Patents by Inventor Jibreel Qafisheh

Jibreel Qafisheh 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: 10487271
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates generally to processes for propylene recovery. More specifically, the present subject matter relates to processes for enhanced recovery of propylene and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from the fuel gas produced in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units by minimizing the light ends and propylene in the unstabilized gasoline which is used as lean oil for the primary absorber of the FCC gas concentration unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Publication number: 20180273853
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates generally to processes for propylene recovery. More specifically, the present subject matter relates to processes for enhanced recovery of propylene and liquid petroleum gas (LPG) from the fuel gas produced in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) units by minimizing the light ends and propylene in the unstabilized gasoline which is used as lean oil for the primary absorber of the FCC gas concentration unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Patent number: 9809766
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is for recycling LCO and/or HCO to an FCC unit to recover additional distillate. Spent catalyst recycle in the FCC unit may be used to improve distillate yield. A hydroprocessing zone may saturate cycle oil aromatics for cracking in an FCC unit. The recycle cracked stream may be recycled to a downstream hydroprocessing zone to avoid a first hydroprocessing zone for hydrotreating feed to the FCC unit. Additional recovery of cycle oil for recycle is obtained by heating slurry oil prior to vacuum separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: Jibreel A. Qafisheh
  • Patent number: 9567537
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is for recycling LCO and/or HCO to an FCC unit to recover additional distillate. Spent catalyst recycle in the FCC unit may be used to improve distillate yield. A hydroprocessing zone may saturate cycle oil aromatics for cracking in an FCC unit. The recycle cracked stream may be recycled to a downstream hydroprocessing zone to avoid a first hydroprocessing zone for hydrotreating feed to the FCC unit. Additional recovery of cycle oil for recycle is obtained by heating slurry oil prior to vacuum separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: Jibreel A. Qafisheh
  • Publication number: 20160264890
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is for recycling LCO and/or HCO to an FCC unit to recover additional distillate. Spent catalyst recycle in the FCC unit may be used to improve distillate yield. A hydroprocessing zone may saturate cycle oil aromatics for cracking in an FCC unit. The recycle cracked stream may be recycled to a downstream hydroprocessing zone to avoid a first hydroprocessing zone for hydrotreating feed to the FCC unit. Additional recovery of cycle oil for recycle is obtained by heating slurry oil prior to vacuum separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jibreel A. Qafisheh
  • Publication number: 20160264889
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is for recycling LCO and/or HCO to an FCC unit to recover additional distillate. Spent catalyst recycle in the FCC unit may be used to improve distillate yield. A hydroprocessing zone may saturate cycle oil aromatics for cracking in an FCC unit. The recycle cracked stream may be recycled to a downstream hydroprocessing zone to avoid a first hydroprocessing zone for hydrotreating feed to the FCC unit. Additional recovery of cycle oil for recycle is obtained by heating slurry oil prior to vacuum separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventor: Jibreel A. Qafisheh
  • Patent number: 9422487
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Jill A. Bonucci, Xin X. Zhu, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Patent number: 9399742
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Jill A. Bonucci, Xin X. Zhu, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Patent number: 9394496
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Boyd E. Cabanaw, Xin X. Zhu
  • Patent number: 9243195
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Boyd E. Cabanaw, Xin X. Zhu
  • Patent number: 9228138
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Jill A. Bonucci, Xin X. Zhu, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Publication number: 20150290555
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Boyd E. Cabanaw, Xin X. Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150290554
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Jill A. Bonucci, Xin X. Zhu, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Publication number: 20150291894
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Boyd E. Cabanaw, Xin X. Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150291895
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Jill A. Bonucci, Xin X. Zhu, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Publication number: 20150291893
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for recovering cycle oil from FCC CSO is described. By feeding the additional cycle oil to a hydrocracking unit additional diesel, naphtha and petrochemical feedstock may be obtained. The additional cycle oil is obtained by vacuum separation of the CSO. The described process and apparatus can provide additional recovery for a refiner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Jill A. Bonucci, Xin X. Zhu, Boyd E. Cabanaw
  • Patent number: 8999117
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a system for separating a plurality of naphtha components. The system can include a column, an overhead condenser, and a side condenser. Generally, the column includes a dividing imperforate wall with one surface facing a feed and another surface facing at least one side stream. Typically, the wall extends a significant portion of the column height to divide the portion into at least two substantially vertical, parallel contacting sections. Typically, the overhead condenser receives an overhead stream including a light naphtha from the column. Usually, a side condenser receives a process stream from the column and returns the stream to the column to facilitate separation. A cooling stream may pass through the overhead condenser and then the side condenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Michael A. Schultz, Xin X. Zhu, Jibreel A. Qafisheh
  • Patent number: 8894840
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for catalytically converting two feed streams. The feed to a first catalytic reactor may be contacted with product from a second catalytic reactor to effect heat exchange between the two streams and to transfer catalyst from the product stream to the feed stream. The feed to the second catalytic reactor may be a portion of the product from the first catalytic reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Laura E. Leonard, Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Robert L. Mehlberg
  • Patent number: 8888992
    Abstract: A process for improving flow properties of crude may include processing a first crude stream, which may in turn include cracking the first crude stream with fresh catalyst to form a cracked stream and spent catalyst, and then mixed with an unprocessed second stream. The spent catalyst may be regenerated to form fresh catalyst, which may then be recycled. At least part of the cracked stream may be mixed with a second crude stream. A ratio of the second crude stream to the first crude stream may be between about 0.5:1 and about 9:1. A ratio of part of the cracked stream to add to the second crude stream may be selected to achieve a API gravity of at least about 18. The first crude stream may be heated and stripped before being cracked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Brian W. Hedrick, James F. McGehee, Selman Z. Erisken, Jibreel A. Qafisheh
  • Patent number: 8506891
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for catalytically converting two feed streams. The feed to a first catalytic reactor may be contacted with product from a second catalytic reactor to effect heat exchange between the two streams and to transfer catalyst from the product stream to the feed stream. The feed to the second catalytic reactor may be a portion of the product from the first catalytic reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Laura E. Leonard, Jibreel A. Qafisheh, Robert L. Mehlberg