Patents by Inventor Joseph H. Gregor

Joseph H. Gregor 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).

  • Producing 1-butene from an oxygenate-to-olefin reaction system
    Patent number: 8921632
    Abstract: 1-butene is recovered as a purified product from an MTO synthesis and especially from an integrated MTO synthesis and hydrocarbon pyrolysis system in which the MTO system and its complementary olefin cracking reactor are combined with a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor in a way that facilitates the flexible production and recovery of olefins and other petrochemical products, particularly butene-1 and MTBE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Montalbano, Steven Lee Krupa, John Joseph Senetar, Joseph H. Gregor, Andrea G. Bozzano, Gary S. Sandhu
  • Integration of a methanol-to-olefin reaction system with a hydrocarbon pyrolysis system
    Patent number: 8829259
    Abstract: An integrated MTO synthesis and hydrocarbon pyrolysis system is described in which the MTO system and its complementary olefin cracking reactor are combined with a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor in a way that facilitates the flexible production of olefins and other petrochemical products, such as butene-1 and MTBE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Andrea G. Bozzano, Joseph H. Gregor, John J. Senetar
  • INTEGRATION OF A METHANOL-TO-OLEFIN REACTION SYSTEM WITH A HYDROCARBON PYROLYSIS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120041245
    Abstract: An integrated MTO synthesis and hydrocarbon pyrolysis system is described in which the MTO system and its complementary olefin cracking reactor are combined with a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor in a way that facilitates the flexible production of olefins and other petrochemical products, such as butene-1 and MTBE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Andrea G. Bozzano, Joseph H. Gregor, John J. Senetar
  • PRODUCING 1-BUTENE FROM AN OXYGENATE-TO-OLEFIN REACTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120041244
    Abstract: 1-butene is recovered as a purified product from an MTO synthesis and especially from an integrated MTO synthesis and hydrocarbon pyrolysis system in which the MTO system and its complementary olefin cracking reactor are combined with a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor in a way that facilitates the flexible production and recovery of olefins and other petrochemical products, particularly butene-1 and MTBE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Montalbano, Steven Lee Krupa, John Joseph Senetar, Joseph H. Gregor, Andrea G. Bozzano, Gary S. Sandhu
  • Secondary containment for a perforated plate
    Patent number: 7842258
    Abstract: A secondary containment system is used with a screenless reactor. The secondary containment system includes a screen sized to prevent the passage of catalyst particles, and is affixed to the screenless reactor with supports to hold the screen a desired distance from the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Joseph H. Gregor, Michael J. Vetter
  • Secondary Containment for a Perforated Plate
    Publication number: 20080219898
    Abstract: A secondary containment system is used with a screenless reactor. The secondary containment system includes a screen sized to prevent the passage of catalyst particles, and is affixed to the screenless reactor with supports to hold the screen a desired distance from the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph H. Gregor, Michael J. Vetter
  • Combination dehydrocyclodimerization and dehydrogenation process for producing aromatic and olefin products
    Patent number: 5600046
    Abstract: This invention deals with a process for converting aliphatic C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 hydrocarbons into C.sub.6.sup.+ aromatics and C.sub.3.sup.= /C.sub.4.sup.= olefins. The process involves combining dehydrocyclodimerization (DHCD) with dehydrogenation. Thus, the feedstream is first sent to a DHCD zone which produces an effluent stream which contains C.sub.6.sup.+ aromatics along with C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 hydrocarbons. This effluent stream is separated into a stream containing C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydrocarbons and one containing C.sub.6.sup.+ aromatics. The C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 containing stream is flowed to a dehydrogenation zone to produce C.sub.3.sup.= /C.sub.4.sup.= olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Christopher D. Gosling, Joseph H. Gregor, Charles P. Luebke
  • Combination dehydrocyclodimerization and dehydrogenation process for producing aromatic and olefin products
    Patent number: 5401893
    Abstract: This invention deals with a process for converting aliphatic C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 hydrocarbons into C.sub.6.sup.+ aromatics and C.sub.3.sup.= /C.sub.4.sup.= olefins. The process involves combining dehydrocyclodimerization (DHCD) with dehydrogenation. Thus, the feedstream is first sent to a DHCD zone which produces an effluent stream which contains C.sub.6.sup.+ aromatics along with C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 hydrocarbons. This effluent stream is separated into a stream containing C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 hydrocarbons and one containing C.sub.6.sup.+ aromatics. The C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 containing stream is flowed to a dehydrogenation zone to produce C.sub.3.sup.= /C.sub.4.sup.= olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Christopher D. Gosling, Joseph H. Gregor, Charles P. Luebke