Patents by Inventor Richard C. STEEL

Richard C. STEEL 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).

  • Integrated Vacuum Resid To Chemicals Conversion Process
    Publication number: 20130115143
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon feed containing resid, comprising: heating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid; passing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock to a vapor/liquid separator; flashing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock in said vapor/liquid separator to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase containing said resid; passing at least a portion of said resid-containing liquid phase from said vapor/liquid separator to a thermal conversion reactor operating at 649° C. or more, wherein the thermal conversion reactor contains coke particles; and converting at least a portion of said resid into olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Company - Law Technology
    Inventors: S. Mark DAVIS, Larry L. IACCINO, Richard C. STEEL, Steven E. SILVERBERG, Jiunn-Shyan LIOU, Howard FREUND