+ hydrocarbons is removed from the first effluent to produce a second effluent, which is then contacted with an alkylating agent selected from one or more C2 to C5 olefins in the presence of a second alkylation catalyst to produce a third effluent which has reduced benzene content as compared with the second effluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Shyh-Yuan Henry HWANG, Erik J. MOY