Patents by Inventor Robert B. James, Jr.

Robert B. James, Jr. 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: 5552037
    Abstract: An integrated process for simultaneously treating a halogenated organic stream containing less than about 500 ppm by weight of water or water precursors and a halogenated organic stream containing oxygen-containing compounds to produce hydrocarbonaceous compounds having a reduced level of organic halogen and a hydrogen halide stream containing less than about 500 ppm by weight of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5401894
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of a halogenated organic feedstock to produce a stream of hydrocarbonaceous compounds having an exceedingly low concentration of halogenated organic compounds and an aqueous stream containing hydrogen halide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1995
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Robert S. Brasier, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5316663
    Abstract: A process to convert organic waste streams containing halide compounds to produce hydrogenated organic compounds and to recover the resulting hydrogen halide as an anhydrous product stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1994
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventor: Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5302282
    Abstract: A process for the production of high quality lube oil blending stock from atmospheric fractionation residue and waste lubricants by means of contacting the waste lubricant with a hot hydrogen-rich gaseous stream to increase the temperature of this feed stream to vaporize at least a portion of the distillable hydrocarbonaceous compounds thereby producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous stream which is immediately hydrogenated in an integrated hydrogenation zone. The vaporization of the waste oil is also conducted in the presence of an asphalt residue which is produced in the integrated process. The resulting effluent from the integrated hydrogenation zone provides at least one high quality lube oil blending stock stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Steven P. Lankton, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5244565
    Abstract: A process for the production of distillate hydrocarbon from atmospheric fractionation residue and waste lubricants by means of contacting the waste lubricant with a hot hydrogen-rich gaseous stream to increase the temperature of this feed stream to vaporize at least a portion of the distillable hydrocarbonaceous compounds thereby producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous stream which is immediately hydrogenated in an integrated hydrogenation zone. The vaporization of the waste oil is also conducted in the presence of a vacuum fractionation residue which is produced in the integrated process. The resulting effluent from the integrated hydrogenation zone and a distillable hydrocarbon stream recovered from the atmospheric fraction residue is catalytically converted to produce lower molecular weight hydrocarbon compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Steven P. Lankton, Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5176816
    Abstract: An integrated process for the production of a hydrogenated distillable hydrocarbonaceous product from a temperature-sensitive hydrocarbonaceous stream containing a non-distillable component by the utilization of a hot hydrogen flash zone and a secondary separation zone to achieve a high yield of hydrogenated distillable hydrocarbonaceous product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1993
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Steven P. Lankton, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5102531
    Abstract: A process for treating a hydrocarbonaceous feed stream containing a non-distillable component to produce a distillable hydrocarbonaceous product and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component while minimizing thermal degradation of the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream which process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream with a hot first hydrogen-rich gaseous stream having a temperature greater than the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream in a flash zone at flash conditions without indirect heat exchange thereby increasing the temperature of the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream and vaporizing at least a portion thereof to provide a hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component; (b) removing the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen from the flash zone without contacting the vapor stream with hydrocarbonaceous liquid; (c) condensing at least a portion of the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprisin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5068484
    Abstract: A process for the production of a hydrogenated hydrocarbonaceous product from a feedstock comprising organic compounds having a tendency to readily form polymer compounds by means of contacting the feed with a hydrogenated recycle liquid containing dissolved hydrogen in a first hydrogenation reaction zone operated at hydrogenation conditions selected to minimize a hydrogen-rich gaseous phase and to selectively hydrogenate organic compounds having a tendency to readily form polymer compounds and to produce a first hydrogenated stream comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds and having a reduced concentration of polymer precursors. The resulting first hydrogenated stream is then contacted in a second hydrogenation zone with added hydrogen to produce hydrogenated stream comprising hydrogenated hydrocarbonaceous compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Robert B. James, Jr., Tom N. Kalnes
  • Patent number: 5064450
