Patents by Inventor Jennifer L. Port

Jennifer L. Port 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).

  • Partial trip system for ethylene furnace with ground flare
    Patent number: 11028327
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing a partial trip for an ethane steam cracker while reducing or minimizing ethane consumption in a ground flare system during the partial trip. In particular, a trip system is provided that reduces the firing on an ethylene furnace (such as a reduction into a range of 10% to 40% of normal firing) while also providing a reduced flow of feed to the furnace with dilution steam at a steam to hydrocarbon ratio similar to a ratio that is suitable during normal operation. The trip system can be actuated, for example, when the loss of circulating quench water to the water quench tower is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory E. Yeo, Jennifer L. Port, Philippe J. Le Roy
  • Partial Trip System for Ethylene Furnace with Ground Flare
    Publication number: 20200048561
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing a partial trip for an ethane steam cracker while reducing or minimizing ethane consumption in a ground flare system during the partial trip. In particular, a trip system is provided that reduces the firing on an ethylene furnace (such as a reduction into a range of 10% to 40% of normal firing) while also providing a reduced flow of feed to the furnace with dilution steam at a steam to hydrocarbon ratio similar to a ratio that is suitable during normal operation. The trip system can be actuated, for example, when the loss of circulating quench water to the water quench tower is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Gregory E. Yeo, Jennifer L. Port, Philippe J. Le Roy