Patents by Inventor Scott Michael Husson

Scott Michael Husson 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).

  • Removal of branched dibenzothiophenes from hydrocarbon mixtures via charge transfer complexes with a TAPA-functionalized adsorbent
    Patent number: 8138369
    Abstract: A process for producing an adsorbent where a metal oxide is reacted with an alkoxy silane to produce an epoxy-functionalized metal oxide. This product is reacted with an amino-substituted propionic acid and a nitro-substituted fluorenone, and this product is grafted to the epoxy-functionalized metal oxide. This grafted product is the adsorbent, which may be contacted with a hydrocarbon mixture having at least one sulfur containing compound in order to remove this sulfur containing compound. Also disclosed is a process for adding polymerization groups to an adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaolin Wei, Scott Michael Husson, Marcus V. Dutra e Mello, Daniel Chinn
  • REMOVAL OF BRANCHED DIBENZOTHIOPHENES FROM HYDROCARBON MIXTURES VIA CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEXES WITH A TAPA-FUNCTIONALIZED ADSORBENT
    Publication number: 20090076221
    Abstract: A process for producing an adsorbent where a metal oxide is reacted with an alkoxy silane to produce an epoxy-functionalized metal oxide. This product is reacted with an amino-substituted propionic acid and a nitro-substituted fluorenone, and this product is grafted to the epoxy-functionalized metal oxide. This grafted product is the adsorbent, which may be contacted with a hydrocarbon mixture having at least one sulfur containing compound in order to remove this sulfur containing compound. Also disclosed is a process for adding polymerization groups to an adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Xiaolin Wei, Scott Michael Husson, Marcus V. Dutra e Mello, Daniel Chinn