Patents by Inventor John D. Kushnerick

John D. Kushnerick 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: 5043512
    Abstract: A process is provided for converting feedstock alkylaromatic compounds by isomerization over a catalyst comprising MCM-22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corp.
    Inventors: Pochen Chu, Garry W. Kirker, John D. Kushnerick, David O. Marler
  • Patent number: 4992606
    Abstract: Relatively short chain alkyl aromatic compounds are prepared by alkylating an alkylatable aromatic compound with a relatively short chain alkylating agent under alkylation reaction conditions in the presence of catalyst comprising a synthetic porous crystalline material characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern including interplanar d-spacings at 12.36.+-.0.4, 11.03.+-.0.2, 8.83.+-.0.14, 6.18.+-.0.12, 6.00.+-.0.10, 4.06.+-.0.07, 3.91.+-.0.07 and 3.42.+-.0.06 Angstroms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corp.
    Inventors: John D. Kushnerick, David O. Marler, John P. McWilliams, Charles M. Smith
  • Patent number: 4992607
    Abstract: A petroleum refinery process for the production of alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons from a C.sub.4.sup.- fuel gas containing light olefins including ethene and propene and catalytic reformate containing C.sub.6 to C.sub.8 aromatics. The C.sub.4.sup.- fuel gas is contacted with the catalytic reformate at a weight ratio of aromatics to olefins of 10:1 to 15:1 over a zeolite catalyst under process conditions to alkylate the C.sub.6 to C.sub.8 aromatics, particularly benzene, in the reformate with ethene and propene in the C.sub.4.sup.- fuel gas to form alkyl aromatic hydrocarbons. The reaction is carried out in a riser reactor having multiple olefin feed injection points in the riser section of the reactor.The catalytic reaction also causes the conversion of a small amount of light olefins in the fuel gas to coke by-product and the deposition of coke on the catalyst. The deposited coke causes the partial deactivation of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Mohsen N. Harandi, John D. Kushnerick, Hartley Owen
  • Patent number: 4942021
    Abstract: A continuous multistage catalytic conversion system for upgrading lower olefins comprisingfirst adaibatic catalytic bed reactor means containing an acidic zeolite solid catalyst;means for feeding light olefinic gas directly to the first reactor without addition of separate diluent or recycle streams;means for operating the first reactor under olefin partial conversion conditions at elevated temperature to control adiabatic temperature increase;interstage quench means for injecting a liquid coolant directly into first stage effluent for reducing the temperature thereof and protecting downstream catalyst;second catalytic bed reactor means for receiving cooled first stage effluent with injected liquid coolant and further converting the olefins over a metallic zeolite catalyst having a metal ethene oligomerization component;means for cooling and recovering heavier liquid hydrocarbon product from the second reactor effluent; andmeans for recovering liquid coolant from the second effluent for recycle to the interst
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1990
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Garwood, Frederick J. Krambeck, John D. Kushnerick, Samuel A. Tabak
  • Patent number: 4831204
    Abstract: A continuous technique for upgrading light olefinic crackate gas from hydrocarbon cracking comprising methods and means for: (a) compressing and cooling a first portion of the light crackate gas to provide a first pressurized ethene-rich vapor stream and a first condensed crackate stream rich in C.sub.3.sup.+ aliphatics; (b) contacting said first ethene-rich vapor stream under pressure with a C.sub.5 + liquid sorbent stream in a gas-liquid contact absorber column under sorption conditions to selectively absorb a major amount of C.sub.3.sup.+ components; (c) recovering a second ethene-rich vapor stream overhead from the absorber column; (d) converting said second ethene-rich vapor stream in a reaction zone in once-through contact with a fluidized bed of said medium pore zeolite catalyst solid particles under oligomerization conditions to produce an olefinic hydrocarbon effluent stream rich in C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: Mobile Oil Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Kushnerick, Samuel A. Tabak
  • Patent number: 4740645
    Abstract: A continuous multi-stage catalytic process for converting ethene-rich lower olefinic feedstock to heavier liquid hydrocarbon product, comprising the steps ofcontacting ethene-rich feedstock at elevated temperature and moderate pressure in a primary stage reaction zone with a first catalyst comprising shape selective medium pore zeolite to convert at least a portion of the lower olefinic components to intermediate olefinic hydrocarbons;cooling primary stage reaction effluent by introducing a stream of cold water sufficient to reduce the primary stage effluent to second stage reaction temperature; andcontacting unreacted ethene and at least a portion of the intermediate olefinic hydrocarbons from the primary stage with nickel-containing shape selective medium pore zeolite oligomerization component at elevated temperature to provide a heavier hydrocarbon effluent stream comprising gasoline and/or distillate range hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1988
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Garwood, Frederick J. Krambeck, John D. Kushnerick, Samuel A. Tabak
  • Patent number: 4717782
    Abstract: A continuous catalytic process for converting ethene-rich olefinic feedstock containing reducing gas to heavier liquid hydrocarbon product, comprising the steps ofcontacting the ethene-rich feedstock at elevated temperature in a catalytic reaction zone with a zeolite catalyst comprising a nickel-ethene oligomerization component and a shape-selective medium pore acid zeolite oligomerization component to convert at least a portion of the lower olefinic components to heavier olefinic hydrocarbons; andfeeding water with the feedstock in sufficient amount to prevent substantial reduction of the nickel component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Garwood, John D. Kushnerick, Samuel A. Tabak