Patents by Inventor Kevin Richard Soucy

Kevin Richard Soucy 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).

  • Publication number: 20250091252
    Abstract: An apparatus to improve the hydrodynamics in an underwater pelletizer, without the need of any modification of the current design or geometry of the pelletizer. The apparatus according to the present invention is designed under specific conditions and parameters, that improve the hydrodynamics in an underwater pelletizer, working as a diffuser. The present invention is additionally related to a system for improving hydrodynamics in an underwater pelletizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Braskem S.A.
    Inventors: Thiago Roberto Almeida, Alexandre Feoli Anele, Kevin Richard Soucy, Adam Jeffrey Bogardus, Michael A. Marando
  • Patent number: 12195675
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a system for recycling a polymer. The method includes introducing polymer into a primary melting extruder, producing a polymer melt that is combined with a fluid oil to at least partially dissolve the polymer melt. A secondary mixing extruder mixes these to form a polymer solution that is introduced into a refinery oil stream, producing a polymer-comprising oil stream, which is fed into a refinery process unit. The system includes a primary melting extruder for forming a polymer melt from polymer. A secondary mixing extruder receives the polymer melt. One or more hydrocarbon inflow conduits for providing a fluid oil to the primary melting extruder and/or the secondary mixing extruder are configured to form a polymer solution from the fluid oil and the polymer melt. There is a feed system outlet for feeding the polymer solution to a refinery oil stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Braskem S.A.
    Inventors: Robson Pablo Sobradiel Peguin, Steven Michael Krupinski, Kevin Richard Soucy, Jiahan Xie, Cid Miró Neto, Roberto Osorio Jiménez
  • Publication number: 20240294833
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a system for recycling a polymer. The method includes introducing polymer into a primary melting extruder, producing a polymer melt that is combined with a fluid oil to at least partially dissolve the polymer melt. A secondary mixing extruder mixes these to form a polymer solution that is introduced into a refinery oil stream, producing a polymer-comprising oil stream, which is fed into a refinery process unit. The system includes a primary melting extruder for forming a polymer melt from polymer. A secondary mixing extruder receives the polymer melt. One or more hydrocarbon inflow conduits for providing a fluid oil to the primary melting extruder and/or the secondary mixing extruder are configured to form a polymer solution from the fluid oil and the polymer melt. There is a feed system outlet for feeding the polymer solution to a refinery oil stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Braskem S.A.
    Inventors: Robson Pablo Sobradiel Peguin, Steven Michael Krupinski, Kevin Richard Soucy, Jiahan Xie, Cid Miró Neto, Roberto Osorio Jiménez
  • Patent number: 11939532
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a system for recycling a polymer. The method includes introducing polymer into a primary melting extruder, producing a polymer melt that is combined with a fluid oil to at least partially dissolve the polymer melt. A secondary mixing extruder mixes these to form a polymer solution that is introduced into a refinery oil stream, producing a polymer-comprising oil stream, which is fed into a refinery process unit. The system includes a primary melting extruder for forming a polymer melt from polymer. A secondary mixing extruder receives the polymer melt. One or more hydrocarbon inflow conduits for providing a fluid oil to the primary melting extruder and/or the secondary mixing extruder are configured to form a polymer solution from the fluid oil and the polymer melt. There is a feed system outlet for feeding the polymer solution to a refinery oil stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Braskem S.A.
    Inventors: Robson Pablo Sobradiel Peguin, Steven Michael Krupinski, Kevin Richard Soucy, Jiahan Xie, Cid Miró Neto, Roberto Osorio Jiménez
  • Publication number: 20230235233
    Abstract: The present application provides a method and a system for recycling a polymer. The method includes introducing polymer into a primary melting extruder, producing a polymer melt that is combined with a fluid oil to at least partially dissolve the polymer melt. A secondary mixing extruder mixes these to form a polymer solution that is introduced into a refinery oil stream, producing a polymer-comprising oil stream, which is fed into a refinery process unit. The system includes a primary melting extruder for forming a polymer melt from polymer. A secondary mixing extruder receives the polymer melt. One or more hydrocarbon inflow conduits for providing a fluid oil to the primary melting extruder and/or the secondary mixing extruder are configured to form a polymer solution from the fluid oil and the polymer melt. There is a feed system outlet for feeding the polymer solution to a refinery oil stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Braskem S.A.
    Inventors: Robson Pablo Sobradiel Peguin, Steven Michael Krupinski, Kevin Richard Soucy, Jiahan Xie, Cid Miró Neto, Roberto Osorio Jiménez