Patents by Inventor Michael Urbancic

Michael Urbancic 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: 12172147
    Abstract: This invention relates to heterogeneous catalysts useful for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, comprising palladium and optionally a promoter, supported on a substrate, having an uncoated BET surface area of ?9 m2/g, the surface being coated with an ionic liquid. Also described are methods of making the catalysts and methods of selective hydrogenation of acetylene and/or dienes in front-end mixed olefin feed streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sud Chemie, Inc.
    Inventors: Normen Szesni, Alfred Hagemeyer, Frank Grossmann, Richard Fischer, Michael Urbancic, Claus Lugmair, Mingyong Sun, Hongyi C. Hou, David Michael Lowe, Jennifer Boyer
  • Patent number: 12172148
    Abstract: This invention relates to heterogeneous catalysts useful for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, comprising palladium and optionally a promoter, supported on a substrate, having an uncoated BET surface area of ?9 m2/g, the surface being coated with an ionic liquid. Also described are methods of making the catalysts and methods of selective hydrogenation of acetylene and/or dienes in front-end mixed olefin feed streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Sud Chemie, Inc.
    Inventors: Normen Szesni, Alfred Hagemeyer, Frank Grossmann, Richard Fischer, Michael Urbancic, Claus Lugmair, Mingyong Sun, Hongyi C. Hou, David Michael Lowe, Jennifer Boyer
  • Publication number: 20200101446
    Abstract: This invention relates to heterogeneous catalysts useful for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, comprising palladium and optionally a promoter, supported on a substrate, having an uncoated BET surface area of ?9 m2/g, the surface being coated with an ionic liquid. Also described are methods of making the catalysts and methods of selective hydrogenation of acetylene and/or dienes in front-end mixed olefin feed streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Normen Szesni, Alfred Hagemeyer, Frank Grossmann, Richard Fischer, Michael Urbancic, Claus Lugmair, Mingyong Sun, Hongyi C. Hou, David Michael Lowe, Jennifer Boyer
  • Publication number: 20200094226
    Abstract: This invention relates to heterogeneous catalysts useful for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, comprising palladium and optionally a promoter, supported on a substrate, having an uncoated BET surface area of ?9 m2/g, the surface being coated with an ionic liquid. Also described are methods of making the catalysts and methods of selective hydrogenation of acetylene and/or dienes in front-end mixed olefin feed streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Normen Szesni, Alfred Hagemeyer, Frank Grossmann, Richard Fischer, Michael Urbancic, Claus Lugmair, Mingyong Sun, Hongyi C. Hou, David Michael Lowe, Jennifer Boyer
  • Publication number: 20130102819
    Abstract: This invention relates to heterogeneous catalysts useful for selective hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons, comprising palladium and optionally a promoter, supported on a substrate, having an uncoated BET surface area of ?9 m2/g, the surface being coated with an ionic liquid. Also described are methods of making the catalysts and methods of selective hydrogenation of acetylene and/or dienes in front-end mixed olefin feed streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Normen Szesni, Alfred Hagemeyer, Frank Grossmann, Richard Fischer, Michael Urbancic, Claus Lugmair, Mingyong Sun, Hongyi C. Hou, David Michael Lowe
  • Patent number: 8063261
    Abstract: A system for dehydrogenating a C3 or C4 hydrocarbon feed stream containing a first and second layer of catalysts placed in the hydrocarbon feed stream, wherein the feed stream first passes through the first layer and then the second layer of catalysts and wherein the catalysts of the first layer contain from about 50 to about 90 percent by weight of an eta-alumina carrier, from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of chromia and from about 0.1 to about 5 percent by weight of a zirconium compound and wherein the catalysts of the second layer of catalysts contain from about 50 to about 90 percent by weight of an eta-alumina carrier and from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of chromia, without an added zirconium compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Sud-Chemie Inc.
    Inventors: Andrzej Rokicki, Vladimir Fridman, Michael Urbancic
  • Publication number: 20100217052
    Abstract: A method for producing a catalyst, in particular for the selective reduction of acetylenic compounds in hydrocarbon streams. An impregnation solution is provided, which contains a mixture of water and at least one water-miscible organic solvent as solvent in which at least one active metal compound and also preferably at least one promoter metal compound is dissolved. A support is provided, the support is impregnated with the impregnation solution, and the impregnated support is calcined. Palladium is preferably used as active metal and silver is preferably used as promoter metal. Also, a catalyst as is obtained by the method and also its preferred use for the selective hydrogenation of acetylenic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SUD-CHEMIE AG
    Inventors: Sybille Ungar, Richard Fischer, Andreas Trautwein, Steve Blankenship, Jennifer Boyer, Michael Urbancic, Andrzej Rokicki
  • Patent number: 7491860
    Abstract: A process for adiabatic, non-oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons including passing a hydrocarbon feed stream through a catalyst bed, wherein the catalyst bed includes a first layer of a catalyst and second layer of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst of the first layer has high activity but a higher capacity for producing coke than the catalyst of the second layer and the second catalyst also has high activity but a lower capacity for producing coke than the catalyst of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Süd-Chemie Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Fridman, Michael Urbancic, Andrzej Rokicki
  • Publication number: 20080097134
    Abstract: The present invention is an improved cyclic, endothermic hydrocarbon conversion process and a catalyst bed system for accomplishing the same. Specifically, the improved process comprises reacting a hydrocarbon with a multi-component catalyst bed in such a manner that the temperature within the catalyst bed remains within controlled temperature ranges throughout all stages of the process. The multi-component catalyst bed comprises a reaction-specific catalyst physically mixed with a heat-generating material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Vladimir Fridman, Michael Urbancic
  • Publication number: 20070054801
    Abstract: An improved dehydrogenation catalyst bed system for olefin production utilizing classical processing techniques is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Vladimir Fridman, Jay Merriam, Michael Urbancic
  • Publication number: 20070032691
    Abstract: A process for adiabatic, non-oxidative dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons including passing a hydrocarbon feed stream through a catalyst bed, wherein the catalyst bed includes a first layer of a catalyst and second layer of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst of the first layer has high activity but a higher capacity for producing coke than the catalyst of the second layer and the second catalyst also has high activity but a lower capacity for producing coke than the catalyst of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: Sud-Chemie Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Fridman, Michael Urbancic, Andrzej Rokicki
  • Publication number: 20060149112
    Abstract: A system for dehydrogenating a C3 or C4 hydrocarbon feed stream containing a first and second layer of catalysts placed in the hydrocarbon feed stream, wherein the feed stream first passes through the first layer and then the second layer of catalysts and wherein the catalysts of the first layer contain from about 50 to about 90 percent by weight of an eta-alumina carrier, from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of chromia and from about 0.1 to about 5 percent by weight of a zirconium compound and wherein the catalysts of the second layer of catalysts contain from about 50 to about 90 percent by weight of an eta-alumina carrier and from about 10 to about 50 percent by weight of chromia, without an added zirconium compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Applicant: Sud-Chemie Inc.
    Inventors: Andrzej Rokicki, Vladimir Fridman, Michael Urbancic