Patents by Inventor Peter Boons

Peter Boons 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).

  • Production of ethylene oxide
    Patent number: 8409333
    Abstract: Process for the recovery of ethylene oxide (EO) from fat absorbent (FA) which comprises providing a feed of elevated temperature FA to an EO Stripper, providing a stripping gas feed and contacting the stripping gas feed at elevated temperature with the elevated temperature FA feed, obtaining stripped lean absorbent (LA) and an EO-containing gas, and providing one or more external process stream feeds to the EO Stripper at a location above the elevated temperature FA feed and at a lower temperature with respect to the elevated temperature FA feed thereby concentrating EO in the EO-containing gas. The process can also include one or more impurity removal stages in the form of one or more side draws from the EO Stripper or an EO Stripper Concentrator. The invention also includes an apparatus for performing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Willem Johan Beekman, Peter Boons, Wiebren Age Miedema, Dominicus Maria Rekers
  • Production of ethylene oxide
    Patent number: 8071798
    Abstract: Process for the recovery of ethylene oxide (EO) from fat absorbent (FA) which comprises providing a feed of elevated temperature FA to an EO Stripper, providing a stripping gas feed and contacting the stripping gas feed at elevated temperature with the elevated temperature FA feed, obtaining stripped lean absorbent (LA) and an EO-containing gas, and providing one or more external process stream feeds to the EO Stripper at a location above the elevated temperature FA feed and at a lower temperature with respect to the elevated temperature FA feed thereby concentrating EO in the EO-containing gas. The process can also include one or more impurity removal stages in the form of one or more side draws from the EO Stripper or an EO Stripper Concentrator. The invention also includes an apparatus for performing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Willem Johan Beekman, Peter Boons, Wiebren Age Miedema, Dominicus Maria Rekers
  • PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE
    Publication number: 20100272618
    Abstract: Process for the recovery of ethylene oxide (EO) from fat absorbent (FA) which comprises providing a feed of elevated temperature FA to an EO Stripper, providing a stripping gas feed and contacting the stripping gas feed at elevated temperature with the elevated temperature FA feed, obtaining stripped lean absorbent (LA) and an EO-containing gas, and providing one or more external process stream feeds to the EO Stripper at a location above the elevated temperature FA feed and at a lower temperature with respect to the elevated temperature FA feed thereby concentrating EO in the EO-containing gas. The process can also include one or more impurity removal stages in the form of one or more side draws from the EO Stripper or an EO Stripper Concentrator. The invention also includes an apparatus for performing the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Willem Johan Beekman, Peter Boons, Wiebren Age Miedema, Dominicus Maria Rekers
  • PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE
    Publication number: 20100094032
    Abstract: Process for the recovery of ethylene oxide (EO) from fat absorbent (FA) which comprises providing a feed of elevated temperature FA to an EO Stripper, providing a stripping gas feed and contacting the stripping gas feed at elevated temperature with the elevated temperature FA feed, obtaining stripped lean absorbent (LA) and an EO-containing gas, and providing one or more external process stream feeds to the EO Stripper at a location above the elevated temperature FA feed and at a lower temperature with respect to the elevated temperature FA feed thereby concentrating EO in the EO-containing gas. The process can also include one or more impurity removal stages in the form of one or more side draws from the EO Stripper or an EO Stripper Concentrator. The invention also includes an apparatus for performing the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Willem Johan BEEKMAN, Peter Boons, Wiebren Age Miedema, Dominicus Maria Rekers
  • Production of ethylene oxide
    Patent number: 7598406
    Abstract: Process for the recovery of ethylene oxide (EO) from fat absorbent (FA) which comprises providing a feed of elevated temperature FA to an EO Stripper, providing a stripping gas feed and contacting the stripping gas feed at elevated temperature with the elevated temperature FA feed, obtaining stripped lean absorbent (LA) and an EO-containing gas, and providing one or more external process stream feeds to the EO Stripper at a location above the elevated temperature FA feed and at a lower temperature with respect to the elevated temperature FA feed thereby concentrating EO in the EO-containing gas. The process can also include one or more impurity removal stages in the form of one or more side draws from the EO Stripper or an EO Stripper Concentrator. The invention also includes an apparatus for performing the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Willem Johan Beekman, Peter Boons, Wiebren Age Miedema, Dominicus Maria Rekers
  • PRODUCTION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE
    Publication number: 20060264648
    Abstract: Process for the recovery of ethylene oxide (EO) from fat absorbent (FA) which comprises providing a feed of elevated temperature FA to an EO Stripper, providing a stripping gas feed and contacting the stripping gas feed at elevated temperature with the elevated temperature FA feed, obtaining stripped lean absorbent (LA) and an EO-containing gas, and providing one or more external process stream feeds to the EO Stripper at a location above the elevated temperature FA feed and at a lower temperature with respect to the elevated temperature FA feed thereby concentrating EO in the EO-containing gas. The process can also include one or more impurity removal stages in the form of one or more side draws from the EO Stripper or an EO Stripper Concentrator. The invention also includes an apparatus for performing the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Willem Beekman, Peter Boons, Wiebren Miedema, Dominicus Rekers