Patents by Inventor Richard John Price
Richard John Price 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: 8557001Abstract: Diesel fuel formulation is provided containing (i) FAME with ?50% w/w saturates, (ii) dialkyl carbonate (DAC) and (iii) an additional diesel fuel component. Also provided is a diesel fuel supplement containing FAME and DAC, for use in a diesel fuel formulation.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2010Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Mark Lawrence Brewer, Caroline Nicola Orlebar, Richard John Price, Garo Garbis Vaporciyan
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Patent number: 8518129Abstract: Gasoline compositions are provided comprising component A, an alkyl alkenoate compound, or a mixture of alkyl alkenoate compounds, selected from compounds of formula I: wherein R1 is a linear alkenyl group containing 3 to 5 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by a methyl group, and R2 is a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that component A has a boiling point or boiling point range within the temperature range of from 90 to 200° C., and at least one additional selected component.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2010Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Allison Felix-Moore, Jean-Paul Lange, Richard John Price, Johanne Smith
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Patent number: 8518130Abstract: Gasoline fuel formulation containing (i) tricyclene, which is suitably biologically derived, and (ii) a gasoline base fuel. The formulation may contain one or more additional biofuel components or oxygenates: it may for example include ethanol, or ethanol together with one or more additional biofuels. The invention also provides a method for preparing the formulation, its use in a spark ignition engine, and the use of tricyclene in a gasoline fuel formulation for various purposes, including to enhance lubricity.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Martin Tom Croft, George Robert Lee, Richard John Price, Robert McDaniel
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Patent number: 8466330Abstract: The application provides a moderate fraction of a carbohydrate derived component having at least one C4+ compound (and kerosene fuel composition comprising same), the moderate fraction exhibiting a mean percentage of 99% or more biobased material, as determined by C14 testing, the moderate fraction comprising: one or more substituted carbohydrate derived cycloalkanes comprising one or more substituent selected from the group consisting of branched C3-4 alkyls, straight chain C1-4 alkyls, branched C3-4 alkylenes, and straight chain C1-4 alkylenes; one or more carbohydrate derived aromatics, at least some of the carbohydrate derived aromatics comprising one or more substituent selected from the group consisting of branched C3-4 alkyls, straight chain C1-4 alkyls, branched C3-4 alkylenes, and, straight chain C2-4 alkylenes; and one or more carbohydrate derived compound selected from the group consisting of fused aryls, indane, indene, isomers thereof, and combinations thereof, at least some of the carbohydrate dType: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignees: Shell Oil Company, Virent, IncInventors: Joanna Margaret Bauldreay, Paul George Blommel, Randy Douglas Cortright, Richard John Price
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Publication number: 20130055626Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid fuel composition comprising a distillation fraction of a component having at least one C4+ compound derived from a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon prepared by a method comprising: providing water and a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon comprising a C1+O1+ hydrocarbon in an aqueous liquid phase and/or a vapor phase; providing H2; catalytically reacting in the liquid and/or vapor phase the oxygenated hydrocarbon with the H2 in the presence of a deoxygenation catalyst at a deoxygenation temperature and deoxygenation pressure to produce an oxygenate comprising a C1+O1-3 hydrocarbon in a reaction stream; and catalytically reacting in the liquid and/or vapor phase the oxygenate in the presence of a condensation catalyst at a condensation temperature and condensation pressure to produce the C4+ compound, wherein the C4+ compound comprises a member selected from the group consisting of C4+ alcohol, C4+ ketone, C4+ alkane, C4+ alkene, C5+ cycloalkane, C5+ cycloalkene,Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicants: VIRENT, INC., SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Joanna Margaret BAULDREAY, Paul George BLOMMEL, Randy Douglas CORTRIGHT, Richard John PRICE
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Publication number: 20120266838Abstract: A liquid fuel composition containing a biofuel component, produced from a fraction of one or more cracking products produced by catalytic cracking of a biomass source. The liquid fuel composition contains in the range of 0.5 to 20 vol. % of C4-C8-olefins, which C4-C8-olefins contain in the range from equal to or more than 0.02 wt % to equal to or less than 100 wt % of bio-carbon, based on the total weight of carbon present in the C4-C8-olefins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Johan Willem GOSSELINK, John William HARRIS, Andries Hendrik JANSSEN, Richard John PRICE, Colin John SCHAVERIEN, Nicolaas Wilhelmus Joseph WAY
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Patent number: 8293956Abstract: A gasoline composition is provided containing: (a) a gasoline base fuel; and (b) a terpene composition in an amount in the range of from 0.1 to 40% vol. based on total gasoline composition, said terpene composition comprising at least 60% wt. pinenes and having an acidity of at most 0.05 mgKOH/g.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Allison Felix-Moore, Richard John Price, Susan Jane Smith
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Patent number: 8273138Abstract: Liquid fuel compositions comprising one or more C4+ compounds derived from a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignees: Shell Oil Company, Virent, IncInventors: Joanna Margaret Bauldreay, Paul George Blommel, Randy Douglas Cortright, Richard John Price
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Publication number: 20120145106Abstract: A diesel fuel formulation containing a triethoxypropane and a palm oil methyl ester (POME), and a diesel fuel supplement containing a premix of a triethoxypropane and a POME is disclosed. The triethoxypropane may be 1,2,3-triethoxypropane or 1,1,3-triethoxypropane.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANYInventors: Allison Felix-Moore, George Robert Lee, Richard John Price
