Patents by Inventor Stephen Harold Brown
Stephen Harold 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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Patent number: 10400184Abstract: Heavy oil feeds are hydroprocessed in the presence of a solvent and in the presence of a catalyst with a median pore size of about 85 ? to about 120 ? under conditions that provide a variety of benefits. The solvent can be an added solvent or a portion of the liquid effluent from hydroprocessing. The processes allow for lower pressure processing of heavy oil feeds for extended processing times or extended catalyst lifetimes be reducing or mitigating the amount of coke formation on the hydroprocessing catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Hyung Suk Woo, Jane Chi-Ya Cheng, Teh C. Ho, Stephen Harold Brown
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Patent number: 9677015Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing a heavy oil feed, such as an atmospheric or vacuum resid, using a combination of solvent assisted hydroprocessing and slurry hydroconversion of a heavy oil feed. The systems and methods allow for conversion and desulfurization/denitrogenation of a feed to form fuels and gas oil (or lubricant base oil) boiling range fractions while reducing the portion of the feed that is exposed to the high severity conditions present in slurry hydroconversion.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Himanshu Gupta, Stephen Harold Brown, Federico Barrai, Kirtan Kunjbihari Trivedi
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Patent number: 9206363Abstract: Heavy oil feeds are hydroprocessed in the presence of a solvent under conditions that provide a variety of benefits. The solvent can be an added solvent or a portion of the liquid effluent from hydroprocessing. The processes allow for lower pressure processing of heavy oil feeds for extended processing times or extended catalyst lifetimes be reducing or mitigating the amount of coke formation on the hydroprocessing catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Hyung Suk Woo, Jane Chi-ya Cheng, Teh C. Ho, Stephen Harold Brown, Richard Charles Dougherty, David Thomas Ferrughelli, Federico Barrai
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Patent number: 9168518Abstract: Deactivation of a zeolite catalyst during its use to catalyse the oligomerisation of olefins, is often believed to be a result of the formation of high boiling polymers as by-products. These by-products can remain on the catalyst and undergo further conversion to higher molecular weight polymers, which resemble heavy tars and in some cases even have the appearance of coke-like material. These materials can coat the catalyst particles and plug pores in the catalyst, thereby causing catalyst deactivation. The invention relates to an improved method for regenerating such a catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: John Stephen Godsmark, Georges Marie Karel Mathys, Hans Karel Theresia Goris, Roger Eijkhoudt, Stephen Harold Brown
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Patent number: 9169169Abstract: A process for the oligomerization of olefins includes treating, e.g., water washing, an olefin-containing hydrocarbon stream to lower the concentration of an organic nitrogen-containing Lewis base contained therein until the treated hydrocarbon stream is substantially free of the Lewis base; and subsequently contacting the treated hydrocarbon stream with a molecular sieve catalyst to produce a product including at least one oligomer.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: John Stephen Godsmark, George Marie Karel Mathys, Hubertus Joseph Beckers, Charles Morris Yarbrough, Stephen Harold Brown, Yeo-Meng Lim
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Publication number: 20150027924Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing a heavy oil feed, such as an atmospheric or vacuum resid, using a combination of solvent assisted hydroprocessing and slurry hydroconversion of a heavy oil feed. The systems and methods allow for conversion and desulfurization/denitrogenation of a feed to form fuels and gas oil (or lubricant base oil) boiling range fractions while reducing the portion of the teed that is exposed to the high severity conditions present in slurry hydroconversion.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: January 29, 2015Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Himanshu Gupta, Stephen Harold BROWN, Federico BARRAI, Kirtan Kunjbihari TRIVEDI
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Patent number: 8932451Abstract: Methods are provided for processing crude oil feeds with reduced or minimized energy usage, reduced or minimized numbers of processing steps, improved allocation of hydrogen, and reduced or minimized formation of low value products. The methods reduce or minimize the use of vacuum distillation, and in many aspects reduce or minimize the use of both atmospheric and vacuum distillation. The methods also reduce or minimize the use of coking and fluid catalytic cracking processes.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Ramon A. Strauss, Stephen Harold Brown, Donald E. Stratton, Stefan Maria Willy Ceulemans
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Publication number: 20140174980Abstract: Provided is a hydrocarbon tar. The tar has 75 wt % or more of aromatics of 10 carbons to 75 carbons based on the total weight of the tar. The aromatics exhibit 40% to 80% aromaticity. The tar has a boiling point of from 300° F. to 1350° F. There is also a fuel oil composition having the tar therein. There are also processes for making the hydrocarbon tar.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Stephen Harold Brown, Frank Cheng-Yu Wang, Stephen Mark Davis, Cathleen Yung
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Patent number: 8741129Abstract: This invention is directed to a process for producing a hydroprocessed product. The invention is particularly advantageous in that substantially less hydrogen is absorbed during the process relative to conventional hydroprocessing methods. This benefit is achieved by using a particular solvent as a co-feed component. In particular, the solvent component contains at least one single ring aromatic compound and has a relatively low boiling point range compared to the heavy hydrocarbon oil component used as another co-feed component.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering CompanyInventors: Stephen Harold Brown, Teh C. Ho, Jane Chi-Ya Cheng, Hyung Suk Woo
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Patent number: 8716542Abstract: In a process for oligomerizing an olefinic hydrocarbon feedstock comprising at least 65 wt % olefins and/or sulfur-containing molecules, the feedstock is contacted under oligomerization conditions with (a) a first unidimensional 10-ring molecular sieve catalyst and (b) a second multidimensional crystalline molecular sieve catalyst. The first and second catalysts may be contained in separate reactors or as separate beds in a single reactor.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2010Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Stephen Harold Brown, John Stephen Godsmark, Georges Marie Karel Mathys