    Abstract: A gas absorber for removing at least one gaseous component from a flowing gas stream by contacting the gas stream with a lean liquid stream to absorb at least a portion of the gaseous component to produce a rich liquid stream comprising the gaseous component and a flowing gas stream having a reduced concentration of the gaseous component which absorber comprises: (a) a double wall forming an annulus having a means for restricting fluid flow into the bottom of the gas absorber from the bottom of the annulus and a means for passing fluid out of an upper section of the annulus into the gas absorber; (b) an inlet for the lean liquid stream having a locus in the upper end of the gas absorber; (c) an inlet for the flowing gas stream; (d) an outlet for the rich liquid stream having a locus in the lower end of the gas absorber; (e) an outlet for the flowing gas stream having a reduced concentration of the gaseous component; and (f) at least one inlet communicating with the lower end of the annulus which inlet is used
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Steven P. Lankton, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5057125
    Abstract: A process for the removal of organic halide compounds from an effluent waste gas wherein the waste gas is sequentially compressed to separate water vapor and organic halide compounds, and to contact the resulting compressed gas having a reduced concentration of organic halide compounds with an adsorbent to produce an effluent waste gas containing essentially no detectable quantities of organic halide compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1991
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Steven P. Lankton, Richard T. Maurer, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5028313
    Abstract: A process for treating a hydrocarbonaceous feed stream containing a non-distillable component to produce a distillable hydrocarbonaceous product and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component while minimizing thermal degradation of the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream which process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream with a hot first hydrogen-rich gaseous stream having a temperature greater than the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream in a flash zone at flash conditions without indirect heat exchange thereby increasing the temperature of the hydrocarbonaceous feed stream and vaporizing at least a portion thereof to provide a hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component; (b) removing the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen from the flash zone without contacting the vapor stream with hydrocarbonaceous liquid; (c) condensing at least a portion of the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprisin
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1991
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5013424
    Abstract: A process for the production of hydrogenated, distillable hydrocarbonaceous product from a feed comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds and having a non-distillable component, and a feed comprising halogenated organic compounds by means of contacting the feed comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds and having a non-distillable component with a hot hydrogen-rich gaseous stream to increase the temperature of this feed stream to vaporize at least a portion of the distillable hydrocarbonaceous compounds thereby producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous product which is immediately hydrogenated in an integrated hydrogenation zone. The feed comprising halogenated organic compounds is contacted in a second hydrogenated hydrocarbonaceous product and at least one water-soluble inorganic halide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1991
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Robert B. James, Jr., Tom N. Kalnes, Steven P. Lankton
  • Patent number: 5004533
    Abstract: A process for treating an organic stream containing a non-distillable component to produce an organic vapor stream and a solid which process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the organic stream containing a non-distillable component with a hydrogen-rich gaseous steam having a temperature greater than the organic stream in a flash zone at flash conditions thereby increasing the temperature of the organic stream and vaporizing at least a portion thereof to produce an organic vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a heavy stream comprising the non-distillable component; and (b) reacting at least a portion of the heavy stream comprising the non-distillable component in the presence of hydrogen in a pyrolysis zone to produce a thermally stabilized volatile organic stream comprising hydrogen and a solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4929781
    Abstract: A process for the simultaneous hydroconversion of a first feedstock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds and a second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds which process comprises: (a) contacting the first feedstock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds with hydrogen in a first hydrogenation reaction zone operated at hydrogenation conditions selected to minimize the polymerization of unsaturated organic compounds and to produce a first hydrogenated hydrocarbonaceous stream; (b) contacting at least a portion of the first hydrogenated hydrocarbonaceous stream and the second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds with hydrogen in a second hydrogenation reaction zone operated at hydrogenation conditions selected to produce a second hydrogenated hydrocarbonaceous stream and to generate at least one water-soluble hydrogen halide compound; (c) contacting the resulting effluent from the second hydrogenation zone containing hydrogenated hy
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Robert B. James, Jr., Tom N. Kalnes
  • Patent number: 4927520
    Abstract: A process for treating a hydrocarbonaceous stream containing a non-distillable component to produce a hydrogenated distillable hydrocarbonaceous product while minimizing thermal degradation of the hydrocarbonaceous stream which process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous stream with a hot first hydrogen-rich gaseous stream having a temperture greater than the hydrocarbonaceous stream in a flash zone at flash conditions thereby increasing the temperature of the hydrocarbonaceous stream without indirect heat exchange and vaporizing at least a portion thereof to provide a hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a heavy stream comprising the non-distillable component; (b) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen with a hydrogenation catalyst in a hydrogenation reaction zone at hydrogenation conditions to increase the hydrogen content of the hydrocarbonaceous compounds contained in the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream; (c) condensing at least a portion
