Patents by Inventor Philip Grosso
Philip Grosso 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).
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Patent number: 10016701Abstract: A method includes injecting a feed stream including a hydrogen halide and water into a vapor liquid separator. The feed stream has a liquid phase and a vapor phase. The method further includes separating the liquid phase and the vapor phase in the vapor liquid separator to form condensate and vapor, and discharging the condensate from the vapor liquid separator in a liquid stream. The method also includes discharging the vapor from the vapor liquid separator in a vapor stream.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Reaction 35, LLCInventor: Philip Grosso
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Patent number: 9045385Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: REACTION 35, LLCInventors: Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Peter K. Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Jeffrey H. Sherman, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland
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Patent number: 9017624Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Reaction 35, LLCInventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutler, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronella, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J. A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler
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Publication number: 20150099911Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3 , C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventors: Vivek JULKA, Sagar GADEWAR, Peter K. STOIMENOV, Philip GROSSO, Jeffrey H. SHERMAN, Aihua ZHANG, Eric W. MCFARLAND
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Patent number: 8940954Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Reaction35, LLCInventors: Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Peter K. Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Jeffrey H. Sherman, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland
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Patent number: 8921625Abstract: A method comprising: providing a halogen stream; providing an alkane stream; providing a decoking agent; and reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the alkane stream in the presence of a halogenation catalyst and the decoking agent to form a halogenated stream.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Reaction35, LLCInventors: Sagar Gadewar, Saydul Amin Sardar, Philip Grosso, Aihua Zhang, Vivek Julka, Peter Stolmanov
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Publication number: 20140356269Abstract: A method includes injecting a feed stream including a hydrogen halide and water into a vapor liquid separator. The feed stream has a liquid phase and a vapor phase. The method further includes separating the liquid phase and the vapor phase in the vapor liquid separator to form condensate and vapor, and discharging the condensate from the vapor liquid separator in a liquid stream. The method also includes discharging the vapor from the vapor liquid separator in a vapor stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: Reaction 35, LLCInventor: Philip Grosso
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Patent number: 8449849Abstract: A method comprising providing a halogen stream; providing a first alkane stream; reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the first alkane stream to form a halogenated stream, wherein the halogenated stream comprises alkyl monohalides, alkyl polyhalides, and a hydrogen halide; providing a second alkane stream; and reacting at least a portion of the second alkane stream with at least a portion of the alkyl polyhalides to create at least some additional alkyl monohalides.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: GRT, Inc.Inventors: Sagar B. Gadewar, Michael D. Wyrsta, Philip Grosso, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland, Zachary J. A. Komon, Jeffrey H. Sherman
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Patent number: 8415517Abstract: A method comprising: providing a first halogen stream; providing a first alkane stream; reacting at least a portion of the first halogen stream with at least a portion of the first alkane stream in a first reaction vessel to form a first halogenated stream; providing a second alkane stream comprising C2 and higher hydrocarbons; providing a second halogen stream; and reacting at least a portion of the second halogen stream with at least a portion of the second alkane stream in a second reaction vessel to form a second halogenated stream.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: GRT, Inc.Inventors: Sagar Gadewar, Michael Wyrsta, Philip Grosso, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland, Zachary J. A. Komon, Jeffrey H. Sherman, Peter Stoimenov, Hongfei Lin, Shawn Huff, Shouli Sun
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Patent number: 8415512Abstract: Improvements in previously disclosed methods of and apparatuses for converting alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics to olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes includes: safety improvements, use of alternative feedstocks, process simplification, improvements to the halogenation step, improvements to the reproportionation step, improvements to the solid oxide reaction, improvements to solid oxide regeneration, improvements in separations, maintenance, start-up, shut-down, and materials of construction.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: GRT, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey H. Sherman, Eric W. McFarland, Michael J. Weiss, Ivan Marc Lorkovic, Leroy E. Laverman, Shouli Sun, Dieter J. Schaefer, Galen D. Stucky, Peter C. Ford, Philip Grosso, Ashley W. Rreed, Michael F. Doherty
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Publication number: 20130078157Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutler, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronella, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J.A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler
