Patents by Inventor Kyle Cuellar

Kyle Cuellar 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: 12049400
    Abstract: A bio-renewable conversion process for making fuel from bio-renewable feedstocks is combined with a hydrogen production process that includes recovery of CO2. The integrated process uses a purge gas stream comprising hydrogen from the bio-renewable hydrocarbon production process in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: William Cady, Elizabeth Carter, Bradley Russell, James T. Wexler, Addison Cruz, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode, Suryanarayana Murthy Konda Naga Venkata
  • Publication number: 20240190791
    Abstract: In a process of producing ethylene and propylene from naphtha the process a feed stream comprising hydrogen, methane, ethane, and propane and residual C4+ from a naphtha-to-ethane-and-propane reactor is fed to a dividing wall fractionation column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Sudipta K. Ghosh, Xin X. Zhu, Kyle Cuellar
  • Publication number: 20240191941
    Abstract: An improved process and apparatus integrate a deethanizer column with a cryogenic heat exchanger by condensing the deethanizer column overhead with a refrigerant stream in a cryogenic heat exchanger. A refrigerant compressor may provide refrigerant to the deethanizer overhead cryogenic condenser and a main cryogenic heat exchanger. Expansion of the refrigerant may provide sufficient cooling duty in one or both cryogenic exchangers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Glen John Pomorski, Kyle Cuellar, Joseph Edward Zimmermann, Dennis Robert Ladendorf, Michael R. Van de Cotte
  • Publication number: 20240191117
    Abstract: A composition for a mixed refrigerant can be used to efficiently separate hydrogen from light hydrocarbons. The mixed refrigerant can comprise about 0 to about 7 mol % inert gas, about 11 to about 35 mol % methane, about 25 to about 40 mol % C2 hydrocarbon, about 20 to about 50 mol % C3 hydrocarbon and about 0 to about 15 mol % C5 hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen T. King, Xin X. Zhu, Glen John Pomorski, Kyle Cuellar
  • Publication number: 20240190792
    Abstract: A process of producing ethylene and propylene from naphtha, the process comprising: producing light paraffins—ethane, hydrogen/methane/residual ethane and propane rich streams—in a dividing wall fractionation column from a stream of hydrogen, methane, propane, and residual C4+ produced in the reactor section of a naphtha-to-ethane-and-propane processing unit by reacting naphtha with hydrogen, a naphtha reactor effluent stream produced by a naphtha reactor of the naphtha-to-ethane-and-propane processing unit is cooled to produce a feed stream. The feed stream is passed to a dividing wall fractionation column. An ethane stream from the dividing wall fractionation column is passed to an ethane steam cracker to produce a cracking heater effluent stream. The cracking heater effluent stream is passed to a coldbox of the ethane steam cracker after multiple steps such as quenching, compression, cooling, caustic scrubbing, drying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Sudipta K. Ghosh, Xin X. Zhu, Kyle Cuellar
  • Publication number: 20240166582
    Abstract: A process and apparatus cool a pyrolyzed stream and a dehydrogenated stream in respective cold boxes by use of a refrigerant compressed with a common compressor. The refrigerant is compressed and used to cool a pyrolysis cold box and a dehydrogenation cold box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Ernest J. Boehm, Sudipta K. Ghosh, Prashant Balyan, Xin X. Zhu, Kyle Cuellar
  • Publication number: 20240166581
    Abstract: A process and apparatus integrate recovery of propylene from a pyrolysis reactor and a paraffin dehydrogenation reactor. A stripping column for fractionating a dehydrogenation stream is coupled with a demethanizer column for fractionating a pyrolyzed stream. The stripping overhead stream comprising C2? hydrocarbons are fractionated with the pyrolyzed stream in the demethanizer column. The coupling omits the need for a conventional deethanizer column and separate refrigeration system in the propane dehydrogenation unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Sudipta K. Ghosh, Prashant Balyan, Xin X. Zhu, Kyle Cuellar, Fuyue Stephanie Li, Ernest J. Boehm
  • Publication number: 20240165551
    Abstract: A process and apparatus integrate recovery of propylene from a pyrolysis reactor and a paraffin dehydrogenation reactor. The improved process for recovering light olefins utilizes heats of compression to heat reboil streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Ernest J. Boehm, Sudipta K. Ghosh, Prashant Balyan, Xin X. Zhu, Kyle Cuellar
  • Publication number: 20240166580
    Abstract: A process and apparatus integrate recovery of propylene from a pyrolysis reactor and a paraffin dehydrogenation reactor. A common C3 splitter column fractionates propylene product from propane recycle to a paraffin dehydrogenation reactor. The C3 hydrocarbons may be provided from a pyrolysis reactor and from a dehydrogenation reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Sudipta K. Ghosh, Prashant Balyan, Xin X. Zhu, Kyle Cuellar, Fuyue Stephanie Li, Ernest J. Boehm
  • Patent number: 11814287
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production process unit are described. The process utilizes a CO2 recovery system integrated with a PSA system that produces at least two product streams to recover additional hydrogen and CO2 from the tail gas stream of a hydrogen PSA unit in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, William Cady, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Patent number: 11807532
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production unit are described. The effluent from the hydrogen production unit, which comprises a mixture of gases comprising hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and at least one of methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and argon, is sent to a PSA system that produces at least two product streams for separation. The PSA system that produces at least two product streams separates the gas mixture into a high-pressure hydrogen stream enriched in hydrogen, optionally a second gas stream containing the majority of the impurities, and a low-pressure tail gas stream enriched in CO2 and some impurities. The CO2-rich tail gas stream is compressed and sent to a CO2 recovery unit, where a CO2-enriched stream is recovered. The CO2-depleted overhead gas stream is recycled to the PSA system that produces at least two product streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, William Cady, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Patent number: 11772966
