Patents by Inventor Raul Zavala

Raul Zavala 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: 10737989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the integration of an alkylation unit for use in a hydrocarbon conversion process. More specifically, the present invention relates to the integration of a dehydrogenation unit and an alkylation unit and the placement of different isomerization units located off the deisobutanizer and the debutanizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, Raul Zavala, Christopher D. DiGiulio
  • Patent number: 10584081
    Abstract: A process is presented for the recovery of solvent used in an alkylation process. The solvent removes heavy hydrocarbons from a C4 stream. The C4 stream is passed to an alkylation unit to generate an alkylate product. A portion of the solvent is carried over with the C4 stream and needs to be recovered to reduce the aromatics content in the C4 stream, to reduce any deleterious effects of the aromatics in downstream processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Raul Zavala, Charles P. Luebke, Adam J. Kanyuh
  • Publication number: 20190241487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the integration of an alkylation unit for use in a hydrocarbon conversion process. More specifically, the present invention relates to the integration of a dehydrogenation unit and an alkylation unit and the placement of different isomerization units located off the deisobutanizer and the debutanizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, Raul Zavala, Christopher D. DiGiulio
  • Patent number: 10294173
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the integration of an alkylation unit for use in a hydrocarbon conversion process. More specifically, the present invention relates to the integration of a dehydrogenation unit and an alkylation unit and the placement of different isomerization units located off the deisobutanizer and the debutanizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, Raul Zavala, Christopher D. DiGiulio
  • Publication number: 20190002370
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the integration of an alkylation unit for use in a hydrocarbon conversion process. More specifically, the present invention relates to the integration of a dehydrogenation unit and an alkylation unit and the placement of different isomerization units located off the deisobutanizer and the debutanizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, Raul Zavala, Christopher D. DiGiulio
  • Publication number: 20170342002
    Abstract: A process is presented for the recovery of solvent used in an alkylation process. The solvent removes heavy hydrocarbons from a C4 stream. The C4 stream is passed to an alkylation unit to generate an alkylate product. A portion of the solvent is carried over with the C4 stream and needs to be recovered to reduce the aromatics content in the C4 stream, to reduce any deleterious effects of the aromatics in downstream processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Raul Zavala, Charles P. Luebke, Adam J. Kanyuh
  • Patent number: 9724853
    Abstract: This invention aims to provide a novel material to be used for the production of components used in the construction industry such as construction blocks, wall panels, floor and roof tiles, lintels and any other product that could use this novel material. The novel material is a paper concrete made with 50% to 90% of recycled paper in the base mixture. This invention also aims to provide a novel process for making a construction block with the base mixture of paper concrete. The process for making the lightweight building blocks with this paper concrete has three main steps with two stages each. The base mixture for the paper concrete is essentially interlinked with the process for making this construction block. The two first steps of the process are crucial to achieve the base mixture and the following step is crucial to achieve a construction block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Econovate Ltd.
    Inventor: Jose Raul Zavala
  • Patent number: 9670421
    Abstract: An apparatus and process is disclosed for mitigating coking in an FCC reactor plenum. The apparatus and process utilize a baffle to create a inner volume for the product vapors to prevent contact with a relatively cool plenum. The baffle also limits the amount of the time the product vapors spend in the plenum minimizing time for coke formation and limit product vapors from entering low fluidization zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Syed Basheer Umar, Raul Zavala, Paolo Palmas, Richard A. Johnson, II
  • Patent number: 9649642
    Abstract: An apparatus and process is disclosed for mitigating coking in an FCC reactor plenum. The apparatus and process utilize a baffle to create a inner volume for the product vapors to prevent contact with a relatively cool plenum. The baffle also limits the amount of the time the product vapors spend in the plenum minimizing time for coke formation and limit product vapors from entering low fluidization zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Syed Basheer Umar, Raul Zavala, Paolo Palmas, Richard A. Johnson, II
  • Publication number: 20160046883
    Abstract: An apparatus and process is disclosed for mitigating coking in an FCC reactor plenum. The apparatus and process utilize a baffle to create a inner volume for the product vapors to prevent contact with a relatively cool plenum. The baffle also limits the amount of the time the product vapors spend in the plenum minimizing time for coke formation and limit product vapors from entering low fluidization zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Syed Basheer Umar, Raul Zavala, Paolo Palmas, Richard A. Johnson, II
  • Publication number: 20160045922
    Abstract: An apparatus and process is disclosed for mitigating coking in an FCC reactor plenum. The apparatus and process utilize a baffle to create a inner volume for the product vapors to prevent contact with a relatively cool plenum. The baffle also limits the amount of the time the product vapors spend in the plenum minimizing time for coke formation and limit product vapors from entering low fluidization zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Syed Basheer Umar, Raul Zavala, Paolo Palmas, Richard A. Johnson, II
  • Publication number: 20150375431
    Abstract: This invention aims to provide a novel material to be used for the production of components used in the construction industry such as construction blocks, wall panels, floor and roof tiles, lintels and any other product that could use this novel material. The novel material is a paper concrete made with 50% to 90% of recycled paper in the base mixture. This invention also aims to provide a novel process for making a construction block with the base mixture of paper concrete. The process for making the lightweight building blocks with this paper concrete has three main steps with two stages each. The base mixture for the paper concrete is essentially interlinked with the process for making this construction block. The two first steps of the process are crucial to achieve the base mixture and the following step is crucial to achieve a construction block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: ECONOVATE LTD.
    Inventor: Jose Raul Zavala
  • Patent number: 7446194
    Abstract: A process for preparing penicillin G procaine comprises the steps of introducing inactive ingredients into a first mixing tank and sterilizing the mixture of inactive ingredients in the first mixing tank. A procaine hydrochloride is dissolved in a second mixing tank, and the contents of the second mixing tank are added to the first mixing tank through a sterile filter. A solution of penicillin G potassium is introduced to the first mixing tank through a sterile filter, and the contents of the first mixing tank are mixed so that the procaine hydrochloride reacts with the penicillin G potassium forming penicillin G procaine. The resulting suspension is transferred through a homogenizer to a holding tank and penicillin G procaine is filled into a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Cross Vetpharm Limited
    Inventors: Reddy A. Kal, Raul Zavala
  • Publication number: 20060278600
    Abstract: To accomplish the present invention essentially consists, in a cover provide with a form concave in the top of the cover and lines of depth or geometric forms similar to their design, and in their sides lashes of security curved and retractile; with two rings of security located in its base, to supplement container opens up easy and that it is typical to keep, to organize all type of products of consumptions and inputs; industrial, chemical and groceries. For their new system and its structures of their concave cover and base, it is a container opens up easy, ergonomic, economic, sure, practical, to maintain tightly sealed their content. In view of foregoing disadvantages inherent in the some types well known of covers, now the present invention provides one new and improved form of cover easy to open up, providing a better alternative to assure and to manage any products better.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Raul Zavala
  • Publication number: 20060058280
    Abstract: A process for preparing penicillin G procaine comprises the steps of introducing inactive ingredients into a first mixing tank and sterilising the mixture of inactive ingredients in the first mixing tank. A procaine hydrochloride is dissolved in a second mixing tank, and the contents of the second mixing tank are added to the first mixing tank through a sterile filter. A solution of penicillin G potassium is introduced to the first mixing tank through a sterile filter, and the contents of the first mixing tank are mixed so that the procaine hydrochloride reacts with the penicillin G potassium forming penicillin G procaine. The resulting suspension is transferred through a homogeniser to a holding tank and penicillin G procaine is filled into a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Reddy Kal, Raul Zavala