Patents by Inventor Philip Edward Gibson

Philip Edward Gibson 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).

  • MASK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240091478
    Abstract: A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a nares portion and a mouth portion and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas. The mask system is adapted to selectively utilize the nares portion and/or the mouth portion in a first mode utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion, and in a second mode utilizing the nares portion and not utilizing the mouth portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Justin John FORMICA, Jose Ignacio ROMAGNOLI, Philip Rodney KWOK, Joel Edward GIBSON, David Anthony PIDCOCK, Christopher Scott SKIPPER, Stephen GRAY
  • Methods and apparatus for producing a low-moisture carboxylic acid wet cake
    Patent number: 8697906
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for use in producing a low-moisture carboxylic acid wet cake. Such a low-moisture wet cake can comprise less than about 12 weight percent liquid and can be achieved by washing a carboxylic acid wet cake in a product isolation zone with a wash stream having an initial temperature of at least about 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. de C.V.
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson
  • Method and apparatus for drying carboxylic acid
    Patent number: 8173835
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for drying a wet cake in a carboxylic acid production process. The method comprises employing a contact dryer for drying solid particles of carboxylic acid, where the solid particles can have a residence time of less than about 7 minutes in the dryer and an exit temperature of less than about 250° C. upon exiting the dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson
  • Method and apparatus for drying carboxylic acid
    Patent number: 8173836
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for drying a wet cake in a carboxylic acid production process. The method comprises employing a contact dryer for drying solid particles of carboxylic acid, where the solid particles can have a residence time of less than about 7 minutes in the dryer and an exit temperature of less than about 250° C. upon exiting the dryer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. De C.V.
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson
  • Enriched terephthalic acid composition
    Patent number: 8053597
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. DE C.V.
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ronald Buford Sheppard
  • Versatile oxidation byproduct purge process
    Patent number: 7956215
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process and apparatus for treating a purge stream in a carboxylic acid production process. The process employs a purge process that allows for the separation of oxidation byproducts into benzoic acid and non-benzoic acid oxidation byproducts, thus providing flexibility in the treatment and use of such oxidation byproducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Grupo Petrotemex, S.A. de C.V.
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker
  • Process to produce an enriched composition through the use of a catalyst removal zone and an enrichment zone
    Patent number: 7919652
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ruairi Seosamh O'Meadhra
  • Versatile oxidation byproduct purge process
    Patent number: 7902395
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process and apparatus for treating a purge stream in a carboxylic acid production process. The process employs a purge process that allows for the separation of oxidation byproducts into benzoic acid and non-benzoic acid oxidation byproducts, thus providing flexibility in the treatment and use of such oxidation byproducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker
  • Versatile oxidation byproduct purge process
    Patent number: 7897808
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process and apparatus for treating a purge stream in a carboxylic acid production process. The process employs a purge process that allows for the separation of oxidation byproducts into benzoic acid and non-benzoic acid oxidation byproducts, thus providing flexibility in the treatment and use of such oxidation byproducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker
  • Process to produce an enrichment feed
    Patent number: 7897809
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Johannes Wilhelmus Sluijmers, Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson, Marcel de Vreede, Ardie Heijblom
  • Process to produce a post catalyst removal composition
    Patent number: 7888529
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson
  • Enriched terephthalic acid composition
    Patent number: 7884233
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker, Ronald Buford Sheppard
  • Process to produce an enriched composition
    Patent number: 7884231
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson, Ruairi Seosamh O'Meadhra
  • Process to produce an enrichment feed
    Patent number: 7880031
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker
  • Versatile oxidation byproduct purge process
    Patent number: 7880032
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process and apparatus for treating a purge stream in a carboxylic acid production process. The process employs a purge process that allows for the separation of oxidation byproducts into benzoic acid and non-benzoic acid oxidation byproducts, thus providing flexibility in the treatment and use of such oxidation byproducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson
  • Versatile oxidation byproduct purge process
    Patent number: 7863481
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process and apparatus for treating a purge stream in a carboxylic acid production process. The process employs a purge process that allows for the separation of oxidation byproducts into benzoic acid and non-benzoic acid oxidation byproducts, thus providing flexibility in the treatment and use of such oxidation byproducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker
  • Carboxylic acid production process
    Patent number: 7863483
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes and apparatus for producing a carboxylic acid. The processes employ a concentration section disposed before and/or after a product isolation section, which allows for oxidation byproducts produced in the process to exit the product isolation section with the isolated carboxylic acid product and/or to be combined with the isolated carboxylic acid product downstream of the product isolation section at a rate of at least about 15 percent of the net make rate of the oxidation byproducts in the production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker
  • Process to produce an enriched composition
    Patent number: 7855305
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson, Ruairi Seosamh O'Meadhra
  • Carboxylic acid production process
    Patent number: 7847121
    Abstract: Disclosed are processes and apparatus for producing a carboxylic acid. The processes employ a concentration section disposed before and/or after a product isolation section, which allows for oxidation byproducts produced in the process to exit the product isolation section with the isolated carboxylic acid product and/or to be combined with the isolated carboxylic acid product downstream of the product isolation section at a rate of at least about 15 percent of the net make rate of the oxidation byproducts in the production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Philip Edward Gibson, Kenny Randolph Parker
  • Process to produce a post catalyst removal composition
    Patent number: 7834208
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenny Randolph Parker, Philip Edward Gibson, Ruairi Seosamh O'Meadhra