Patents by Inventor Farouk al-Soufi

Farouk al-Soufi 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).

  • Dimerization of olefins
    Patent number: 7268268
    Abstract: A process for the dimerization of at least one olefin with a carbon number between 2 and 10 by contacting the feed with a catalyst system comprising at least: (a) tectometallosilicate zeolite with having TON-type structure, (b) tectometallosilicate zeolite with having MTT-type structure, (c) tectometallosilicate zeolite with the same structure as that of the ZSM-48 zeolite, or (d) silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) zeo-type with AEL-type structure; under dimerization condition to produce highly branched olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Farouk al-Soufi, Sami A. I. Barri, Yajnavalkya Subrai Bhat, Altaf Husain
  • Dimerization of olefins
    Publication number: 20040030212
    Abstract: A process for the dimerization of at least one olefin with a carbon number between 2 and 10 by contacting the feed with a catalyst system comprising at least: (a) tectometallosilicate zeolite with having TON-type structure, (b) tectometalloslicate zeolite with having MTT-type structure, (c) tectometallosilicate zeolite with the same structure as that of the ZSM-48 zeolite, or (d) silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) zeo-type with AEL-type structure; under dimerization condition to produce highly branched olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Farouk Al-Soufi, Sami A.I. Barri, Yajnavalkya Subrai Bhat, Altaf Husain