Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Brown
Ronald E. Brown 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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Publication number: 20170109621Abstract: A protective casing for a machine readable tag configured to be mounted to a tombstone. The present invention includes a protective housing having one or more sidewalls, a top wall, and a back wall that define an interior volume. An image of a machine readable tag is displayed on an interior surface of the back wall. In some embodiments, a cover is pivotally affixed to the top wall via a hinge while in alternate embodiments the cover is non-pivotally affixed to the housing. In further embodiments, the protective casing is a block of transparent material having a machine readable tag embedded therein. The protective casing is designed to protect the machine readable tag from external elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventors: Phoebe L. Brown, Ronald E. Brown
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Patent number: 9358520Abstract: A method of hydrotreating liquefied biomass feedstock with diesel feedstock to produce alkanes is demonstrated that prevents damage to the reactor catalyst, reduces coke production, and converts nearly all of the polyols to alkanes. In order to mitigate the potential coking issue and to moderate the temperature of the catalyst bed while maintaining high conversion for sugar alcohol to hydrocarbon via a hydrotreating process, a diesel feedstock is fed over the reactor catalyst with multiple injections of polyol feedstock along the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Jianhua Yao, Edward L. Sughrue, II, Ronald E. Brown
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Patent number: 8936654Abstract: A biomass pyrolysis product is quenched by direct cooling with a cold quench fluid and initial product separation is performed based on boiling point and solubility in the quench fluid. A properly chosen quench fluid may act as a selective solvent, thus providing dilution of unstable precursors of pyrolytic lignin or other heavy by-products, and/or separation of certain undesirable pyrolysis oil components such as water and light acids.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Alexandru Platon, Ronald E. Brown, Daren E. Daugaard
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Publication number: 20140322087Abstract: A method of hydrotreating liquefied biomass feedstock with diesel feedstock to produce alkanes is demonstrated that prevents damage to the reactor catalyst, reduces coke production, and converts nearly all of the polyols to alkanes. In order to mitigate the potential coking issue and to moderate the temperature of the catalyst bed while maintaining high conversion for sugar alcohol to hydrocarbon via a hydrotreating process, a diesel feedstock is fed over the reactor catalyst with multiple injections of polyol feedstock along the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Jianhua YAO, Edward L. SUGHRUE, II, Ronald E. BROWN
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Patent number: 8809605Abstract: Technologies to convert biomass to liquid hydrocarbon fuels are currently being developed to decrease our carbon footprint and increase use of renewable fuels. Since sugars/sugar derivatives from biomass have high oxygen content and low hydrogen content, coke becomes an issue during zeolite upgrading to liquid hydrocarbon fuels. A process was designed to reduce the coke by co-feeding sugars/sugar derivatives with a saturated recycle stream containing hydrogenated products.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Yun Bao, Edward L. Sughrue, II, Jianhua Yao, TiePan Shi, Kristi A. Fjare, Lisa L. Myers, Ronald E. Brown
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Patent number: 8809604Abstract: A method of hydrotreating liquefied biomass feedstock with diesel feedstock to produce alkanes is demonstrated that prevents damage to the reactor catalyst, reduces coke production, and converts nearly all of the polyols to alkanes. In order to mitigate the potential coking issue and to moderate the temperature of the catalyst bed while maintaining high conversion for sugar alcohol to hydrocarbon via a hydrotreating process, a diesel feedstock is fed over the reactor catalyst with multiple injections of polyol feedstock along the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Jianhua Yao, Edward L. Sughrue, II, Ronald E. Brown
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Patent number: 8685151Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to contaminant removal from gas streams. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a process for removing one or more contaminants from a gas stream via contact with a regenerable sorbent at high temperature and pressure, utilizing a unique arrangement of reactors operating in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2013Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.Inventors: Ronald E. Brown, Daniel T. Fernald
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Publication number: 20130312611Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to contaminant removal from gas streams. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a process for removing one or more contaminants from a gas stream via contact with a regenerable sorbent at high temperature and pressure, utilizing a unique arrangement of reactors operating in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2013Publication date: November 28, 2013Applicant: Lummus Technology Inc.Inventors: Ronald E. Brown, Daniel T. Fernald
