Patents by Inventor James W. Holbert

James W. Holbert 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: 8569068
    Abstract: A process for controlling the composition of an xBOB so that the xBOB will yield an oxygenate-containing gasoline which precisely meets desired specifications when mixed with the desired amount of oxygenate. The process involves blending a plurality of blendstocks to produce an xBOB, withdrawing a sample of the xBOB, obtaining spectroscopic measurements for the sample, applying mathematical models that were based on correlation of xBOB spectra to associated oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, to predict laboratory analysis results for oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, and using the analysis results to control and optimize the blending process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: David W. Carpenter, David S. Seiver, James W. Holbert, Yi-Ming Chen, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • Patent number: 8389285
    Abstract: A process for controlling the composition of an xBOB so that the xBOB will yield an oxygenate-containing gasoline which precisely meets desired specifications when mixed with the desired amount of oxygenate. The process involves blending a plurality of blendstocks to produce an xBOB, withdrawing a sample of the xBOB, obtaining spectroscopic measurements for the sample, applying mathematical models that were based on correlation of xBOB spectra to associated oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, to predict laboratory analysis results for oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, and using the analysis results to control and optimize the blending process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Philips 66 Company
    Inventors: David W. Carpenter, David S. Seiver, James W. Holbert, Yi-Ming Chen, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • Publication number: 20120271614
    Abstract: A process for controlling the composition of an xBOB so that the xBOB will yield an oxygenate-containing gasoline which precisely meets desired specifications when mixed with the desired amount of oxygenate. The process involves blending a plurality of blendstocks to produce an xBOB, withdrawing a sample of the xBOB, obtaining spectroscopic measurements for the sample, applying mathematical models that were based on correlation of xBOB spectra to associated oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, to predict laboratory analysis results for oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, and using the analysis results to control and optimize the blending process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: David W. Carpenter, David S. Seiver, James W. Holbert, Yi-Ming Chen, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • Patent number: 8236566
    Abstract: A process for controlling the composition of an xBOB so that the xBOB will yield an oxygenate-containing gasoline which precisely meets desired specifications when mixed with the desired amount of oxygenate. The process involves blending a plurality of blendstocks to produce an xBOB, withdrawing a sample of the xBOB, obtaining spectroscopic measurements for the sample, applying mathematical models that were based on correlation of xBOB spectra to associated oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, to predict laboratory analysis results for oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, and using the analysis results to control and optimize the blending process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: David W. Carpenter, David S. Seiver, James W. Holbert, Yi-Ming Chen, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • Publication number: 20100131247
    Abstract: A process for controlling the composition of an xBOB so that the xBOB will yield an oxygenate-containing gasoline which precisely meets desired specifications when mixed with the desired amount of oxygenate. The process involves blending a plurality of blendstocks to produce an xBOB, withdrawing a sample of the xBOB, obtaining spectroscopic measurements for the sample, applying mathematical models that were based on correlation of xBOB spectra to associated oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, to predict laboratory analysis results for oxygenate-containing gasoline properties, and using the analysis results to control and optimize the blending process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: David W. Carpenter, David S. Seiver, James W. Holbert, Yi-Ming Chen, Christopher J. LaFrancois