Patents by Inventor James W. Reilly

James W. Reilly 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).

  • Production of diesel fuel by hydrogenation of a diesel feed
    Patent number: 5183556
    Abstract: A process for producing diesel fuel from a diesel hydrocarbon feed. Hydrogen is fed cocurrently with the feed to a first hydrogenation zone in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst. Liquid effluent from the first hydrogenation zone is then passed to a second hydrogenation zone, wherein the liquid effluent is contacted countercurrently with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst. Preferred hydrogenation catalysts are those comprising non-noble metals in the first hydrogenation zone, and may comprise noble or non-noble metals in the second hydrogenation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1993
    Assignee: ABB Lummus Crest Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Reilly, Gary Hamilton