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Patent number: 8500851Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to contaminant removal from gas streams. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a process for removing one or more contaminants from a gas stream via contact with a regenerable sorbent at high temperature and pressure, utilizing a unique arrangement of reactors operating in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Ronald E. Brown, Daniel T. Fernald
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Publication number: 20130144091Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20130144098Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20130144090Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20130144094Abstract: A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYInventors: Sourabh S. Pansare, Brian C. Dunn, Edgar Lotero, Alexandru Platon, Leendert Arie Gerritsen, Stephen Marshall, Kristi A. Fjare, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20120167452Abstract: A biomass pyrolysis product is quenched by direct cooling with a cold quench fluid and initial product separation is performed based on boiling point and solubility in the quench fluid. A properly chosen quench fluid may act as a selective solvent, thus providing dilution of unstable precursors of pyrolytic lignin or other heavy by-products, and/or separation of certain undesirable pyrolysis oil components such as water and light acids.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Alexandru PLATON, Ronald E. BROWN, Daren E. DAUGAARD
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Publication number: 20110263916Abstract: Technologies to convert biomass to liquid hydrocarbon fuels are currently being developed to decrease our carbon footprint and increase use of renewable fuels. Since sugars/sugar derivatives from biomass have high oxygen content and low hydrogen content, coke becomes an issue during zeolite upgrading to liquid hydrocarbon fuels. A process was designed to reduce the coke by co-feeding sugars/sugar derivatives with a saturated recycle stream containing hydrogenated products.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Yun BAO, Edward L. SUGHRUE, II, Jianhua YAO, TiePan SHI, Kristi A. FJARE, Lisa L. MYERS, Ronald E. BROWN
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Publication number: 20110087060Abstract: A method of hydrotreating liquefied biomass feedstock with diesel feedstock to produce alkanes is demonstrated that prevents damage to the reactor catalyst, reduces coke production, and converts nearly all of the polyols to alkanes. In order to mitigate the potential coking issue and to moderate the temperature of the catalyst bed while maintaining high conversion for sugar alcohol to hydrocarbon via a hydrotreating process, a diesel feedstock is fed over the reactor catalyst with multiple injections of polyol feedstock along the reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Jianhua Yao, Edward L. Sughrue, II, Ronald E. Brown
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Publication number: 20100115839Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to contaminant removal from gas streams. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a process for removing one or more contaminants from a gas stream via contact with a regenerable sorbent at high temperature and pressure, utilizing a unique arrangement of reactors operating in parallel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANYInventors: Ronald E. BROWN, Daniel T. Fernald
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Patent number: 6802959Abstract: A process for separating olefins from sulfur-containing hydrocarbons contained in a hydrocarbon feedstock is disclosed and includes contacting the hydrocarbon feedstock with N-hydroxyethyl pyrollidone in a contacting zone, removing at least one olefin overhead from the contacting zone, and removing at least a portion of the sulfur-containing hydrocarbons off the bottom of the contacting zone along with the N-hydroxyethyl pyrollidone.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: October 12, 2004Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventor: Ronald E. Brown
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Patent number: 6649555Abstract: A deactivated sorbent composition is reactivated by contacting the deactivated sorbent with a reducing stream under activation conditions sufficient to reduce the amount of sulfates associated with the sorbent composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Glenn W. Dodwell, Ronald E. Brown, Robert W. Morton, Jason J. Gislason
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Patent number: 6635795Abstract: While contacting under regeneration conditions an oxygen-containing stream with a sorbent comprising a promoter metal and zinc sulfide which has been sulfurized by contact with sulfur-containing hydrocarbons such as cracked-gasolines and diesel fuel, the oxygen partial pressure is controlled in a range of 0.5 to 2.0 psig to minimize sulfation of the sorbent.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: October 21, 2003Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Jason J. Gislason, Ronald E. Brown, Robert W. Morton, Glenn W. Dodwell