Patents by Inventor Ron Staadegaard

Ron Staadegaard 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).

  • Process for the hydrogenation of aromatics
    Patent number: 7105712
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for effecting aromatics hydrogenation which process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock which contains 10–80 vol. % of aromatics in the presence of a hydrogen-containing gas with a catalyst which comprises hydrogenation metals on a carrier, wherein (i) the hydrogenation metals comprise a combination of platinum and palladium, and (ii) the carrier comprises silica-alumina dispersed in an alumina binder, wherein the alumina binder is present in an amount of 5–50 wt. %, based on the total weight of the silica-alumina and alumina binder present in the carrier, and wherein the silica-alumina comprises 5–50 wt. % of alumina, based on the weight of the silica-alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Albemarle Corporation
    Inventors: Robertus Gerardus Leliveld, Ron Staadegaard, Marinus Bruce Cerfontain, Xavier Gilles Gérard Léopold Vanhaeren
  • Process for the hydrogenation of aromatics
    Publication number: 20040181103
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for effecting aromatics hydrogenation which process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock which contains 10-80 vol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Robertus Gerardus Leliveld, Ron Staadegaard, Marinus Bruce Cerfontain, Xavier Gilles Gerard Leopold Vanhaeren