Patents by Inventor Mark G. Riley

Mark G. Riley 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: 12076295
    Abstract: Compression garment systems may include a trunk garment and a leg garment to be positioned about a trunk and leg of a body to provide compression therapy thereto. The trunk garment and the garment may include a plurality of controllable pressure applying regions to move lymph from the leg and trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble, Mark R. Riley, Wade Andrew Zander
  • Patent number: 11104622
    Abstract: A process for acid catalyzed alkylation involving the use of surfactants which form bi-continuous micro-emulsions with the liquid acid and the hydrocarbon is described. The bicontinuous phase formed between the hydrocarbon and liquid acid phases at surfactant addition facilitates and improves the liquid acid catalyzed alkylation reactions including motor-fuel alkylation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Jeffery C. Bricker, Mark G. Riley, Andrey O. Kuzmin
  • Patent number: 10759680
    Abstract: A composition, process and apparatuses for removal of one or more contaminant anions from water are provided. In an embodiment, the process includes treating the water with a composition comprising a layered metal hydroxy salt, wherein the layered metal hydroxy salt is a compound comprising (a) a metal (b) a framework hydroxide, and (c) a replaceable anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Rashmi Patwardhan, Richard R. Willis, Jon E. Ball, Paulina Jakubczak, Mark G. Riley, William C. Schwerin, Roberto C. Flores
  • Patent number: 10737237
    Abstract: A composition capable of removing chlorides from a gaseous stream and a process of using same. The compositions have sufficient chloride capacity, offer comparable creation of green oil, and have sufficient structural integrity to be utilized as sorbents in a chloride removal process. Generally, the compositions include a first zinc carbonate, a second zinc carbonate different than the first zinc carbonate and an alumina material. The composition has been cured at a temperature between about 149 to 399° C. The first zinc carbonate may comprise hydrozincite and the second zinc carbonate may comprise smithsonite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Gajda, Mark G. Riley, Charanjeet Singh
  • Publication number: 20200239382
    Abstract: A process for acid catalyzed alkylation involving the use of surfactants which form bi-continuous micro-emulsions with the liquid acid and the hydrocarbon is described. The bicontinuous phase formed between the hydrocarbon and liquid acid phases at surfactant addition facilitates and improves the liquid acid catalyzed alkylation reactions including motor-fuel alkylation reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Jeffery C. Bricker, Mark G. Riley, Andrey O. Kuzmin
  • Patent number: 10336690
    Abstract: Methods for purifying an acetonitrile waste stream are provided. An exemplary method for purifying an acetonitrile waste stream includes generating an acetonitrile waste stream during oligonucleotide synthesis and fractionating the acetonitrile waste stream to produce a single overhead fraction. The method includes condensing the single overhead fraction to produce a condensed single overhead fraction and contacting the condensed single overhead fraction with an adsorbent material to produce an acetonitrile stream that comprises an amount of an impurity that is reduced relative to the acetonitrile waste stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Gajda, Mark G. Riley, Venkatraman Mohan, Sandra M. Lorenz, Alan P. Cohen
  • Publication number: 20180154331
    Abstract: A composition capable of removing chlorides from a gaseous stream and a process of using same. The compositions have sufficient chloride capacity, offer comparable creation of green oil, and have sufficient structural integrity to be utilized as sorbents in a chloride removal process. Generally, the compositions include a first zinc carbonate, a second zinc carbonate different than the first zinc carbonate and an alumina material. The composition has been cured at a temperature between about 149 to 399° C. The first zinc carbonate may comprise hydrozincite and the second zinc carbonate may comprise smithsonite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory Gajda, Mark G. Riley, Charanjeet Singh
  • Publication number: 20170334746
    Abstract: A composition, process and apparatuses for removal of one or more contaminant anions from water are provided. In an embodiment, the process includes treating the water with a composition comprising a layered metal hydroxy salt, wherein the layered metal hydroxy salt is a compound comprising (a) a metal (b) a framework hydroxide, and (c) a replaceable anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Rashmi Patwardhan, Richard R. Willis, Jon E. Ball, Paulina Jakubczak, Mark G. Riley, William C. Schwerin, Roberto C. Flores
  • Patent number: 9328037
    Abstract: A process for making linear alkyl aromatics is described. The process involves preparing the paraffin feed by dehydrogenating normal paraffins, selectively hydrogenating any diolefins, and adsorbing any aromatics to form an olefin feed. The olefin feed is contacted with an aromatic feed in the presence of an ionic liquid catalyst to form a mixture of alkylated aromatics. The ionic liquid catalyst is separated from the mixture of alkylated aromatics by gravity, and any ionic liquid retained in the alkylated aromatics is removed by adsorption or extraction. The mixture of alkylated aromatics is then separated into monoalkylated aromatics and dialkylated aromatics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: UOP LLC, BORESKOV INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Nikolay Yu. Adonin, Mariya N. Timofeeva, Sergey A. Prikhodko, Bair S. Bal'zhinimaev
  • Patent number: 9238601
