Patents by Inventor Mark Ward

Mark Ward 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: 20160369191
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock in a steam cracker unit, comprising the following steps of: feeding a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock to a hydrocracking unit, separating the stream thus hydrocracked in said hydrocracking unit into a high content aromatics stream and a gaseous stream comprising C2-C4 paraffins, hydrogen and methane, separating C2-C4 paraffins from said gaseous stream, feeding said C2-C4 paraffins thus separated to the furnace section of a steam cracker unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Thomas Hubertus Maria Housmans, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins
  • Publication number: 20160369190
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method of producing aromatics and light olefms from a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising the steps of: (a) subjecting the hydrocarbon feedstock to a solvent extraction process in a solvent extraction unit; (b) separating from the solvent extracted hydrocarbon feedstock obtained in step (a) a raffinate fraction comprising paraffms and a fraction comprising aromatics and naphtenes; (c) converting said fraction comprising aromatics and naphtenes in a hydrocracking unit and separating into a high content aromatics fraction and a stream high in light paraffins; (d) converting said raffinate fraction in a steam cracking unit into light olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Thomas Hubertus Maria Housmans, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins
  • Publication number: 20160369189
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of light olefins and aromatics from a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the following steps of: (a) feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock into a FCC unit (b) separating reaction products, which are generated from the FCC reaction, into a bottom stream, and middle stream and a top stream; (c) feeding the middle stream from (b) to a gasoline hydrocracker (GHC) unit, (d) separating reaction products of said GHC of step (c) into an overhead gas stream comprising hydrogen, methane and C2-C4 paraffins, and a bottom stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbon compounds, (e) feeding the overhead stream from the gasoline hydrocracker (GHC) unit into a steam cracker unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Thomas Hubertus Maria Housmans
  • Publication number: 20160369187
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, hydrocracking and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocracker feed to hydrocracking to produce LPG and BTX and subjecting the LPG produced in the process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising: a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for one or more of naphtha, kerosene and gasoil; a hydrocracker comprising an inlet for a hydrocracker feed, an outlet for LPG and an outlet for BTX; and a unit for olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Raul Velasco Pelaez
  • Publication number: 20160369180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, dearomatization, ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to dearomatization to produce a first stream enriched in aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons and a second stream enriched in alkanes; subjecting a stream enriched in aromatic hydrocarbons and naphthenic hydrocarbons to ring opening to produce alkanes; and subjecting refinery unit-derived alkanes produced in the process to olefins synthesis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswarny, Arno Oprins, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Egidius Schaerlaeckens, Raul Velasco Pelaez
  • Publication number: 20160369185
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for converting a high-boiling hydrocarbon feedstock into lighter boiling hydrocarbon products, said lighter boiling hydrocarbon products being suitable as a feedstock for petrochemicals processes, said converting process comprising the following steps of: feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock having a boiling point of >350 deg Celsius to a cascade of hydrocracking unit(s), feeding the bottom stream of a hydrocracking unit as a feedstock for a subsequent hydrocracking unit, wherein the process conditions in each hydrocracking unit(s) are different from each other, in which the hydrocracking conditions from the first to the subsequent hydrocracking unit(s) increase from least severe to most severe, and processing the lighter boiling hydrocarbon products from each hydrocracking unit(s) as a feedstock for one or more petrochemicals processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Lakshmikant Suryakant Powale, Thomas Hubertus Maria Housmans, Amo Johannes Maria Oprins, William Jay Tumer
  • Publication number: 20160368838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated process to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising crude oil distillation, aromatic ring opening, and olefins synthesis, which process comprises subjecting a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening to produce LPG and subjecting the LPG produced in the integrated process to olefins synthesis. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process installation to convert crude oil into petrochemical products comprising a crude distillation unit comprising an inlet for crude oil and at least one outlet for kerosene and/or gasoil; an aromatic ring opening unit comprising an inlet for a hydrocarbon feed to aromatic ring opening and an outlet for LPG; and a unit for the olefins synthesis comprising an inlet for LPG produced by the integrated petrochemical process installation and an outlet for olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Amo Oprins, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Raul Velasco Pelaez
  • Publication number: 20160369186
    Abstract: A process for converting hydrocarbon feedstock into olefins and BTX including feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock to a first hydrocracking unit, feeding effluent from the first hydrocracking unit to a first separation section to be separated, feeding a steam including propane to a dehydrogenation unit, and feeding effluent from the dehydrogenation unit to a second separation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, SABIC Global Technologies, B.V.
