Patents by Inventor Manuel Luis Cano

Manuel Luis Cano 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 to convert linear alkanes into alpha olefins
    Patent number: 7462752
    Abstract: This invention provides for a process to convert branched or linear alkanes to branched or linear alpha olefins (AO) of the same carbon number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Howard Lam-Ho Fong, Lizbeth Olivia Cisneros Trevino, Brendan Dermot Murray, Manuel Luis Cano
  • METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED HYDROCARBONS RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20080171672
    Abstract: A method of treating a hydrocarbon containing formation is described. The method includes providing a hydrocarbon recovery composition to the hydrocarbon containing formation. The hydrocarbon recovery composition includes a branched internal olefin sulfonate having an average carbon number of at least 15 and an average number of branches per molecule of at least about 0.8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Manuel Luis CANO, Kirk Herbert Raney
  • Production of 1-alkenes from mixed olefin streams using catalytic distillation
    Patent number: 7355087
    Abstract: A catalytic distillation process for isomerizing and separating 1-alkenes from a mixed alkene stream. The process comprises contacting a mixed alkene stream comprising the 1-alkene and homologs thereof with a supported isomerization catalyst under isomerization/distillation conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the homologs to the 1-alkene, the isomerization/distillation conditions also being effective to produce a distillation overhead comprising a sufficient portion of the 1-alkene to drive isomerization of the homologs to the 1-alkene while maintaining the mixed alkene stream at least partially in liquid phase. The isomerization/distillation conditions are effective to recover a quantity of 1-alkene greater than an equilibrium quantity of 1-alkene recovered under isomerization conditions alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Manuel Luis Cano, David Morris Hamilton, Jr., Terry Blane Thomason
  • Process to convert alkanes into primary alcohols
    Patent number: 7091387
    Abstract: This invention provides a process to convert alkanes to primary alcohols of the same carbon number. Carbon numbers of particular interest are C8 to C18.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Howard Lam-Ho Fong, Lizbeth Olivia Cisneros Trevino, Brendan Dermot Murray, Manuel Luis Cano