Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Doolin

Thomas J. Doolin 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).

  • UPGRADING OLEFIN-CONTAINING FEEDS TO DIESEL BOILING RANGE COMPOUNDS
    Publication number: 20170121615
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for producing diesel boiling range compounds from an olefin-containing feed. The olefin-containing feed can include a refinery fuel gas and/or a naphtha feed. The olefin-containing feed can be exposed to a first set of conversion conditions that can include a low pressure to produce an oligomerized olefin effluent. The oligomerized olefin effluent can be exposed to a second set of conversion conditions that include a higher pressure than the first set of conversion conditions to produce a product effluent that includes diesel boiling range compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Mohsen N. Harandi, William S. Bragan, II, Thomas J. Doolin, Adam I. Smith, Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan
  • Blending asphaltite with lignite or bituminous coal
    Patent number: 4494958
    Abstract: The use of asphaltite blended with bituminous coals and lignites changes the agglomeration properties and quality of the resultant mixture to a degree and extent disproportionate to the blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1983
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1985
    Inventor: Thomas J. Doolin