Patents by Inventor Luisa Kling Miller
Luisa Kling Miller 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).
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Patent number: 9895676Abstract: Generally, regenerable, encapsulated metal oxide catalysts comprising a ceramic matrix and metal catalysts may be used to convert alkanes to alkenes. The encapsulated metal oxide catalyst may be tailored to produce a variety of alkenes including ethylene, butylene, and propylene. Further, the encapsulated metal oxide catalysts advantageously allow for regeneration and reactant recovery for cost effective and environmentally friendly processes.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller, Barry L. Stucky
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Patent number: 9227862Abstract: Process and apparatus to remove colloids and nitrogen compounds from contaminated water by coagulating the colloids and separating them from the water. The water is then continuously oxidized with chlorine electrolytically to destroy the nitrogen compounds.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Potable Water Systems Ltd.Inventors: Luisa Kling Miller, Jorge Miller
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Patent number: 9139459Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for removing naphthenic acid and/or naphthenic compounds from an aqueous solution. The process comprises one or more of the steps of: (a) feeding an aqueous solution comprising a constituent selected from the group consisting of naphthenic aldehyde, naphthenic alcohol, naphthenic acid, and combinations thereof, into a mix tank; (b) feeding an oxidizing agent into the mix tank forming a reactant mixture; (c) mixing the reactant mixture in the mix tank; (d) coagulating the reactant mixture with a polyvalent metallic electrode forming metallic naphthenate particles; (e) flocculating the metallic naphthenate particles forming floc; (f) sparging to float the floc to the surface of the aqueous solution; and (g) removing the floc from the aqueous solution. A system for removing naphthenic acid and/or naphthenic compounds from an aqueous solution is also disclosed herein.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Inventors: Luisa Kling Miller, Jorge Miller
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Patent number: 9102582Abstract: A method of making alcohols involves forming of alcohol esters from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metallic salts of organic acids to produce gaseous alcohol esters for reaction with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids. In an improvement method liquid phase alcohol esters instead of gaseous alcohol esters are produced from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metal salts of organic acids whose alkane esters are less soluble in water than that of the alkane halide and treating of the alcohol ester formed with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Patent number: 9024091Abstract: A method of making alcohols involves forming of alcohol esters from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metallic salts of organic acids to produce gaseous alcohol esters for reaction with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids. In an improvement method liquid phase alcohol esters instead of gaseous alcohol esters are produced from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metal salts of organic acids whose alkane esters are less soluble in water than that of the alkane halide and treating of the alcohol ester formed with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Publication number: 20150119621Abstract: Generally, regenerable, encapsulated metal oxide catalysts comprising a ceramic matrix and metal catalysts may be used to convert alkanes to alkenes. The encapsulated metal oxide catalyst may be tailored to produce a variety of alkenes including ethylene, butylene, and propylene. Further, the encapsulated metal oxide catalysts advantageously allow for regeneration and reactant recovery for cost effective and environmentally friendly processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2013Publication date: April 30, 2015Applicant: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller, Barry L. Stucky
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Publication number: 20150105592Abstract: A method of making alcohols involves forming of alcohol esters from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metallic salts of organic acids to produce gaseous alcohol esters for reaction with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids. In an improvement method liquid phase alcohol esters instead of gaseous alcohol esters are produced from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metal salts of organic acids whose alkane esters are less soluble in water than that of the alkane halide and treating of the alcohol ester formed with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: April 16, 2015Applicant: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Publication number: 20140364656Abstract: A method of making alcohols involves forming of alcohol esters from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metallic salts of organic acids to produce gaseous alcohol esters for reaction with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids. In an improvement method liquid phase alcohol esters instead of gaseous alcohol esters are produced from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metal salts of organic acids whose alkane esters are less soluble in water than that of the alkane halide and treating of the alcohol ester formed with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Publication number: 20140346056Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process for removing naphthenic acid and/or naphthenic compounds from an aqueous solution. The process comprises one or more of the steps of: (a) feeding an aqueous solution comprising a constituent selected from the group consisting of naphthenic aldehyde, naphthenic alcohol, naphthenic acid, and combinations thereof, into a mix tank; (b) feeding an oxidizing agent into the mix tank forming a reactant mixture; (c) mixing the reactant mixture in the mix tank; (d) coagulating the reactant mixture with a polyvalent metallic electrode forming metallic naphthenate particles; (e) flocculating the metallic naphthenate particles forming floc; (f) sparging to float the floc to the surface of the aqueous solution; and (g) removing the floc from the aqueous solution. A system for removing naphthenic acid and/or naphthenic compounds from an aqueous solution is also disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Luisa Kling Miller, Jorge Miller