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Publication number: 20120302808Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2012Publication date: November 29, 2012Applicant: GRT, INC.Inventors: Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Peter K. Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Jeffrey H. Sherman, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland
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Patent number: 8273929Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: GRT, Inc.Inventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutier, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronelia, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J. A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler
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Publication number: 20120009090Abstract: A method comprising providing a halogen stream; providing a first alkane stream; reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the first alkane stream to form a halogenated stream, wherein the halogenated stream comprises alkyl monohalides, alkyl polyhalides, and a hydrogen halide; providing a second alkane stream; and reacting at least a portion of the second alkane stream with at least a portion of the alkyl polyhalides to create at least some additional alkyl monohalides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Sagar B. Gadewar, Michael D. Wyrsta, Philip Grosso, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland, Zachary J.A. Komon, Jeffrey H. Sherman
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Patent number: 8053616Abstract: A method comprising providing a halogen stream; providing a first alkane stream; reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the first alkane stream to form a halogenated stream, wherein the halogenated stream comprises alkyl monohalides, alkyl polyhalides, and a hydrogen halide; providing a second alkane stream; and reacting at least a portion of the second alkane stream with at least a portion of the alkyl polyhalides to create at least some additional alkyl monohalides.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: GRT, Inc.Inventors: Sagar B. Gadewar, Michael D. Wyrsta, Philip Grosso, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland, Zachary J. A. Komon, Jeffrey H. Sherman
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Publication number: 20110034741Abstract: Improvements in previously disclosed methods of and apparatuses for converting alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics to olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes includes: safety improvements, use of alternative feedstocks, process simplification, improvements to the halogenation step, improvements to the reproportionation step, improvements to the solid oxide reaction, improvements to solid oxide regeneration, improvements in separations, maintenance, start-up, shut-down, and materials of construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2010Publication date: February 10, 2011Inventors: Jeffrey H. Sherman, Eric W. McFarland, Michael J. Weiss, Ivan Marc Lorkovic, Leroy E. Laverman, Shouli Sun, Dieter J. Schaefer, Galen D. Stucky, Peter C. Ford, Philip Grosso, Ashley W. Rreed, Michael F. Doherty
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Patent number: 7883568Abstract: A process is provided for separating one or more light gases from bromine or chlorine using one or more physical separations and contact with a chemical scrubber to recover additional halogen. In one aspect, the process comprises (a) providing a feed of halogen containing one or more light gases to a distillation column or flash vaporizer; (b) operating the distillation column or flash vaporizer to separate the feed into (i) a first liquid containing a major amount of halogen and no more than a minor amount of light gas(es), and (ii) a first vapor containing a major amount of light gas(es) and no more than a minor amount of halogen; and (c) providing the vapor to a chemical scrubber to recover halogen from the vapor.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: GRT, Inc.Inventors: Sagar B. Gadewar, Peter K. Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Eric W. McFarland, Ashley W. Breed, Michael J. Weiss, Michael D. Wyrsta
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Patent number: 7838708Abstract: Improvements in previously disclosed methods of and apparatuses for converting alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics to olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes includes: safety improvements, use of alternative feedstocks, process simplification, improvements to the halogenation step, improvements to the reproportionation step, improvements to the solid oxide reaction, improvements to solid oxide regeneration, improvements in separations, maintenance, start-up, shut-down, and materials of construction.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignees: GRT, Inc., The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Jeffrey H. Sherman, Eric W. McFarland, Michael J. Weiss, Ivan Marc Lorkovic, Leroy E. Laverman, Shouli Sun, Dieter J. Schaefer, Galen D. Stucky, Peter C. Ford, Philip Grosso, Ashley W. Breed, Michael F. Doherty
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Publication number: 20100121119Abstract: Improvements in previously disclosed methods of and apparatuses for converting alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics to olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes includes: safety improvements, use of alternative feedstocks, process simplification, improvements to the halogenation step, improvements to the reproportionation step, improvements to the solid oxide reaction, improvements to solid oxide regeneration, improvements in separations, maintenance, start-up, shut-down, and materials of construction.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2010Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Jeffrey H. Sherman, Eric W. McFarland, Michael J. Weiss, Ivan Marc Lorkovic, Leroy E. Laverman, Shouli Sun, Dieter J. Schaefer, Galen D. Stucky, Peter C. Ford, Philip Grosso, Ashley W. Breed, Michael F. Doherty
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Publication number: 20100099930Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutier, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronelia, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J.A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler