Patents by Inventor Stephen Caskey

Stephen Caskey 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: 11447390
    Abstract: An adsorption process is provided to remove oxygen from a hydrogen stream through the use of a copper material in combination with layers of adsorbent to remove water and nitrogen from a hydrogen stream. This process is particularly useful for purification of hydrogen product gas from water electrolyzers with the hydrogen product gas having greater than 99.9 mol % purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Bradley P. Russell, William Macallan Cady, Stephen Caskey, Nasser Khazeni
  • Publication number: 20210309517
    Abstract: An adsorption process is provided to remove oxygen from a hydrogen stream through the use of a copper material in combination with layers of adsorbent to remove water and nitrogen from a hydrogen stream. This process is particularly useful for purification of hydrogen product gas from water electrolyzers with the hydrogen product gas having greater than 99.9 mol % purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Bradley P. Russell, William Macallan Cady, Stephen Caskey, Nasser Khazeni
  • Patent number: 10450244
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates generally to a method for the removal of oxygen from hydrogen using a manganese, iron, nickel or cobalt based adsorbent. More specifically, the present subject matter relates to the methods for the removal of oxygen from hydrogen using a manganese based adsorbent without the generation of water or other oxides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Caskey, Vladislav I. Kanazirev, Thomas Traynor
  • Publication number: 20180245006
    Abstract: Copper sorbents which are resistant to the reduction by hydrogen are used as a guard bed for an acetylene conversion zone. The adsorbents include cuprous oxide, cupric oxide, copper metal, and a halide and are pre-reduced prior to be loaded into the guard bed. The sorbents can remove contaminants that would poison selective hydrogenation catalysts used for a selectively hydrogenating acetylenic compounds in an olefin stream. The sorbents may also selectively hydrogenate the acetylenic compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
  • Patent number: 9718750
    Abstract: A process is presented for the removal of acetaldehyde from mixture of oxygenates. Acetaldehyde is selectively removed in the presence of other oxygenates like ketones, alcohols and nitriles using an amorphous sodium doped alumina derived from thermally decomposed Dawsonite. The process successfully removes acetaldehyde which can adversely impact catalyst operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Caskey, Vladislav I. Kanazirev
  • Publication number: 20170174514
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates generally to a method for the removal of oxygen from hydrogen using a manganese, iron, nickel or cobalt based adsorbent. More specifically, the present subject matter relates to the methods for the removal of oxygen from hydrogen using a manganese based adsorbent without the generation of water or other oxides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Caskey, Vladislav I. Kanazirev, Thomas Traynor
  • Publication number: 20170174594
    Abstract: A process is presented for the removal of acetaldehyde from mixture of oxygenates. Acetaldehyde is selectively removed in the presence of other oxygenates like ketones, alcohols and nitriles using an amorphous sodium doped alumina derived from thermally decomposed Dawsonite. The process successfully removes acetaldehyde which can adversely impact catalyst operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Caskey, Vladislav I. Kanazirev
  • Patent number: 9452414
    Abstract: Metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite materials, methods for making metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite materials, and systems for reducing an amount of a contaminant species in a feed stream using a metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite material are provided. An exemplary metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite material comprises a metal exchanged zeolite material with the formula ((M2/nO)a.(M?2/n?O)a?). Al2O3.bSiO2; and a metal oxide with the formula M2/nO impregnated in the metal exchanged zeolite material such that the metal oxide is contacting an interior surface of the pore structure of the metal exchange zeolite material. In this example, M is a cation of an alkali or alkaline earth metal, n is a valence state of metal cation M, M? is a cation of a metal other than an alkali or alkaline earth metal, n? is a valence state of metal cation M?, 0 ?a<1, 0<a??1, a+a?=1, and b is about 2 to about 500.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Caskey, Vladislav Ivanov Kanazirev
  • Publication number: 20150314264
    Abstract: Metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite materials, methods for making metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite materials, and systems for reducing an amount of a contaminant species in a feed stream using a metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite material are provided. An exemplary metal exchanged and impregnated zeolite material comprises a metal exchanged zeolite material with the formula ((M2/nO)a•(M?2/n?O)a?)•Al2O3•bSiO2; and a metal oxide with the formula M2/nO impregnated in the metal exchanged zeolite material such that the metal oxide is contacting an interior surface of the pore structure of the metal exchange zeolite material. In this example, M is a cation of an alkali or alkaline earth metal, n is a valence state of metal cation M, M? is a cation of a metal other than an alkali or alkaline earth metal, n? is a valence state of metal cation M?, 0?a<1, 0<a??1, a+a?=1, and b is about 2 to about 500.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Caskey, Vladislav Ivanov Kanazirev
  • Patent number: 8940957
    Abstract: A method of removing heterocyclic sulfide impurities from a fluid stream is presented. The method comprises contacting the fluid stream with a sorbent comprising metallic copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Vladislav Ivanov Kanazirev, Stephen Caskey, Thomas Traynor, Dante Simonetti
  • Publication number: 20130204063
    Abstract: A method of removing heterocyclic sulfide impurities from a fluid stream is presented. The method comprised contacting the fluid stream with a sorbent comprising metallic copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Vladislav Ivanov Kanazirev, Stephen Caskey, Thomas Traynor, Dante Simonetti
  • Patent number: 8425659
    Abstract: A method of separating a target component from a chemical mixture comprising contacting a chemical mixture with a microporous coordination polymer. The microporous polymer is described by the formula: [M2(C8H2O6)] where M is a transition metal, rare earth metal, or other element from the groups consisting of IIA through VB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of The University of Michigan
    Inventors: Adam J. Matzger, Antek G. Wong-Foy, Stephen Caskey
  • Publication number: 20100258004
    Abstract: A method of separating a target component from a chemical mixture comprising contacting a chemical mixture with a microporous coordination polymer. The microporous polymer is described by the formula: [M2(C8H2O6)] where M is a transition metal, rare earth metal, or other element from the groups consisting of HA through VB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    Inventors: Adam J. Matzger, Antek G. Wong-Foy, Stephen Caskey