Patents by Inventor Mary Ann Dahlstrom

Mary Ann Dahlstrom 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: 10041013
    Abstract: A fuel composition comprising a Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel and a middle distillate flow improver, the remainder being another fuel component or mixture of fuel components. The other fuel component is selected from petroleum derived middle distillate fuel, hydrogenated vegetable oil, fatty acid methyl esters, and other Fischer Tropsch products. The Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel is more than 80% v/v of the total composition; the maximum weight content in the carbon number distribution of the n-paraffins in the Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel is below C16 and the weight ratio of iso to normal paraffins in the Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel is 3.5:1 or higher. The middle distillate flow improver is a substituted ethylene polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Mylin Camero, Mary Ann Dahlstrom, Paul Anthony Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20150315507
    Abstract: A fuel composition comprising a Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel and a middle distillate flow improver, the remainder being another fuel component or mixture of fuel components. The other fuel component is selected from petroleum derived middle distillate fuel, hydrogenated vegetable oil, fatty acid methyl esters, and other Fischer Tropsch products. The Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel is more than 80% v/v of the total composition; the maximum weight content in the carbon number distribution of the n-paraffins in the Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel is below C16 and the weight ratio of iso to normal paraffins in the Fischer-Tropsch derived middle distillate fuel is 3.5:1 or higher. The middle distillate flow improver is a substituted ethylene polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Mylin CAMERO, Mary Ann DAHLSTROM, Paul Anthony STEVENSON
  • Patent number: 8876923
    Abstract: A fuel composition having an enhanced thermal stability in a diesel fuel application is provided comprising a base fuel containing: (a) 90 to 50% by volume based on the base fuel, of a petroleum refined diesel fuel having sulfur level of less than 500 ppm, and boiling point within the range of about 150 to about 400° C.; (b) 5 to 25% by volume based on the base fuel, a Fischer-Tropsch derived gas oil; and (c) 5 to 25% by volume based on the base fuel, a fatty acid alkyl ester having C18:2 to C18:1 ratio of 1.5 to 2.8 wherein the alkyl group has a carbon number from 1 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Ralph Anthony Cherrillo, Mary Ann Dahlstrom, Edward Carl Nelson
  • Publication number: 20130240404
    Abstract: A diesel fuel based on a blend of a diesel fuel derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process, and a mineral oil based diesel fuel having a sulfur content of less than 100 ppmw; and a method of operating a diesel engine, which method involves combusting such diesel fuel in the diesel engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ralph Anthony CHERRILLO, Richard Hugh CLARK, Mary Ann DAHLSTROM, Ian Geoffrey VIRRELS
  • Patent number: 8475647
    Abstract: A diesel fuel based on a blend of a diesel fuel derived from a Fischer-Tropsch process, and a mineral oil based diesel fuel having a sulfur content of less than 100 ppmw; and a method of operating a diesel engine, which method involves combusting such diesel fuel in the diesel engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Ralph Anthony Cherrillo, Richard Hugh Clark, Mary Ann Dahlstrom, Ian Geoffrey Virrels
  • Publication number: 20110232169
    Abstract: A fuel composition having an enhanced thermal stability in a diesel fuel application is provided comprising a base fuel containing: (a) 90 to 50% by volume based on the base fuel, of a petroleum refined diesel fuel having sulfur level of less than 500 ppm, and boiling point within the range of about 150 to about 400° C.; (b) 5 to 25% by volume based on the base fuel, a Fischer-Tropsch derived gas oil; and (c) 5 to 25% by volume based on the base fuel, a fatty acid alkyl ester having C18:2 to C18:1 ratio of 1.5 to 2.8 wherein the alkyl group has a carbon number from 1 to 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Ralph Anthony CHERRILLO, Mary Ann Dahlstrom, Edward Carl Nelson