Patents by Inventor FRANK DAVID GUFFEY

FRANK DAVID GUFFEY 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).

  • Publication number: 20220306944
    Abstract: A process that catalytically converts olefinic (Alkenes, typically liquid at standard temperature and pressure) material in thermally cracked streams to meet olefin content specifications for crude oil transport pipelines. A thermally cracked stream or portion of a thermally cracked stream is selectively reacted to reduce the olefin content within a reactor operating at specific, controlled conditions in the presence of a catalyst and the absence of supplemental hydrogen. The process catalyst is comprised of a blend of select catalyzing metals supported on an alumina, silica or shape selective zeolite substrate together with appropriate pore acidic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: TOM CORSCADDEN, DARIUS RAMESAT, FRANK DAVID GUFFEY, SHUNLAN LIU, GREG DIDUCH
  • Patent number: 11384293
    Abstract: A process that catalytically converts olefinic (Alkenes, typically liquid at standard temperature and pressure) material in thermally cracked streams to meet olefin content specifications for crude oil transport pipelines. A thermally cracked stream or portion of a thermally cracked stream is selectively reacted to reduce the olefin content within a reactor operating at specific, controlled conditions in the presence of a catalyst and the absence of supplemental hydrogen. The process catalyst is comprised of a blend of select catalyzing metals supported on an alumina, silica or shape selective zeolite substrate together with appropriate pore acidic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Inventors: Tom Corscadden, Darius Ramesat, Frank David Guffey, Shunlan Liu, Greg Diduch
  • Publication number: 20200199461
    Abstract: A process that catalytically converts olefinic (Alkenes, typically liquid at standard temperature and pressure) material in thermally cracked streams to meet olefin content specifications for crude oil transport pipelines. A thermally cracked stream or portion of a thermally cracked stream is selectively reacted to reduce the olefin content within a reactor operating at specific, controlled conditions in the presence of a catalyst and the absence of supplemental hydrogen. The process catalyst is comprised of a blend of select catalyzing metals supported on an alumina, silica or shape selective zeolite substrate together with appropriate pore acidic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: TOM CORSCADDEN, DARIUS RAMESAT, FRANK DAVID GUFFEY, SHUNLAN LIU, GREG DIDUCH
  • Patent number: 10619109
    Abstract: A process that catalytically converts olefinic (Alkenes, typically liquid at standard temperature and pressure) material in thermally cracked streams to meet olefin content specifications for crude oil transport pipelines. A thermally cracked stream or portion of a thermally cracked stream is selectively reacted to reduce the olefin content within a reactor operating at specific, controlled conditions in the presence of a catalyst and the absence of supplemental hydrogen. The process catalyst is comprised of a blend of select catalyzing metals supported on an alumina, silica or shape selective zeolite substrate together with appropriate pore acidic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tom Corscadden, Darius Remesat, Frank David Guffey, Shunlan Liu, Greg Diduch
  • Patent number: 10421917
    Abstract: Non-condensable gas is used as an alternate to steam at hydrocarbon processing facilities removing any steam requirements thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving profitability through capital and operating cost reductions. The non-condensable gas serves at least two functions sequentially in heavy hydrocarbon processing; firstly, providing the non-condensable gas as a stripping medium to evolve lighter hydrocarbons from the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock followed by secondly directing the same non-condensable gas and any evolved non-condensable gas at operating conditions for use as at least one of heat through combustion or power through electricity generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: MEG ENERGY CORP.
    Inventors: Tom Corscadden, Frank David Guffey, Greg Diduch, Jim Kearns, Darius Remesat
  • Publication number: 20190153330
    Abstract: Non-condensable gas is used as an alternate to steam at hydrocarbon processing facilities removing any steam requirements thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and improving profitability through capital and operating cost reductions. The non-condensable gas serves at least two functions sequentially in heavy hydrocarbon processing; firstly, providing the non-condensable gas as a stripping medium to evolve lighter hydrocarbons from the heavy hydrocarbon feedstock followed by secondly directing the same non-condensable gas and any evolved non-condensable gas at operating conditions for use as at least one of heat through combustion or power through electricity generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: TOM CORSCADDEN, FRANK DAVID GUFFEY, GREG DIDUCH, JIM KEARNS, DARIUS REMESAT
  • Publication number: 20170327751
    Abstract: A process that catalytically converts olefinic (Alkenes, typically liquid at standard temperature and pressure) material in thermally cracked streams to meet olefin content specifications for crude oil transport pipelines. A thermally cracked stream or portion of a thermally cracked stream is selectively reacted to reduce the olefin content within a reactor operating at specific, controlled conditions in the presence of a catalyst and the absence of supplemental hydrogen. The process catalyst is comprised of a blend of select catalyzing metals supported on an alumina, silica or shape selective zeolite substrate together with appropriate pore acidic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: TOM CORSCADDEN, DARIUS REMESAT, FRANK DAVID GUFFEY, SHUNLAN LIU, GREG DIDUCH