    Abstract: A bio-renewable conversion process for making fuel from bio-renewable feedstocks is combined with a hydrogen production process that includes recovery of CO2. The integrated process uses a purge gas stream comprising hydrogen from the bio-renewable hydrocarbon production process in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: William Cady, Elizabeth Carter, Bradley Russell, James T. Wexler, Addison Cruz, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode, Suryanarayana Murthy Konda Naga Venkata
  • Publication number: 20230202841
    Abstract: A bio-renewable conversion process for making fuel from bio-renewable feedstocks is combined with a hydrogen production process that includes recovery of CO2. The integrated process uses a purge gas stream comprising hydrogen from the bio-renewable hydrocarbon production process in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: William Cady, Elizabeth Carter, Bradley Russell, James T. Wexler, Addison Cruz, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode, Suryanarayana Murthy Konda Naga Venkata
  • Publication number: 20230125257
    Abstract: Refrigerants comprising from about 40% to about 60% by weight carbon dioxide (CO2), from about 30% to about 45% by weight of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze(E)), and from 2.0% to about 15% by weight of trans-1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HFCO-1233zd(E).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Hulse, Ronald Vogl, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Publication number: 20230082135
    Abstract: Processes and apparatuses for recovering a high purity carbon dioxide stream. A first separation zone that may include a cryogenic fractionation column provides the high-purity CO2 stream. A vapor stream from the cryogenic fractionation column is passed to a second separation zone to separate the CO2 from the other components. The second separation zone may include a pressure swing adsorption unit or a solvent separation unit. The second separation zone provides a hydrogen enriched gas stream that may be used in a gas turbine. The second stream from the second separation zone includes carbon dioxide and, after a pressure increase in a compressor, may be recycled to the first separation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Bradley Russell, Kyle Cuellar, Eleftherios Adamopoulos, Mark Schott, Bhargav Sharma
  • Publication number: 20220316798
    Abstract: A process and apparatus integrate a deethanizer column with a cryogenic heat exchanger by reboiling the deethanizer column with a refrigerant stream and/or cooling a deethanizer overhead line in the cryogenic heat exchanger. A single stage separator and a single deethanizer column may be used to obtain high purity hydrogen in the net gas stream and an ethane rich off-gas stream, whereas conventionally a dual stage separator and two deethanizer columns were necessary for equivalent purity, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Cuellar, Stephen T. King, Glen John Pomorski, Xin X. Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220306468
    Abstract: A bio-renewable conversion process for making fuel from bio-renewable feedstocks is combined with a hydrogen production process that includes recovery of CO2. The integrated process uses a purge gas stream comprising hydrogen from the bio-renewable hydrocarbon production process in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: William Cady, Elizabeth Carter, Bradley Russell, James T. Wexler, Addison Cruz, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode, Suryanarayana Murthy Konda Naga Venkata
  • Publication number: 20220306463
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production process unit are described. The process utilizes a CO2 recovery system integrated with a PSA system that produces at least two product streams to recover additional hydrogen and CO2 from the tail gas stream of a hydrogen PSA unit in the hydrogen production process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, William Cady, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Publication number: 20220306464
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for producing a hydrogen-enriched product and recovering CO2 from an effluent stream from a hydrogen production unit are described. The effluent from the hydrogen production unit, which comprises a mixture of gases comprising hydrogen, carbon dioxide, water, and at least one of methane, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, and argon, is sent to a PSA system that produces at least two product streams for separation. The PSA system that produces at least two product streams separates the gas mixture into a high-pressure hydrogen stream enriched in hydrogen, optionally a second gas stream containing the majority of the impurities, and a low-pressure tail gas stream enriched in CO2 and some impurities. The CO2-rich tail gas stream is compressed and sent to a CO2 recovery unit, where a CO2-enriched stream is recovered. The CO2-depleted overhead gas stream is recycled to the PSA system that produces at least two product streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Addison Cruz, Bradley Russell, Erick J. Bennett, III, William Cady, Kurt Kraus, Stefano Bietto, Kyle Cuellar, Oluwaseyi Kayode
  • Publication number: 20080028790
    Abstract: A process for liquefying natural gas in conjunction with producing a liquid stream containing predominantly hydrocarbons heavier than methane is disclosed. In the process, the natural gas stream to be liquefied is partially cooled, expanded to an intermediate pressure, and supplied to a distillation column. The bottom product from this distillation column preferentially contains the majority of any hydrocarbons heavier than methane that would otherwise reduce the purity of the liquefied natural gas. The residual gas stream from the distillation column is compressed to a higher intermediate pressure, cooled under pressure to condense it, and then expanded to low pressure to form the liquefied natural gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: John Wilkinson, Hank Hudson, Kyle Cuellar