Patents by Inventor Robin J. Bates

Robin J. Bates 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).

  • Zeolite catalyst with deposited germanium, aluminum and platinum for aromatization of alkanes, process of making and process of using thereof
    Patent number: 8273931
    Abstract: The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having a silicon to aluminum atomic ratio (Si:Al) greater than 15:1, such as MFI or ZSM-5, on which germanium, aluminum and a noble metal, such as platinum, have been deposited. The catalyst may be bound with magnesia, alumina, titania, zirconia, thoria, silica, boria or mixtures thereof. The aluminum and germanium may be deposited simultaneously on the zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Stevenson, Gopalakrishnan G. Juttu, Michael Mier, Robin J. Bates, Dustin Farmer, Scott Mitchell, Alla K. Khanmamedova
  • ZEOLITE CATALYST WITH DEPOSITED GERMANIUM, ALUMINUM AND PLATINUM FOR AROMATIZATION OF ALKANES, PROCESS OF MAKING AND PROCESS OF USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120108875
    Abstract: The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having a silicon to aluminum atomic ratio (Si:Al) greater than 15:1, such as MFI or ZSM-5, on which germanium, aluminum and a noble metal, such as platinum, have been deposited. The catalyst may be bound with magnesia, alumina, titania, zirconia, thoria, silica, boria or mixtures thereof. The aluminum and germanium may be deposited simultaneously on the zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Scott Stevenson, Gopalakrishnan G. Juttu, Michael Mier, Robin J. Bates, Dustin Farmer, Scott Mitchell, Alla K. Khanmamedova
  • Zeolite catalyst with deposited germanium, aluminum and platinum for aromatization of alkanes, process of making and process of using thereof
    Patent number: 8119551
    Abstract: The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having a silicon to aluminum atomic ratio (Si:Al) greater than 15:1, such as MFI or ZSM-5, on which germanium, aluminum and a noble metal, such as platinum, have been deposited. The catalyst may be bound with magnesia, alumina, titania, zirconia, thoria, silica, boria or mixtures thereof. The aluminum and germanium may be deposited simultaneously on the zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Stevenson, Gopalakrishnam G. Juttu, Michael Mier, Robin J. Bates, Dustin Farmer, Scott Mitchell, Alla K. Khanmamedova
  • Zeolite catalyst with deposited germanium, aluminum and platinum for aromatization of alkanes, process of making and process of using thereof
    Publication number: 20110172479
    Abstract: The present invention is for a catalyst, a process for making the catalyst and a process for using the catalyst in aromatization of alkanes having three to five carbon atoms per molecule, such as propane, to aromatics, such as benzene, toluene and xylene. The catalyst is an aluminum-silicon zeolite having a silicon to aluminum atomic ratio (Si:Al) greater than 15:1, such as MFI or ZSM-5, on which germanium, aluminum and a noble metal, such as platinum, have been deposited. The catalyst may be bound with magnesia, alumina, titania, zirconia, thoria, silica, boria or mixtures thereof. The aluminum and germanium may be deposited simultaneously on the zeolite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Stevenson, Gopalakrishnan G. Juttu, Michael Mier, Robin J. Bates, Dustin Farmer, Scott Mitchell, Alla K. Khanmamedova
  • Highly selective shell impregnated catalyst of improved space time yield for production of vinyl acetate
    Patent number: 6794332
    Abstract: A shell impregnated catalyst of Pd—Au produced on a silica support by impregnating the support with aqueous solutions of palladium and gold salts or acids and thereafter precipitating water insoluble compounds of Pd and Au on the support with alkali metal silicate or hydroxide fixing agents, then drying the support which has precipitated compounds of Pd and Au on its surface and reducing the surface precipitated compounds of Pd and Au until substantially all of the Pd and Au contents are reduced to a free metal state, after which the catalyst precursor is impregnated with potassium acetate and then dried. Improvements in the catalyst are realized by certain factors in process and composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Alla Konstantin Khanmamedova, Binghui Li, Robin J. Bates, Yuangen Ken Yin
  • Highly selective shell impregnated catalyst of improved space time yield for production of vinyl acetate
    Publication number: 20030148883
    Abstract: A shell impregnated catalyst of Pd—Au produced on a silica support by impregnating the support with aqueous solutions of palladium and gold salts or acids and thereafter precipitating water insoluble compounds of Pd and Au on the support with alkali metal silicate or hydroxide fixing agents, then drying the support which has precipitated compounds of Pd and Au on its surface and reducing the surface precipitated compounds of Pd and Au until substantially all of the Pd and Au contents are reduced to a free metal state, after which the catalyst precursor is impregnated with potassium acetate and then dried. Improvements in the catalyst are realized by certain factors in process and composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Saudi Basic Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Alla Konstantin Khanmamedova, Binghui Li, Robin J. Bates, Yuangen Ken Yin