Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Gevelinger

Thomas J. Gevelinger 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).

  • Precombustion of halogen-containing compounds in catalyst regeneration processes
    Patent number: 6348144
    Abstract: A method for regenerating a hydrocarbon conversion catalyst wherein at least a portion of a halogen-containing compound is precombusted in a precombustion zone, and the catalyst is regenerated in the presence of the halogen. By precombusting the halogen-containing compound in a precombustion zone rather than in the regeneration zone, this invention decreases the risk of permanent catalyst deactivation and of costly equipment damage in the regeneration zone. This method is adaptable to many processes for the catalyst conversion of hydrocarbons in which deactivated catalyst particles are regenerated in a moving bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gevelinger