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr., Darrell W. Staggs
  • Patent number: 4923590
    Abstract: A process for treating a temperature-sensitive hydrocarbonaceous stream containing a non-distillable component to produce a hydrogenated distillable hydrocarbonaceous product and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component while minimizing thermal degradation of the hydrocarbonaceous stream which process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous stream with a first hydrogen-rich gaseous stream having a temperature greater than the hydrocarbonaceous stream in a flash zone at flash conditions thereby increasing the temperature of the hydrocarbonaceous stream with minimal thermal degradation and vaporizing at least a portion thereof to provide a hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component; (b) contacting the hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen recovered from step (a) without intermediate separation with a hydrogenation catalyst in a hydrogenation reaction zone at hydrogenation conditions to increase
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1990
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4902842
    Abstract: A process for the simultaneous hydroconversion of a first feedstock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds and a second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds which process comprises: (a) contacting the first feedstock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds with a first dried hydrogen-rich gas stream in a first hydrogenation reaction zone operated at hydrogenation conditions selected to minimize the polymerization of unsaturated organic compounds and to produce a first hydrogenated stream comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds; (b) reacting at least a portion of the first hydrogenated stream comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds and the second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds with hydrogen in a second hydrogenation reaction zone operated at hydrogenation conditions selected to produce a second hydrogenated stream comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds and to generate at least one water-soluble hydrogen halide compound; (c) cont
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4899001
    Abstract: A process for the simultaneous hydroconversion of a first feedstock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds and a second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds which process comprises: (a) reacting the first feedstock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds with hydrogen in a first hydrogenation reaction zone operated at hydrogenation conditions selected to minimize the polymerization of unsaturated organic compounds and to produce a first hydrogenated stream comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds; (b) reacting at least a portion of the first hydrogenated stream comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds and the second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds with hydrogen in a second hydrogenated reaction zone operated at hydrogenation conditions selected to produce a second hydrogenated stream comprising hydrocarbonaceous compounds and to generate at least one water-soluble inorganic halide compound; (c) contacting the resulting effluent fr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4895995
    Abstract: A process for the simultaneous hydroconversion of a first feestock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds and a second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds which process comprises: (a) contacting the first feedstock comprising unsaturated, halogenated organic compounds with hydrogen in a first hydrogenation reaction zone (b) contacting at least a portion of the first hydrogenated stream and the second feedstock comprising saturated, halogenated organic compounds with hydrogen in a second hydrogenation reaction zone; (c) contacting the resulting effluent from the second hydrogenation zone comprising hydrogenated hydrocarbonaceous compounds, residual trace quantities of halogenated organic compounds, a hydrogen-rich gas and at least one water-soluble hydrogen halide compound with a halide-lean absorber solution in an absorption zone; (d) withdrawing a halide-rich absorber solution containing at least a portion of the water-soluble hydrogen halide compound from the absorpt
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Robert B. James, Jr., Tom N. Kalnes
  • Patent number: 4882037
    Abstract: A process for treating a temperature-sensitive hydrocarbonaceous stream containing a non-distillable component and a distillable, hydrogenatable hydrocarbonaceous fraction to produce a selected hydrogenated distillable light hydrocarbonaceous product, a distillable heavy hydrocarbonaceous liquid product and a heavy product comprising the non-distillable component while minimizing thermal degradation of the temperature-sensitive hydrocarbonaceous stream which process comprises the steps of: (a) contacting the temperature-sensitive hydrocarbonaceous stream with a hot first hydrogen-rich gaseous stream having a temperature greater than the hydrocarbonaceous stream in a flash zone at flash conditions thereby increasing the temperature of the hydrocarbonaceous stream and vaporizing at least a portion thereof to provide a first hydrocarbonaceous vapor stream comprising hydrogen and a first heavy product stream comprising the non-distillable component; (b) condensing at least a protion of the first hydrocarbonaceous
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: UOP
    Inventors: Tom N. Kalnes, Robert B. James, Jr.