Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Nevitt
Thomas D. Nevitt 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: 5169869Abstract: A process for converting synthesis gas to n-paraffins or higher alcohols utilizes a mixed copper-chromium oxide catalyst. The process allows great flexibility in selecting the product mix by changing catalyst compositions and process conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 1991Date of Patent: December 8, 1992Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt, deceased
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Patent number: 4981576Abstract: There is disclosed a catalyst, which catalyst comprises a hydrogenation component comprising chromium, molybdenum, and at least one metal of Group VIII, a crystalline molecular sieve zeolite, and a porous refractory inorganic oxide. Suitable molecular sieve zeolites are those having pore diameters of at least 5 .ANG. (0.5 nm) and containing exchangeable cations, for example, faujasite-type crystalline aluminosilicates, mordenite-type crystalline aluminosilicates, ZSM-type crystalline aluminosilicates, and AMS-type crystalline metallosilicates.There are also disclosed processes for the hydrodenitrogenation and hydrocracking of a hydrocarbon stream containing a substantial amount of nitrogen compounds, which processes comprise contacting said stream under suitable conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with the aforesaid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 1984Date of Patent: January 1, 1991Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: A. Martin Tait, Thomas D. Nevitt, Albert L. Hensley, Jr.
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Patent number: 4795853Abstract: A process for reacting synthesis gas in the presence of a cadmium-containing catalyst to selectively produce isoparaffin hydrocarbons is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 1987Date of Patent: January 3, 1989Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt
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Patent number: 4771027Abstract: There are disclosed a catalyst and a process for the hydrodenitrogenation of a hydrocarbon stream containing a substantial amount of nitrogen compounds, such as whole shale oil.The catalyst comprises a hydrogenation component comprising chromium, molybdenum, and at least one Group VIII metal deposed upon a porous alumina-silica support, the silica of said support being present in an amount within the range of about 10 wt % to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of said support.The process comprises contacting the hydrocarbon stream under hydrodenitrogenation conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with the aforesaid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1987Date of Patent: September 13, 1988Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: A. Martin Tait, Thomas D. Nevitt, Albert L. Hensley, Jr.
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Patent number: 4738768Abstract: There is disclosed a catalyst, which catalyst comprises a hydrogenation component comprising chromium, molybdenum, and at least one metal of Group VIII, a crystalline molecular sieve zeolite, and a porous refractory inorganic oxide. Suitable molecular sieve zeolites are those having pore diameters of at least 5 .ANG. (0.5 nm) and containing exchangeable cations, for example, faujasite-type crystalline aluminosilicates, mordenite-type crystalline aluminosilicates, ZSM-type crystalline aluminosilicates, and AMS-type crystalline metallosilicates.There is also disclosed a process, which process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon stream containing a substantial amount of nitrogen under hydrotreating conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with the aforesaid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1984Date of Patent: April 19, 1988Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventors: A. Martin Tait, Thomas D. Nevitt, Albert L. Hensley, Jr.
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Patent number: 4677085Abstract: This invention pertains to a new process for removing metals, especially contaminant metals, from spent catalysts. Also, this invention pertains to a catalyst composite with metals removed by the new process, and to several uses for the catalyst, including as a rejuvenated hydrotreating catalyst. The new process comprises (i) contacting the spent catalyst with a complexing agent with four or more coordinating groups, including at least two carboxylic acid type groups and at least one amino type group, and (ii) separating from the spent catalyst a mixture containing the complexing agent and the removed metals. By this process contaminant metals, like vanadium, are more selectively removed from the spent catalyst than are catalytic metals, like cobalt and molybdenum.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1985Date of Patent: June 30, 1987Assignee: Amoco CorporationInventor: Thomas D. Nevitt
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Patent number: 4620922Abstract: There are disclosed a catalyst and a process for the hydrodenitrogenation of a hydrocarbon stream containing a substantial amount of nitrogen compounds, such as whole shale oil.The catalyst comprises a hydrogenation component comprising chromium, molybdenum, and at least one Group VIII metal deposed upon a porous alumina-silica support, the silica of said support being present in an amount within the range of about 10 wt % to about 50 wt %, based upon the weight of said support.The process comprises contacting the hydrocarbon stream under hydrodenitrogenation conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with the aforesaid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 1986Date of Patent: November 4, 1986Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: A. Martin Tait, Thomas D. Nevitt, Albert L. Hensley, Jr.
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Patent number: 4618594Abstract: There is disclosed a catalyst, which catalyst comprises a hydrogenation component comprising chromium, molybdenum, and at least one metal of Group VIII, a crystalline molecular sieve zeolite, and a porous refractory inorganic oxide. Suitable molecular sieve zeolites are those having pore diameters of at least 5 .ANG. (0.5 nm) and containing exchangeable cations, for example, faujasite-type crystalline aluminosilicates, mordenite-type crystalline aluminosilicates, ZSM-type crystalline aluminosilicates, and AMS-type crystalline metallosilicates.There is also disclosed a process, which process comprises contacting a hydrocarbon stream containing a substantial amount of nitrogen under hydrotreating conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with the aforesaid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 1986Date of Patent: October 21, 1986Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: A. Martin Tait, Thomas D. Nevitt, Albert L. Hensley, Jr.
