Patents by Inventor Paul Victor Hinman

Paul Victor Hinman 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).

  • Method of qualifying material for use in cleaning of alkylene oxide equipment
    Patent number: 8871519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for qualifying material for using in the cleaning of alkylene oxide equipment. Qualified material is not expected to contribute to the formation of determinable amounts of alkylene oxide by-products. Methods of cleaning alkylene oxide equipment, and alkylene oxide processes incorporating these methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Technology Investments LLC
    Inventor: Paul Victor Hinman
  • Process for conditioning a high efficiency ethylene oxide catalyst
    Patent number: 8815769
    Abstract: A process for conditioning a high efficiency silver catalyst used to manufacture ethylene oxide from ethylene, oxygen, and at least one organic chloride is described. A non-reactive conditioning gas comprising at least one of ethylene, oxygen, and a ballast gas is introduced to the catalyst at a conditioning temperature ranging from 150° C. to 180° C. for a selected period of at least 4 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Technology Investments LLC
    Inventors: Liping Zhang, Ravindra Radhakisan Tupe, Ailene Gardner Phillips, Paul Victor Hinman, Hwaili Soo
  • METHOD OF QUALIFYING MATERIAL FOR USE IN CLEANING OF ALKYLENE OXIDE EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20140080219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for qualifying material for using in the cleaning of alkylene oxide equipment. Qualified material is not expected to contribute to the formation of determinable amounts of alkylene oxide by-products. Methods of cleaning alkylene oxide equipment, and alkylene oxide processes incorporating these methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: DOW TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Victor Hinman
  • PROCESS FOR CONDITIONING A HIGH EFFICIENCY ETHYLENE OXIDE CATALYST
    Publication number: 20140012022
    Abstract: A process for conditioning a high efficiency silver catalyst used to manufacture ethylene oxide from ethylene, oxygen, and at least one organic chloride is described. A non-reactive conditioning gas comprising at least one of ethylene, oxygen, and a ballast gas is introduced to the catalyst at a conditioning temperature ranging from 150° C. to 180° C. for a selected period of at least 4 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Technology Investments LLC
    Inventors: Liping Zhang, Ravindra Radhakisan Tupe, Ailene Gardner Phillips, Paul Victor Hinman, Hwaili Soo