    Inventors: Christoph Dittrich, Joris Van Willigenburg, Raúl Velasco Pelaez, Egidius Jacoba Maria Schaerlaeckens, Vijayanand Rajagopalan, Andrew Mark Ward, Amo Johannes Maria Oprins, Ravichander Narayanaswamy
  • Publication number: 20160362609
    Abstract: A process for converting mixed waste plastic (MWP) into valuable petrochemicals including feeding MWP to a pyrolysis reactor, converting the MWP into a gaseous stream and a liquid stream, and further processing the gaseous stream into valuable petrochemicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Armo Johannes Maria Oprins, Ravichander Narayanaswamy
  • Publication number: 20160362617
    Abstract: A process for converting high boiling hydrocarbon feedstock into lighter boiling hydrocarbon products in which the lighter boiling hydrocarbon products are suitable feedstock for petrochemical process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Arno Johannes Maria OPRINS, Andrew Mark WARD, Ravichander NARAYANASWAMY
  • Publication number: 20160137933
    Abstract: The present invention relates to process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstock in a steam cracker unit, comprising the following steps of: feeding a hydrocarbon feedstock to a first hydrocracking unit, feeding the hydrocarbon feedstock thus cracked to a separation unit for obtaining a stream high in paraffins and naphtenes, a stream high in heavy aromatics and a stream high in mono-aromatics feeding the stream high in paraffins and naphtenes to a second hydrocracking unit, wherein the process conditions in the first hydrocracking unit differ from the process conditions in the second hydrocracking unit, separating the stream thus hydrocracked in the second hydrocracking unit in a high content aromatics stream and gaseous stream comprising C2-C4 paraffins, hydrogen and methane, feeding the gaseous stream to a steam cracker unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew Mark Ward, Arno Johannes Maria Oprins, Thomas Hubertus Maria Housmans, Ravichander Narayanaswamy, Vijayanand Rajagopalan
  • Publication number: 20150166434
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing chemical grade BTX from a mixed feedstream comprising C5-C12 hydrocarbons by contacting said feedstream in the presence of hydrogen with a catalyst having hydrocracking/hydrodesulphurisation activity. Particularly, a process for producing BTX from a feedstream comprising C5-C12 hydrocarbons is provided comprising the steps of: (a) contacting said feedstream in the presence of hydrogen with a combined hydrocracking/hydrodesulphurisation catalyst to produce a hydrocracking product stream comprising BTX; and (b) separating the BTX from the hydrocracking product stream. The hydrocracking/hydrodesulphurisation catalyst comprises 0.1-1 wt-% hydrogenation metal in relation to the total catalyst weight. The hydrocracking/hydrodesulphurisation catalyst further comprises a zeolite having a pore size of 5-8 ? and a silica (SiO2) to alumina (Al2O3) molar ratio of 5-200. The hydrocracking/hydrodesulphurisation conditions include a temperature of 450-580° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew Mark Ward
  • Patent number: 8791057
    Abstract: A multi-phase surface cleaning composition. A first phase comprises an acidic cleaning formulation. A second phase comprises an alkaline cleaning formulation. The second phase includes a synthetic clay component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Reckitt & Colman (Overseas) Limited
    Inventors: David Acher, Vikki Louise Binns, Mark Ward
  • Patent number: 8628005
    Abstract: An automated banking machine system and method includes automated banking machines that operate responsive to data bearing records and accept checks and dispense cash to users. The automated banking machines are operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive cash for such checks. Cash is dispensed to the user from the machine in exchange for the deposited check.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Wayne Warren, Dale H. Blackson, Edward L. Laskowski, Tim Crews, Victor Bell, William McCarthy, Matthew Pahl, Martin J. Brown, Todd Galloway, Robert W. Barnett, Mike Ryan, James R. Kay, Mark A. Ward, David A. Peters
  • Patent number: 8613388
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates responsive to data read from user cards to accept checks and dispense cash to authorized machine users. The machine can compare image data and magnetic data obtained from a check to determine the genuineness of the check. The machine can also determine whether a machine user is authorized to exchange a check for cash. A cash dispenser can be operated to dispense cash to a machine user in exchange for a deposited check. The machine dispenses the cash responsive to communications with a transaction host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas A. VanKirk, Jon E. Washington, Brian Jones, William D. Beskitt, Harry Thomas Graef, David A. Peters, Damon J. Blackford, Dale H. Blackson, Edward L. Laskowski, Songtao Ma, Tim Crews, Wayne Warren, Martin J. Brown, Todd Galloway, Kenneth Turocy, Douglas T. Dominick, Jasen J. Smolk, Brian E. Lucas, Bradley Lightner, James Meek, Robert W. Barnett, Mike Ryan, James R. Kay, Mark A. Ward, Victor Bell, William McCarthy, Matthew Pahl, Keith Carpenter, Laura Drozda