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Publication number: 20140105793Abstract: The invention concerns integration of hydroprocessing and steam cracking. A feed comprising crude or resid-containing fraction thereof is treated by hydroprocessing and visbreaking and then passed to a steam cracker to obtain a product comprising olefins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventors: Paul F. Keusenkothen, Stephen Harold Brown
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Patent number: 8536392Abstract: The invention relates to series reactor beds containing different oligomerization catalysts and having independent temperature control, and processes for the oligomerization of light olefins to heavier olefins using such series reactor beds.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Stephen Harold Brown, Jon Edmond Randoph Stanat, Jose Manuel Vargas, Stephen W. Beadle, Georges Marie K. Mathys, John Stephen Godsmark, Raphael Frans Caers
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Publication number: 20130204060Abstract: Deactivation of a zeolite catalyst during its use to catalyse the oligomerisation of olefins, is often believed to be a result of the formation of high boiling polymers as by-products. These by-products can remain on the catalyst and undergo further conversion to higher molecular weight polymers, which resemble heavy tars and in some cases even have the appearance of coke-like material. These materials can coat the catalyst particles and plug pores in the catalyst, thereby causing catalyst deactivation. The invention relates to an improved method for regenerating such a catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: John Stephen Godsmark, Georges Marie Karel Mathys, Hans Karel Theresia Goris, Roger Eijkhoudt, Stephen Harold Brown
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Patent number: 8481796Abstract: A hydrocarbon composition that comprises species of at least 3 different carbon numbers, at least about 95 wt % non-normal hydrocarbons, no greater than 1000 wppm aromatics, no greater than 10 wt % naphthenes, and also has a certain boiling point range; and a process for making the hydrocarbon composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2006Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Keith H. Kuechler, Stephen Harold Brown, An Amandine Verberckmoes, Steven E. Silverberg, Marc P. Puttemans, Mark R. Welford, John S. Godsmark
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Publication number: 20130161237Abstract: Heavy oil feeds are hydroprocessed in the presence of a solvent under conditions that provide a variety of benefits. The solvent can be an added solvent or a portion of the liquid effluent from hydroprocessing. The processes allow for lower pressure processing of heavy oil feeds for extended processing times or extended catalyst lifetimes be reducing or mitigating the amount of coke formation on the hydroprocessing catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Hyung Suk Woo, Jane Chi-ya Cheng, Teh C. Ho, Stephen Harold Brown, Richard Charles Dougherty, David Thomas Ferrughelli, Federico Barrai
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Publication number: 20130161236Abstract: Methods are provided for processing crude oil feeds with reduced or minimized energy usage, reduced or minimized numbers of processing steps, improved allocation of hydrogen, and reduced or minimized formation of low value products. The methods reduce or minimize the use of vacuum distillation, and in many aspects reduce or minimize the use of both atmospheric and vacuum distillation. The methods also reduce or minimize the use of coking and fluid catalytic cracking processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Ramon A. Strauss, Stephen Harold Brown, Donald E. Stratton, Stefan Maria Willy Ceulemans
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Publication number: 20130081979Abstract: This invention is directed to a process for producing a hydroprocessed product. The invention is particularly advantageous in that substantially longer run length can be attained relative to conventional hydroprocessing methods. This benefit is achieved by using a particular solvent as a co-feed component. In particular, the solvent component is comprised of at least one or more supercritical solvent compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Stephen Harold Brown, Teh C. Ho, Jane Chi-ya Cheng, Hyung Suk Woo
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Publication number: 20130081977Abstract: Heavy oil feeds are hydroprocessed in the presence of a solvent and in the presence of a catalyst with a median pore size of about 85 ? to about 120 ? under conditions that provide a variety of benefits. The solvent can be an added solvent or a portion of the liquid effluent from hydroprocessing. The processes allow for lower pressure processing of heavy oil feeds for extended processing times or extended catalyst lifetimes be reducing or mitigating the amount of coke formation on the hydroprocessing catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Hyung Suk Woo, Jane Chi-ya Cheng, Teh C. Ho, Stephen Harold Brown
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Publication number: 20130081978Abstract: This invention is directed to a process for producing a hydroprocessed product. The invention is particularly advantageous in that substantially less hydrogen is absorbed during the process relative to conventional hydroprocessing methods. This benefit is achieved by using a particular solvent as a co-feed component. In particular, the solvent component contains at least one single ring aromatic compound and has a relatively low boiling point range compared to the heavy hydrocarbon oil component used as another co-feed component.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANYInventors: Stephen Harold Brown, Teh C. Ho, Jane Chi-ya Cheng, Hyung Suk Woo
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Patent number: 8277639Abstract: The invention is directed to a process comprising feeding high TAN feedstreams to a steam cracker, whereby naphthenic acids in the feedstreams are substantially converted to CO, CO2, and low amounts of smaller acids (e.g., formic, acetic, propionic, and butyric acids). The feedstream is preferably a high TAN feedstream comprising crude or high TAN feedstream which has previously been subjected to a refinery process to remove resid.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2005Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: John Scott Buchanan, Paul F. Keusenkothen, Stephen Harold Brown, Julian A. Wolfenbarger, James Earl Graham, James N. McCoy