Patents by Inventor Ken Kranz

Ken Kranz 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).

  • Sulfuric acid alkylation reactor system and conversion of a hydrogen fluoride alkylation unit to a sulfuric acid alkylation unit
    Patent number: 11148115
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to SA alkylation reactor systems. The reactor system involves a closed reactor vessel comprising a shell, a vapor outlet, and an emulsion outlet. The reactor system also involves a distributor located at the lower portion of the reactor vessel, a mixer fluidly connected with the distributor, and an emulsion pump fluidly connected with the mixer and the emulsion outlet, wherein the emulsion pump is located outside the reactor vessel. This disclosure also relates to a split SA alkylation reactor system wherein a single horizontal reactor vessel is divided to accommodate two reactor systems. This disclosure also relates to alkylation processes using the reactor systems. This disclosure also relates to methods of converting an HF alkylation unit to a SA alkylation unit. This disclosure also relates to converted SA alkylation units and alkylation processes performed in the converted SA alkylation units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Refining Technology Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Presley, Diwakar Rana, Jason Brent Nunez, Arthur William Etchells, Ken Kranz, Cody Jensen
  • SULFURIC ACID ALKYLATION REACTOR SYSTEM AND CONVERSION OF A HYDROGEN FLUORIDE ALKYLATION UNIT TO A SULFURIC ACID ALKYLATION UNIT
    Publication number: 20210154640
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to SA alkylation reactor systems. The reactor system involves a closed reactor vessel comprising a shell, a vapor outlet, and an emulsion outlet. The reactor system also involves a distributor located at the lower portion of the reactor vessel, a mixer fluidly connected with the distributor, and an emulsion pump fluidly connected with the mixer and the emulsion outlet, wherein the emulsion pump is located outside the reactor vessel. This disclosure also relates to a split SA alkylation reactor system wherein a single horizontal reactor vessel is divided to accommodate two reactor systems. This disclosure also relates to alkylation processes using the reactor systems. This disclosure also relates to methods of converting an HF alkylation unit to a SA alkylation unit. This disclosure also relates to converted SA alkylation units and alkylation processes performed in the converted SA alkylation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: DuPont Industrial Biosciences USA, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Shane Presley, Diwakar Rana, Jason Brent Nunez, Arthur William Etchells, Ken Kranz, Cody Jensen
  • Cold temperature alkylation process
    Patent number: 5095168
    Abstract: A cold temperature alkylation reaction process, at -6.degree. C. to 0.degree. C., the production of isoparaffins useful as a high octane fuel additive derived from the reaction of C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 olefins and isobutane in the presence of 92-95% sulfuric acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Stratco, Inc.
    Inventor: Ken Kranz