  • Patent number: 8573483
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to carry out financial transactions responsive to data bearing records including account data read from user cards. The banking machine may accept checks and dispense cash to users. The machine is operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive cash for such checks. Cash is then dispensed to the user from the machine in exchange for the deposited checks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Tim Crews, Keith Carpenter, Mike Ryan, Laura Drozda, Wayne Warren, Victor Bell, William McCarthy, Matthew Pahl, Martin J. Brown, Dale H. Blackson, Todd Galloway, Robert W. Barnett, James R. Kay, Mark A. Ward, David A. Peters, Edward L. Laskowski, H. Thomas Graef
  • Patent number: 8517260
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to carry out financial transfers responsive to data read form data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards. The card data corresponds to financial accounts. The machine further includes a cash dispenser and a receipt printer. The machine can dispense cash to an authorized user based on read card data including an identifier of an authorized financial account. The machine can cause a dispensed amount of cash to be transferred from the financial account through communication with at least one remote computer. The machine can also dispense cash in exchange for a check received through a check acceptor. The check acceptor includes a check imager that can scan a check to generate a check image. The check acceptor can read magnetic check data on a check and check data from a check image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin J. Brown, Todd Galloway, Robert W. Barnett, Mike R. Ryan, James R. Kay, Mark A. Ward, David A. Peters, Songtao Ma, Sangeeta Huria, Eric Klein, Tim Crews
  • Patent number: 8474697
    Abstract: An automated banking machine (10) operates responsive to data read from data bearing records to cause financial transfers. The machine includes a user interface (12) including an opening (20). Users of the machine deliver individual sheets and stacks of sheets to and from the machine through the opening. Stacks of sheets may include sheets such as notes, checks, or other documents. Stacks input to the machine may include mixtures of various types of sheets. The machine operates to receive notes, process checks, and perform other operations. Notes received in the machine may be recycled and dispensed to other users. Checks processed by the machine may be imaged by an imaging device, cancelled, and stored in the machine or alternatively returned to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Diebold Incorporated
    Inventors: Keith Carpenter, Craig Hockman, Willis Miller, Laura Drozda, Paul Burns, Thomas B. Phillips, John C. Valcore, H. Thomas Graef, Edward L. Laskowski, James Meek, Martin J. Brown, Todd Galloway, Robert W. Barnett, Mike Ryan, James R. Kay, Mark A. Ward, David A. Peters, Greg Miller, Arindam Laha, Joseph M. Altier
  • Publication number: 20130036365
    Abstract: The invention describes a system and methodology for controlling multiple devices simultaneously from one control device. The control device is provided with a display having a plurality of windows, each having a visual representation related to the activity of the multiple devices. By relaying commands effected at the control device through a intermediary server, it is possible to simultaneously effect a corresponding processing of the same commands at each of the multiple devices. On effecting a command the multiple devices relay back, through the server, an image representative of the result of the processing of that command to the control device for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: BRANDT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Kieran Arthur, Mark Ward, Dermot Hannan
  • Patent number: 8286867
    Abstract: An automated banking machine operates to carry out financial transfers responsive to data read form data bearing records. The machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards. The card data corresponds to financial accounts. The automated banking machine further includes a cash dispenser and a receipt printer. The machine is operative to dispense cash to an authorized user based on identifying data including read card data, and to cause a financial transfer from an account corresponding to read card data through communication with at least one remote computer. The machine includes a check acceptor that operates to determine magnetic symbols included on checks. Cash may be dispensed in exchange for a check received through operation of the check acceptor of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin J Brown, Todd Galloway, Robert W Barnett, Mike R. Ryan, James R Kay, Mark A Ward, David A Peters, Songtao Ma, Sangeeta Huria, Eric Klein, Tim Crews