Patents by Inventor Venkata K. Ramanujam

Venkata K. Ramanujam 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: 11136281
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for separating highly pure unsaturated olefinic hydrocarbon stream with zero cooling water and or steam consumption, with minimum possible capital investment and uncompromised operational ease are disclosed herein from a mixture of hydrocarbon stream consisting of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Embodiments of the invention are directed to producing a hydrocarbon stream containing polymer, chemical grade ethylene, propylene, butylenes, isoprene, hexane stream which are of value in manufacturing chemicals, polymers, and rubbers. Embodiments of the process provided can be applied to concentrating ethylene, propylene, butylenes, cyclopentadiene, isoprene, 2 methyl butene-2, isopentane, hexene etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SULZER MANAGEMENT AG
    Inventors: Cole Nelson, Venkata K. Ramanujam
  • Publication number: 20200239388
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for separating highly pure unsaturated olefinic hydrocarbon stream with zero cooling water and or steam consumption, with minimum possible capital investment and uncompromised operational ease are disclosed herein from a mixture of hydrocarbon stream consisting of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Embodiments of the invention are directed to producing a hydrocarbon stream containing polymer, chemical grade ethylene, propylene, butylenes, isoprene, hexane stream which are of value in manufacturing chemicals, polymers, and rubbers. Embodiments of the process provided can be applied to concentrating ethylene, propylene, butylenes, cyclopentadiene, isoprene, 2 methyl butene-2, isopentane, hexene etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Cole Nelson, Venkata K. Ramanujam
  • Patent number: 10266463
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for extracting isoprene using minimum capital investment, operating cost, and relatively corrosion free environment are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the invention are directed to producing pure isoprene and gasoline quality raffinate (free or sulfur and acetylenes) which are of value in manufacturing rubbers and other polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: GTC Technology US LLC
    Inventors: Venkata K. Ramanujam, Michael McCaulley, Joseph C. Gentry
  • Patent number: 10047022
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for producing Pips stream for manufacturing catalytic C5 hydrocarbon resins containing all the key reactive monomers that are already present in the C5 fraction of the pyrolysis gasoline, which is otherwise lost with the crude isoprene stream, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the invention are directed to producing a hydrocarbon resin grade DCPD stream consisting of dimers and codimers of isoprene which are of value in manufacturing thermal hydrocarbon resins, either polymer grade isoprene and gasoline quality raffinate (free or sulfur and acetylenes) or a relatively small crude isoprene stream with maximum utilization of isoprene by moving some of the isoprene to a DCPD stream used to manufacture thermal hydrocarbon resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: GTC Technology US LLC
    Inventors: Venkata K. Ramanujam, B. Bryant Slimp, Jr., Cole Nelson, Michael McCaulley
  • Patent number: 9822315
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for separating heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are disclosed. The heavy hydrocarbons and solvent can be recovered and processed further.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: GTC Technology US, LLC
    Inventors: Rahul Khandelwal, Thu Nguyen, Cole Nelson, Mircea Cretoiu, Venkata K. Ramanujam, Michael McCaulley, B. Bryant Slimp, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150283478
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for extracting isoprene using minimum capital investment, operating cost, and relatively corrosion free environment are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the invention are directed to producing pure isoprene and gasoline quality raffinate (free or sulfur and acetylenes) which are of value in manufacturing rubbers and other polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Venkata K. Ramanujam, Michael McCaulley, Joseph C. Gentry
  • Publication number: 20150251105
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for separating highly pure unsaturated olefinic hydrocarbon stream with zero cooling water and or steam consumption, with minimum possible capital investment and uncompromised operational ease are disclosed herein from a mixture of hydrocarbon stream consisting of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Embodiments of the invention are directed to producing a hydrocarbon stream containing polymer, chemical grade ethylene, propylene, butylenes, isoprene, hexane stream which are of value in manufacturing chemicals, polymers, and rubbers. Embodiments of the process provided can be applied to concentrating ethylene, propylene, butylenes, cyclopentadiene, isoprene, 2 methyl butene, isopentane, and hexene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Venkata K. Ramanujam, Cole Nelson, Michael McCaulley
  • Publication number: 20150210934
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for separating heavy hydrocarbons from a solvent stream are disclosed. The heavy hydrocarbons and solvent can be recovered and processed further.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Rahul Khandelwal, Thu Nguyen, Cole Nelson, Mircea Cretoiu, Venkata K. Ramanujam, Michael McCaulley, B. Bryant Slimp, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140364665
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for producing Pips stream for manufacturing catalytic C5 hydrocarbon resins containing all the key reactive monomers that are already present in the C5 fraction of the pyrolysis gasoline, which is otherwise lost with the crude isoprene stream, are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the invention are directed to producing a hydrocarbon resin grade DCPD stream consisting of dimers and codimers of isoprene which are of value in manufacturing thermal hydrocarbon resins, either polymer grade isoprene and gasoline quality raffinate (free or sulfur and acetylenes) or a relatively small crude isoprene stream with maximum utilization of isoprene by moving some of the isoprene to a DCPD stream used to manufacture thermal hydrocarbon resins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: GTC Technology US LLC
    Inventors: Venkata K. Ramanujam, B. Bryant Slimp, JR., Cole Nelson, Michael McCaulley