Patents by Inventor Michael K. Porter

Michael K. Porter 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).

  • Pressure relief in high pressure processing system
    Patent number: 8658100
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for responding to an unintended increase in pressure within a high pressure processing system. The system and method of the present disclosure provides a pressure relief system that releases pressure reliably even if the material under pressure is of mixed phase. In addition, the system and method for releasing pressure avoids the need for complex subsystems to contain and process materials that escape the system during the pressure release process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Goutam Biswas, Darush Farshid, Lucy Wu, James Knight, David Bosi, Michael K. Porter
  • PRESSURE RELIEF IN HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120103866
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for responding to an unintended increase in pressure within a high pressure processing system. The system and method of the present disclosure provides a pressure relief system that releases pressure reliably even if the material under pressure is of mixed phase. In addition, the system and method for releasing pressure avoids the need for complex subsystems to contain and process materials that escape the system during the pressure release process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Goutam Biswas, Darush Farshid, Lucy Wu, James Knight, David Bosi, Michael K. Porter
  • Hydroconversion process
    Patent number: 5868923
    Abstract: An improved ebullated bed hydroconversion process is disclosed that utilizes a bimodal heterogeneous catalyst and a metal containing oil-miscible-catalysts compound to achieve a reduction in sediment, an increase in conversion, a reduction in the energy utilized to maintain reaction conditions and increases the stability of the ebullated catalyst bed. The oil-miscible compound may be provided in a concentration so as to provide about 1 to about 60 wppm metal based on the charge hydrocarbon oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: Texaco Inc
    Inventors: Michael K. Porter, Glenn A. Clausen, Jeffery B. Harrison, Ajit K. Bhattacharya
  • Hydroconversion process and catalyst
    Patent number: 5622616
    Abstract: Hydroconversion of heavy hydrocarbon oils using solid heterogeneous catalyst and small amounts of oil-miscible compound, like molybdenum naphthenate, improves total pore volume properties of the catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Texaco Development Corporation
    Inventors: Michael K. Porter, Glenn A. Clausen