Patents by Inventor Richard J.W. Smith

Richard J.W. Smith 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).

  • Processes for producing a fuel range hydrocarbon and a lubricant base oil
    Patent number: 11041129
    Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for producing at least one lubricant base oil and at least one hydrocarbon fuel range product. A deasphalted oil and a VGO stream and passed to a first hydroprocessing zone. After the first hydroprocessing zone, the hydrocarbon fuel range product may be recovered. After recovering the hydrocarbon fuel range product, the unconverted material may be separated into one or more lubricant base oil streams, and a recycle stream. The lubricant base oil streams may be upgraded, while the recycle stream may be hydroprocessed in a second hydroprocessing zone. The effluents can be combined to allow for efficient separation and recovery of the desired products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: Richard J. W. Smith
  • PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING A FUEL RANGE HYDROCARBON AND A LUBRICANT BASE OIL
    Publication number: 20180171245
    Abstract: Apparatuses and processes for producing at least one lubricant base oil and at least one hydrocarbon fuel range product. A deasphalted oil and a VGO stream and passed to a first hydroprocessing zone. After the first hydroprocessing zone, the hydrocarbon fuel range product may be recovered. After recovering the hydrocarbon fuel range product, the unconverted material may be separated into one or more lubricant base oil streams, and a recycle stream. The lubricant base oil streams may be upgraded, while the recycle stream may be hydroprocessed in a second hydroprocessing zone. The effluents can be combined to allow for efficient separation and recovery of the desired products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventor: Richard J.W. Smith