Patents by Inventor Herman Preston

Herman Preston 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).

  • Patent number: 8975304
    Abstract: A process for producing hydrocarbons and, optionally, oxygenates of hydrocarbons is provided. A synthesis gas comprises hydrogen, carbon monoxide and N-containing contaminants selected from the group consisting of HCN, NH3, NO, RXNH3-X, R1—CN and heterocyclic compounds containing at least one nitrogen atom as a ring member of a heterocyclic ring of the heterocyclic compound. The N-containing contaminants constitute, in total, at least 100 vppb but less than 1 000 000 vppb of the synthesis gas. The synthesis gas is contacted at an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure, with a particulate supported Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst. The catalyst comprises a catalyst support, Co in catalytically active form supported on the catalyst support, and a dopant selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), ruthenium (Ru) and/or rhenium (Re). The dopant level is expressed by a formula. Hydrocarbons and, optionally, oxygenates of hydrocarbons are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Sasol Technology (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Jacobus Lucas Visagie, Herman Preston, Abdool Muthalib Saib
  • Publication number: 20120202899
    Abstract: A process for producing hydrocarbons and, optionally, oxygenates of hydrocarbons is provided. A synthesis gas comprises hydrogen, carbon monoxide and N-containing contaminants selected from the group consisting of HCN, NH3, NO, RXNH3-X, R1—CN and heterocyclic compounds containing at least one nitrogen atom as a ring member of a heterocyclic ring of the heterocyclic compound. The N-containing contaminants constitute, in total, at least 100 vppb but less than 1 000 000 vppb of the synthesis gas. The synthesis gas is contacted at an elevated temperature and an elevated pressure, with a particulate supported Fischer-Tropsch synthesis catalyst. The catalyst comprises a catalyst support, Co in catalytically active form supported on the catalyst support, and a dopant selected from the group consisting of platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), ruthenium (Ru) and/or rhenium (Re). The dopant level is expressed by a formula. Hydrocarbons and, optionally, oxygenates of hydrocarbons are obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SASOL TECHNOLOGY (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED
    Inventors: Jacobus Lucas Visagie, Herman Preston, Abdool Muthalib Saib
  • Publication number: 20040152791
    Abstract: This invention relates to a new method for producing an iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst composition wherein the main iron phase is ferrihydrite in a precipitation reaction. It has been found that the reduction of Fe(III) species to Fe(II), and thus an increase in the Fe(II)/Fe(III) ratio, prior to precipitation affects the crystallite size of the crystallite particles of the catalyst, and enhances the olefin selectivity of the catalyst. The reduction of the Fe(III) species to Fe(II) can be attained in situ by the addition of a reduction agent (such as oxalic acid or formic acid) during the catalyst preparation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Andre Johan Van Zyl, Jacobus Lucas Visagie, Herman Preston, Masikana Millan Mdleleni, Humphrey Thulani Dlamini, Thato Rose Motjope
  • Patent number: 6026462
    Abstract: A data processing system has a processing unit and a memory which provides a common pool of physical storage. This storage is initially assigned as either main storage or expanded storage during power on. Subsequent to the initial assignment, storage assigned as main storage or expanded storage may be unassigned and thus returned to the common pool. Once returned to the common pool, the storage may be reassigned as either main storage or expanded storage. The storage reassignment is done dynamically without requiring a reset action and transparent to the operating system and any active application programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonel George, Steven Gardner Glassen, Matthew Anthony Krygowski, Moon Ju Kim, Allen Herman Preston, David Emmett Stucki
  • Patent number: 5819061
    Abstract: In a partitioned process environment, storage is reassigned by a shuffle of guest absolute address spaces which may be reassigned among partitions without restriction as to the position of the space to be reassigned relative to the position of the partition to which it is to be assigned. The reassignment is accomplished by adjusting the origin addresses by an adjustment value corresponding to the size of the address space of an additional memory area to be added to a selected partition. Furthermore, the size of the address space of the selected partition is increased by the same adjustment value. The system employs duplicated origin and limit arrays which are used to convert from a partition (guest) absolute address to a system (host) absolute address and uses duplicated configuration arrays by which the system absolute addresses are converted to physical memory addresses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Gardner Glassen, Robert Stanley Capowski, Neal Taylor Christensen, Thomas Oscar Curlee, III, Ronald Franklin Hill, Moon Ju Kim, Matthew Anthony Krygowski, Allen Herman Preston, David Emmett Stucki, Frederick J. Cox
  • Patent number: 5704055
    Abstract: A data processing system has a processing unit and a memory which provides a common pool of physical storage. This storage is initially assigned as either main storage or expanded storage during power on. Subsequent to the initial assignment, storage assigned as main storage or expanded storage may be unassigned and thus returned to the common pool. Once returned to the common pool, the storage may be reassigned as either main storage or expanded storage. The storage reassignment is done dynamically without requiring a reset action and transparent to the operating system and any active application programs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonel George, Steven Gardner Glassen, Matthew Anthony Krygowski, Moon Ju Kim, Allen Herman Preston, David Emmett Stucki