    Abstract: Methods of removing free oxygen from a hydrocarbon stream are described. A hydrocarbon stream containing free oxygen is contacted with an adsorbent comprising a metal in a reduced state. The free oxygen in the hydrocarbon stream reacts with the metal in the reduced state to form oxidized metal and a reduced oxygen hydrocarbon stream. Syngas is made from a portion of the reduced oxygen hydrocarbon stream. A regeneration gas stream comprising a mixture of the syngas and another portion of the reduced oxygen hydrocarbon stream is contacted with the oxidized metal to reduce the oxidized metal to form the metal in the reduced state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Shain-Jer Doong
  • Publication number: 20160009612
    Abstract: A process for making linear alkyl aromatics is described. The process involves preparing the paraffin feed by dehydrogenating normal paraffins, selectively hydrogenating any diolefins, and adsorbing any aromatics to form an olefin feed. The olefin feed is contacted with an aromatic feed in the presence of an ionic liquid catalyst to form a mixture of alkylated aromatics. The ionic liquid catalyst is separated from the mixture of alkylated aromatics by gravity, and any ionic liquid retained in the alkylated aromatics is removed by adsorption or extraction. The mixture of alkylated aromatics is then separated into monoalkylated aromatics and dialkylated aromatics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Alakananda Bhattacharyya, Nikolay Yu. Adonin, Mariya N. Timofeeva, Sergey A. Prikhodko, Bair S. Bal'zhinimaev
  • Patent number: 9212108
    Abstract: A process for increasing the production of monoalkylbenzenes is presented. The process includes utilizing a transalkylation process to convert dialkylbenzenes to monoalkylbenzenes. The feed to the transalkylation process has alkylated toluenes and alkylated ethylbenzenes and other alkylated aromatics having small alkyl groups with less than 8 carbons removed to improve the efficiency of the transalkylation process. The recycled dialkylbenzenes and a portion of the recycled benzene are converted to monoalkylbenzenes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stephen W. Sohn, Mark G. Riley, Michael A. Moore
  • Patent number: 9192916
    Abstract: A process and catalyst are presented for the selective hydrogenation of branched diolefins and acetylenes to olefins. The process uses a catalyst having large pores, and a minimal amount of micropores. The catalyst is designed to have minimal diffusional resistance through the large pores, and to minimize the hydrogenation of olefins to paraffins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Bryan K. Glover
  • Patent number: 9150463
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating two or more aromatic feed streams including combining one aromatic feed stream with another aromatic feed stream. The method further includes passing the combined feed stream to a unsaturated aliphatic compound removal zone for removing an unsaturated aliphatic compound therefrom. The method further includes passing the combined aromatic feed stream to a nitrogen removal zone for removing a nitrogen compound therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Wugeng Liang, Mark G. Riley
  • Patent number: 9150464
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for removing water, nitrogen compounds, and unsaturated aliphatic compounds from a hydrocarbon feed stream by passing the hydrocarbon feed stream through a water removal zone, a nitrogen removal zone, and an unsaturated aliphatic compound removal zone. By on aspect, the method includes removing water from the hydrocarbon feed stream, contacting the feed stream with a nitrogen selective adsorbent, and contacting the feed stream with an unsaturated aliphatic compound removal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Wugeng Liang, Deng-Yang Jan, Adam Gross
  • Patent number: 9126884
    Abstract: A method for controlling 2-isomer content in linear alkylbenzene obtained by alkylating benzene with olefins and catalyst used in the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Deng-Yang Jan, Stephen W. Sohn
  • Patent number: 9126184
    Abstract: A process is disclosed using a new catalyst for use in the alkylation of benzene with a substantially linear olefin. The catalyst allows for cation exchange with a rare earth element to increase the alkylation of benzene, while reducing the amount of isomerization of the alkyl group. This is important for increasing the quality of the alkylbenzene by increasing the linearity of the alkylbenzene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Deng-Yang Jan, Mark G. Riley, Stephen W. Sohn, Jaime G. Moscoso, Raelynn M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20150239828
    Abstract: Methods and systems for purifying an acetonitrile waste stream and methods for synthesizing an oligonucleotide using a purified acetonitrile waste stream are provided. An exemplary method for purifying an acetonitrile waste stream includes providing an acetonitrile waste stream and fractionating the acetonitrile waste stream to produce a single overhead fraction. The method includes condensing the single overhead fraction to produce a condensed single overhead fraction and contacting the condensed single overhead fraction with an adsorbent to produce an acetonitrile stream that comprises an amount of at least one impurity that is reduced relative to the acetonitrile waste stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Gregory J. Gajda, Mark G. Riley, Venkatraman Mohan, Sandra M. Lorenz, Alan P. Cohen
  • Patent number: 9108906
    Abstract: A process for the production of olefin sulfonates is presented. The process comprising generating olefins from normal alkanes through a dehydrogenation unit to produce a mixture of alkanes and alkenes. The mixture is sulfonated to react the olefins and generate olefin sulfonates. The olefin sulfonates are separated from the normal alkanes to produce a product stream, with the normal alkanes recycled to the dehydrogenation unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Mark G. Riley, Stephen W. Sohn
  • Patent number: D1041014
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel G. Chase, Kristian Dior Gamble, Mark R. Riley, Wade Andrew Zander