Patents by Inventor Ken Seddon

Ken Seddon 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).

  • Process for removing metals from hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 9447335
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the removal of mercury from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed using specifically selected ionic liquids comprising, contacting the mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed with an ionic liquid having the formula [Cat+][M+][X?] and separating from the ionic liquid a hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Kuah Y. Cheun, John Holbrey, Peter Nockemann, Ken Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan, Yiran Zou
  • PROCESS FOR REMOVING METALS FROM HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20140001100
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the removal of mercury from a mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed using specifically selected ionic liquids comprising, contacting the mercury-containing hydrocarbon fluid feed with an ionic liquid having the formula [Cat+][M+][X?] and separating from the ionic liquid a hydrocarbon fluid product having a reduced mercury content compared to the mercury-containing fluid feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: The Queen's University of Belfast
    Inventors: Mahpuzah Abai, Martin P. Atkins, Kuah Y. Cheun, John Holbrey, Peter Nockemann, Ken Seddon, Geetha Srinivasan, Yiran Zou
  • ANTIMICROBIAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110144079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of ionic liquids as antimicrobial agents, and to the use of antimicrobial compositions comprising an ionic liquid, a film-enhancing composition and a viscosity controlling agent. The invention further relates to methods of disinfecting substrate surfaces, to substrates produced by such methods, and to novel ionic liquid compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Martyn Earle, Ken Seddon, Manuela Gilea, Gabor Boberly, Brendan Gilmore, Sean Gorman, Martin McLaughlin
  • Phosphorus-borates with low melting points
    Publication number: 20050000824
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phosphorous borates, methods for their preparation and to the use of these salts in primary batteries, secondary batteries, capacitors, supercapacitors and/or galvanic cells. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of these salts as hydraulic liquid, conducting salt, catalyst, solvent, electrolyte or starting compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Schmidt, Urs Welz-Biermann, Julian Vaughan-Spickers, Ken Seddon, Andrew Downard