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Publication number: 20140319078Abstract: A process for removing urea from an aqueous solution is disclosed herein, the process comprises the steps of: feeding an aqueous solution comprising urea into a mix tank; feeding hydrogen peroxide into the mix tank; feeding at least one soluble catalyst into the mix tank separately from the hydrogen peroxide feed; mixing the aqueous solution comprising urea, hydrogen peroxide, and the at least one soluble catalyst in the mix tank, forming a reactant mixture; and oxidizing the urea in the reactant mixture yielding CO2, N2, and H2O. The soluble catalyst is selected from a group of catalysts that when mixed with the hydrogen peroxide and urea causes the rate of reaction of the oxidation of the urea by hydrogen peroxide to accelerate; such as soluble iron salts. A system configured to carry out the process for removing urea from an aqueous solution is also disclosed herein. The disclosed process and system may be added to or incorporated with existing processes and systems for treating aqueous solutions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: Luisa Kling Miller, Jorge Miller
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Publication number: 20140311992Abstract: Process and apparatus to remove colloids and nitrogen compounds from contaminated water by coagulating the colloids and separating them from the water. The water is then continuously oxidized with chlorine electrolytically to destroy the nitrogen compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Luisa Kling Miller, Jorge Miller
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Patent number: 8846989Abstract: A method of making alcohols involves forming of alcohol esters from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metallic salts of organic acids to produce gaseous alcohol esters for reaction with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids. In an improvement method liquid phase alcohol esters instead of gaseous alcohol esters are produced from liquid alkane halides and a solution of metal salts of organic acids whose alkane esters are less soluble in water than that of the alkane halide and treating of the alcohol ester formed with magnesium or metal hydroxides to form the alcohol and the metal salt of the organic acids.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Patent number: 8778166Abstract: Process and apparatus to remove colloids and nitrogen compounds from contaminated water by coagulating the colloids and separating them from the water. The water is then continuously oxidized with chlorine electrolytically to destroy the nitrogen compounds.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Potable Water Systems Ltd.Inventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Publication number: 20120247974Abstract: Process and apparatus to remove colloids and nitrogen compounds from contaminated water by coagulating the colloids and separating them from the water. The water is then continuously oxidized with chlorine electrolytically to destroy the nitrogen compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS LTD.Inventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Patent number: 8227647Abstract: A method comprising reacting an alkane gas with a halogen gas in a halogenations reactor to form a halogenation reaction product mixture comprising alkane halide and hydrogen halide mixture; mixing the halogenations reaction product mixture with a countercurrent flow of a metal organic salt thereby forming an extractor product mixture of a metal halide, organic salt, and organic acid separating the organic ester and organic acid mixture from the metal halide; oxygenating the metal halide to form a metal oxide and halide containing gasses; separating the metal oxide from the halide containing gasses; mixing the metal oxide with water to form a metal oxide slurry; mixing the metal oxide slurry with a countercurrent flow of the organic ester and organic acid mixture to form a raw product comprising alkanol, a metal organic salt is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Patent number: 8152990Abstract: Process and apparatus to remove colloids and nitrogen compounds from contaminated water by coagulating the colloids and separating them from the water. The solids are floated by sparging and then the floating solids are swept from the surface of the water into an exit port using a conveyor from which downwardly depending flaps skim or near the surface, thus sweeping the floating floc into the exit port.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2010Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Potable Water Systems Ltd.Inventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Publication number: 20110180424Abstract: Process and apparatus to remove colloids and nitrogen compounds from contaminated water by coagulating the colloids and separating them from the water. The solids are floated by sparging and then the floating solids are swept from the surface of the water into an exit port using a conveyor from which downwardly depending flaps skim or near the surface, thus sweeping the floating floc into the exit port.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Potable Water Systems Ltd.Inventors: Jorge MILLER, Luisa Kling MILLER
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Patent number: 7968755Abstract: Methods and catalysts for producing alcohols, ethers, and/or alkenes from alkanes are provided. More particularly, novel caged, or encapsulated, metal oxide catalysts and processes utilizing such catalysts to convert alkanes to alcohols and/or ethers and to convert alcohols and/or ethers to alkenes are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Sajet Development LLCInventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Publication number: 20100331582Abstract: Methods and catalysts for producing alcohols, ethers, and/or alkenes from alkanes are provided. More particularly, novel caged, or encapsulated, metal oxide catalysts and processes utilizing such catalysts to convert alkanes to alcohols and/or ethers and to convert alcohols and/or ethers to alkenes are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2010Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: Targa Resources, Inc.Inventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller
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Patent number: 7812201Abstract: Methods and catalysts for producing alcohols, ethers, and/or alkenes from alkanes are provided. More particularly, novel caged, or encapsulated, metal oxide catalysts and processes utilizing such catalysts to convert alkanes to alcohols and/or ethers and to convert alcohols and/or ethers to alkenes are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: October 12, 2010Assignee: Targa Resources, Inc.Inventors: Jorge Miller, Luisa Kling Miller