Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Ege

Stephen L. Ege 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: 10040882
    Abstract: Polymerization reactor systems providing integrated liquid-solid sampling systems are disclosed. Methods for operating such polymerization reactor systems and for measuring a property of the liquid portion of liquid-solid mixture are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Stephen L. Ege, Ralph W. Romig
  • Publication number: 20170282151
    Abstract: Polymerization reactor systems providing integrated liquid-solid sampling systems are disclosed. Methods for operating such polymerization reactor systems and for measuring a property of the liquid portion of liquid-solid mixture are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen L. Ege, Ralph W. Romig
  • Patent number: 9708426
    Abstract: Polymerization reactor systems providing integrated liquid-solid sampling systems are disclosed. Methods for operating such polymerization reactor systems and for measuring a property of the liquid portion of liquid-solid mixture are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Stephen L. Ege, Ralph W. Romig
  • Publication number: 20160347887
    Abstract: Polymerization reactor systems providing integrated liquid-solid sampling systems are disclosed. Methods for operating such polymerization reactor systems and for measuring a property of the liquid portion of liquid-solid mixture are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen L. Ege, Ralph W. Romig
  • Patent number: 6093285
    Abstract: A system and process for purifying a 1,3-butadiene feedstock containing 1,3-butadiene and various impurities by first introducing the 1,3-butadiene feedstock stream to a separation column to produce an intermediate product stream containing 1,3-butadiene and residual impurities and then introducing the produced intermediate product stream through a condenser to a suitable dryer for removing residual impurities from the intermediate product stream and thereby forming a purified 1,3-butadiene stream. The separation column separates an overhead stream, containing 1,3-butadiene and impurities such as propadiene, water and oxygen, and a bottoms stream, containing impurities such as polymerization inhibitor, ethyl acetylene, 1,3-butadiene dimer, pentane and 1,2-butadiene, from the intermediate product stream which leaves the separation column in the form of a vapor side draw stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Daniel T. Fernald, Stephen L. Ege, Si M. Nguyen, Richard Peacock, Larry L. Nash, George A. Moczygemba
  • Patent number: 5557029
    Abstract: In a process for isomerizing saturated C.sub.4- C.sub.10 hydrocarbons (preferably n-pentane) in the presence of a platinum/zeolite catalyst, wherein sulfur compounds are present in the feed as impurities and cause catalyst deactivating, at least one volatile chlorine compound (preferably tetrachloroethylene or carbon tetrachloride) is added to the feed in an amount sufficient to counteract the catalyst deactivation. A correlation between effective amounts of chloride additive(s) required to counteract the catalyst deactivating effect caused by specific sulfur compound(s) and a specific parameter of various sulfur compounds has been established. The water content in the isomerization feed is not to exceed about 60 ppm H.sub.2 O (based on the weight of the at least one feed hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Fan-Nan Lin, Nak J. Sung, Stephen L. Ege, Thomas A. Lessard