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Patent number: 4563266Abstract: The present invention provides for an improved process for catalytically dewaxing and thereby reducing the pour point of a hydrocarbon feedstock by contacting the feedstock and hydrogen with a catalyst. Specifically, the catalytic dewaxing process involves contacting the hydrocarbon feed with hydrogen under catalytic dewaxing conditions in the presence of a catalytic composition comprising a crystalline borosilicate molecular sieve and at least one Group VIII noble metal hydrogenation component.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1984Date of Patent: January 7, 1986Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: P. Donald Hopkins, Thomas D. Nevitt, Eugene E. Unmuth
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Patent number: 4560469Abstract: The present invention provides for an improved process for catalytically dewaxing and thereby reducing the pour point of hydrocarbon feedstock by contacting the feedstock and hydrogen with a catalyst. Specifically, the catalytic dewaxing process of the present invention involves contacting the hydrocarbon feed with hydrogen under catalytic dewaxing conditions in the presence of a catalytic composition comprising a crystalline borosilicate molecular sieve and a hydrogenation component consisting essentially of nickel.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 1984Date of Patent: December 24, 1985Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: P. Donald Hopkins, Thomas D. Nevitt, Eugene E. Unmuth
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Patent number: 4507399Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a cadmium component and a support comprising at least one of a crystalline borosilicate and a pillared smectite or vermiculite clay is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1983Date of Patent: March 26, 1985Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt
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Patent number: 4507400Abstract: A catalyst composition comprising a cadmium component, a thorium component and a support material having acidic properties is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1983Date of Patent: March 26, 1985Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt
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Patent number: 4496785Abstract: A method for producing branched aliphatic hydrocarbons by reacting H.sub.2 with a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alcohol and/or a C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 olefin in the presence of a cadmium component and a support which comprises an amorphous refractory inorganic oxide, a pillared smectite or vermiculite clay, a molecular sieve consisting essentially of unexchanged or cation-exchanged chabazite, clinoptilite, zeolite A, zeolite L, zeolite X, zeolite Y, ultrastable zeolite Y, or crystalline borosilicate molecular sieve, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1983Date of Patent: January 29, 1985Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt
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Patent number: 4487983Abstract: A process for reacting an aromatic compound, hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and an alcohol containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms in the presence of a cadmium-containing catalyst is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 1983Date of Patent: December 11, 1984Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt
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Patent number: 4483764Abstract: Hydrocarbon conversion process catalyst comprising an active metallic component comprising at least one metal having hydrocarbon conversion activity and at least one oxygenated phosphorus component, and a support component comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide matrix component and at least one crystalline molecular sieve zeolite component.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1983Date of Patent: November 20, 1984Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Albert L. Hensley, Jr., Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt, A. Martin Tait
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Patent number: 4476011Abstract: There is disclosed a catalyst, which catalyst comprises a hydrogenation component comprising chromium, molybdenum, and at least one metal of Group VIII, a crystalline molecular sieve zeolite, and a porous refractory inorganic oxide. Suitable molecular sieve zeolites are those having pore diameters of at least 5 .ANG. (0.5 nm) and containing exchangeable cations, for example, faujasite crystalline aluminosilicates, mordenite crystalline aluminosilicates, ZSM crystalline aluminosilicates, and AMS crystalline metallosilicates.There are also disclosed processes for the hydrodenitrogenation and hydrocracking of a hydrocarbon stream containing a substantial amount of nitrogen compounds, which processes comprise contacting said stream under suitable conditions and in the presence of hydrogen with the aforesaid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1982Date of Patent: October 9, 1984Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: A. Martin Tait, Thomas D. Nevitt, Albert L. Hensley, Jr.
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Patent number: 4468373Abstract: A process for recovery of vanadium and molybdenum from a feed material containing compounds of these metals by reacting at an effective pH an aqueous solution of vanadate and molybdate anions with a quaternary ammonium surfactant dissolved in an organic solvent which is immiscible with water and separating a vanadate anion rich phase from a molybdate anion rich phase.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 1982Date of Patent: August 28, 1984Assignee: Standard Oil Co (Indiana)Inventor: Thomas D. Nevitt
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Patent number: 4460698Abstract: Hydrocarbon conversion catalyst comprising an active metallic component comprising at least one metal having hydrocarbon conversion activity and at least one oxygenated phosphorus component, and a support component comprising at least one porous refractory inorganic oxide matrix component and at least one crystalline molecular sieve zeolite component.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1981Date of Patent: July 17, 1984Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Albert L. Hensley, Jr., Jeffrey T. Miller, Thomas D. Nevitt, A. Martin Tait
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Patent number: 4451685Abstract: A process to convert propylene to gasoline blending stock products comprises contacting C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 olefins under conversion conditions with an AMS-1B crystalline borosilicate catalyst composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 1983Date of Patent: May 29, 1984Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Thomas D. Nevitt, Norman F. Jerome
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Patent number: 4434047Abstract: Process for catalytic dewaxing-hydrotreating of hydrocarbon feed materials comprising contacting the feed with hydrogen under catalytic dewaxing-hydrotreating conditions in the presence of a catalyst comprising a shape selective zeolitic cracking component and a hydrogenating component of improved thermal stability comprising a chromium component, at least one other Group VIB metal component and at least one Group VIII metal component. According to a specific aspect of the invention, the catalytic dewaxing-hydrotreating process is employed to convert hydrocarbon feeds of either high or low quality to lube oil base stocks of high viscosity index, low pour point and good stability in a single step.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 1981Date of Patent: February 28, 1984Assignee: Standard Oil Company (Indiana)Inventors: Albert L. Hensley, Jr., Thomas D. Nevitt, A. Martin Tait