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Publication number: 20120053376Abstract: A gasoline composition is provided containing: (a) a gasoline base fuel; and (b) a terpene composition in an amount in the range of from 0.1 to 40% vol. based on total gasoline composition, said terpene composition comprising at least 60% wt. pinenes and having an acidity of at most 0.05 mgKOH/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2010Publication date: March 1, 2012Inventors: Allison FELIX-MOORE, Richard John Price, Susan Jane Smith
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Publication number: 20110220053Abstract: Gasoline fuel formulation containing (i) tricyclene, which is suitably biologically derived, and (ii) a gasoline base fuel. The formulation may contain one or more additional biofuel components or oxygenates: it may for example include ethanol, or ethanol together with one or more additional biofuels. The invention also provides a method for preparing the formulation, its use in a spark ignition engine, and the use of tricyclene in a gasoline fuel formulation for various purposes, including to enhance lubricity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Martin Tom Croft, George Robert Lee, Richard John Price, Robert McDaniel
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Publication number: 20110173877Abstract: A process for preparing a hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons comprising the steps of (i) hydrogenating furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural or a mixture of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to provide furfuryl alcohol, 2,5-furandimethanol or a mixture of furfuryl alcohol and 2,5-furandimethanol; (ii) oligomerizing the alcohol or mixture of alcohols of step (i) in the presence of an acidic catalyst to provide a carbon-carbon coupled oligomer; and (iii) hydrogenating the oligomer of step (ii) is provided. The hydrocarbons are useful as fuel blending components. Processes for controlling the oligomerization of alcohol or mixture of alcohols to optimise the production of oligomers suitable for conversion to hydrocarbons useful as kerosene and diesel components are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventors: Jeroen Van Buijtenen, Jean-Paul Lange, Richard John Price
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Publication number: 20110162261Abstract: Fuel formulation, such as a gasoline or diesel fuel formulation, containing a dialkyl carbonate (DAC) having 6 or more carbon atoms is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Caroline Nicola ORLEBAR, Richard John Price, Garo Garbis Vaporciyan
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Publication number: 20110162262Abstract: A diesel fuel formulation containing (i) a lower molecular weight dialkyl carbonate (DAC) selected from dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC) and mixtures thereof; (ii) di-n-butyl carbonate (DBC); and optionally (iii) an additional diesel fuel component is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: July 7, 2011Inventors: Caroline Nicola Orlebar, Richard John Price, Garo Garbis Vaporciyan
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Publication number: 20110154728Abstract: A diesel fuel formulation with improved lubricity is provided containing (i) a fatty alcohol ester, (ii) an acid-based lubricity additive and (iii) an additional diesel fuel component. The ester (i) has the formula R1-C(O)—O—R2, in which R1 is for example either hydrogen or methyl and R2 is for example a C6 to C14 alkyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Allison FELIX-MOORE, George Robert Lee, Richard John Price
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Publication number: 20110154727Abstract: Diesel fuel formulation is provided containing (i) FAME with ?50% w/w saturates, (ii) dialkyl carbonate (DAC) and (iii) an additional diesel fuel component. Also provided is a diesel fuel supplement containing FAME and DAC, for use in a diesel fuel formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: June 30, 2011Inventors: Mark Lawrence Brewer, Caroline Nicola Orlebar, Richard John Price, Garo Garbis Vaporciyan
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Publication number: 20110126450Abstract: A compression ignition (CI) (typically diesel) fuel formulation is provided containing (i) a C4 to C8 dialkyl ether (DAE), (ii) a naphtha fuel component and (iii) a low boiling component selected from low boiling hydrocarbons, ethers and mixtures thereof. The formulation may be produced along with a gasoline fuel formulation, by (1) preparing a gasoline fuel formulation in a manner which yields a naphtha fuel component as a byproduct, and (2) blending at least some of the naphtha byproduct with a C4 to C8 DAE and a low boiling component (iii) so as to produce the CI fuel formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2010Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: Richard John Price, Nigel Peter Tait
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Publication number: 20110120402Abstract: A diesel fuel formulation is provided containing (i) a fatty acid alkyl ester (FAAE), in particular a fatty acid methyl ester (FAME), (ii) diethyl carbonate (DEC) and (iii) an additional diesel fuel component. Also provided is a diesel fuel supplement containing a FAAE and DEC. The inclusion of DEC, in a FAAE or in a diesel fuel formulation containing a FAAE, increase the stability of one or more glycerides present in the FAAE, and/or reduce the concentration of a stability-enhancing additive in the FAAE or fuel formulation, and/or reduce the amount of glyceride precipitates in the FAAE or fuel formulation. The glycerides are in particular saturated monoglycerides.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Mark Lawrence BREWER, Caroline Nicola ORLEBAR, Richard John PRICE, Garo Garbis VAPORCIYAN
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Publication number: 20110035992Abstract: Gasoline compositions are provided comprising component A, an alkyl alkenoate compound, or a mixture of alkyl alkenoate compounds, selected from compounds of formula I: wherein R1 is a linear alkenyl group containing 3 to 5 carbon atoms, optionally substituted by a methyl group, and R2 is a linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that component A has a boiling point or boiling point range within the temperature range of from 90 to 200° C., and at least one additional selected component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Inventors: Allison Felix-Moore, Jean-Paul Lange, Richard John Price, Johanne Smith
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Publication number: 20100218417Abstract: Liquid fuel compositions comprising one or more C4+ compounds derived from a water-soluble oxygenated hydrocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: JOANNA MARGARET BAULDREAY, Paul George Blommel, Randy Douglas Cortright, Richard John Price