Patents by Inventor Steven Lee Krupa

Steven Lee Krupa 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: 10577291
    Abstract: A method for producing jet-range hydrocarbons includes passing a stream comprising renewable C4 olefins to an oligomerization reactor containing a zeolite catalyst to produce an oligomerized effluent, separating the oligomerized effluent to produce a jet range hydrocarbon stream and a recycle stream comprising C8 olefins, and passing at least a portion of the recycle stream to the oligomerization reactor. A first at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-octane and n-undecane and wherein a second at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-dodecane and n-pentadecane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stanley Joseph Frey, Geoffrey William Fichtl, Paul Barger, Scott M. Roney, Steven Lee Krupa, Christopher P. Nicholas
  • Publication number: 20180265433
    Abstract: A process is present for increasing the yields of 1,3 butadiene. The process includes recovering 1,3 butadiene from a cracking unit that generates a crude C4 stream. The 1,3 butadiene is separated and the remaining C4 process stream components are further reacted and dehydrogenated to generate 1,3 butadiene in a subsequent process stream. The subsequent process stream is recycled to recover the additional 1,3 butadiene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: Steven Lee Krupa
  • Publication number: 20150045599
    Abstract: A method for producing jet-range hydrocarbons includes passing a stream comprising renewable C4 olefins to an oligomerization reactor containing a zeolite catalyst to produce an oligomerized effluent, separating the oligomerized effluent to produce a jet range hydrocarbon stream and a recycle stream comprising C8 olefins, and passing at least a portion of the recycle stream to the oligomerization reactor. A first at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-octane and n-undecane and wherein a second at least about 10% of the jet-range hydrocarbon stream hydrocarbons boil between n-dodecane and n-pentadecane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Stanley Joseph Frey, Geoffrey William Fichtl, Paul Barger, Scott M. Roney, Steven Lee Krupa, Christopher P. Nicholas
  • Patent number: 8921632
    Abstract: 1-butene is recovered as a purified product from an MTO synthesis and especially from an integrated MTO synthesis and hydrocarbon pyrolysis system in which the MTO system and its complementary olefin cracking reactor are combined with a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor in a way that facilitates the flexible production and recovery of olefins and other petrochemical products, particularly butene-1 and MTBE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Montalbano, Steven Lee Krupa, John Joseph Senetar, Joseph H. Gregor, Andrea G. Bozzano, Gary S. Sandhu
  • Patent number: 8865955
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment is a process for oligomerizing one or more hydrocarbons. The process includes providing a feed including one or more C3 and C4 hydrocarbons to a separation zone, separating a first stream including an effective amount of C3 olefins for oligomerizing, separating a second stream including an effective amount of one or more C4 olefins for oligomerizing, providing at least a portion of the first stream to a first oligomerization zone for producing at least one of a C9 and a C12 hydrocarbon, and providing at least a portion of the second stream to a second oligomerization zone for producing at least one of a C8 and a C12 hydrocarbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Krupa, Christian D. Freet, Mohamed Shakur
  • Patent number: 8597501
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more disulfide compounds from a caustic stream. The process can include passing the caustic stream, previously contacted with a hydrocarbon stream for removing one or more mercaptans, through a column to remove the one or more disulfide compounds downstream of a mercaptan oxidation zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Krupa, Cedric R. Freeman, Jessy E. Trucko, Jonathan Andrew Tertel
  • Patent number: 8440871
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a tetramer production apparatus. The apparatus can include a fractionation zone and an oxygenate removal zone. The fractionation zone can produce a distillation product including one or more C6 hydrocarbons for producing one or more C12 compounds. The oxygenate removal zone may remove one or more oxygenate compounds from the distillation product passed through the oxygenate removal zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: Steven Lee Krupa
  • Publication number: 20130079574
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for oligomerizing one or more hydrocarbons. The process can include oligomerizing a feed including one or more C3-C5 hydrocarbons to produce an effluent, and recycling at least a portion of the effluent for oligomerizing. Typically, the recycled portion has at least about 50%, by weight, one or more alkenes based on the weight of the recycled portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: UOP, LLC.
    Inventors: Charles P. Luebke, Steven Lee Krupa, Robert L. Mehlberg
  • Publication number: 20120149956
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for oligomerizing one or more hydrocarbons. Usually, the process includes providing a feed including one or more C3 and C4 hydrocarbons to a separation zone, separating a first stream including an effective amount of C3 olefins for oligomerizing, separating a second stream including an effective amount of one or more C4 olefins for oligomerizing, providing at least a portion of the first stream to a first oligomerization zone for producing at least one of a C9 and a C12 hydrocarbon, and providing at least a portion of the second stream to a second oligomerization zone for producing at least one of a C8 and a C12 hydrocarbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: UOP, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Krupa, Christian D. Freet, Mohamed Shakur
  • Publication number: 20120149957
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for oligomerizing one or more hydrocarbons. The process can include providing a feed including one or more C3 and C4 hydrocarbons to a separation zone, separating at least a portion of C3 olefins, sending the C3 olefins to a first oligomerization zone for producing one or more C9 hydrocarbons, and returning at least a portion of an effluent from the first oligomerization zone to the separation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: UOP, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Krupa, Christian D. Freet, Mohamed Shakur
  • Publication number: 20120149961
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for separating at least one oligomerized effluent. The process can include providing an effluent from at least one of a first oligomerization zone for producing at least one of a C9 and a C12 hydrocarbon and a second oligomerization zone for producing at least one of a C8 and a C12 hydrocarbon, providing at least a portion of the effluent to a separation zone, and providing at least one stream from the separation zone to a hydrotreatment zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: UOP, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Krupa, Christian D. Freet, Mohamed Shakur
  • Publication number: 20120041244
    Abstract: 1-butene is recovered as a purified product from an MTO synthesis and especially from an integrated MTO synthesis and hydrocarbon pyrolysis system in which the MTO system and its complementary olefin cracking reactor are combined with a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor in a way that facilitates the flexible production and recovery of olefins and other petrochemical products, particularly butene-1 and MTBE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Joseph A. Montalbano, Steven Lee Krupa, John Joseph Senetar, Joseph H. Gregor, Andrea G. Bozzano, Gary S. Sandhu
  • Publication number: 20120000827
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a process for removing one or more disulfide compounds from a caustic stream. The process can include passing the caustic stream, previously contacted with a hydrocarbon stream for removing one or more mercaptans, through a column to remove the one or more disulfide compounds downstream of a mercaptan oxidation zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: UOP, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Krupa, Cedric R. Freeman, Jessy E. Trucko, Jonathan Andrew Tertel
  • Publication number: 20110245555
    Abstract: One exemplary embodiment can be a tetramer production apparatus. The apparatus can include a fractionation zone and an oxygenate removal zone. The fractionation zone can produce a distillation product including one or more C6 hydrocarbons for producing one or more C12 compounds. The oxygenate removal zone may remove one or more oxygenate compounds from the distillation product passed through the oxygenate removal zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: UOP, LLC.
    Inventor: Steven Lee Krupa