Patents by Inventor Vincent Coupard

Vincent Coupard 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: 7250142
    Abstract: Device for mixing and distributing a dense, generally liquid, fluid and a light, generally gaseous, fluid, placed in a reaction chamber upstream from a granular bed (70) or between two successive granular beds, the said device being characterized by a tubular system (50) for the introduction of dense fluid from outside the reactor, up to a level lower than the level of establishment of the interface between the dense fluid and the light fluid, situated above the plate and preferably more or less next to that of the plate (62). Application of this device to any type of gas/liquid reaction in a fixed bed in particular for hydrotreatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Institut Francois du Petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard
  • Patent number: 7238329
    Abstract: A device located between two successive granular beds (203) and (205) for injecting a secondary fluid can produce and distribute a polyphase mixture between said secondary fluid and a fluid or mixture of fluids originating from the upper granular bed and comprises a chamber for injecting a secondary fluid (201), the secondary fluid being injected into said device, and means (204) for bringing said secondary fluid into contact with at least a portion of the fluid or mixture of fluids originating from the upper granular bed (203) and for simultaneous distribution (208) of the mixture resulting from said contact to the lower granular bed (205).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard, Bertrand Fanget
  • Publication number: 20070100182
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for producing propylene and co-producing desulphurized gasoline with a high octane number from a catalytically cracked gasoline cut, and a steam cracking C4/C5 cut comprising at least one one-step oligocracking unit, a selective hydrogenation unit for FCC gasoline and a hydrotreatment unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Vincent Coupard, Karine Surla
  • Patent number: 7182922
    Abstract: For mixing and distributing a gas phase and a liquid phase over a granular bed, employing an annular peripheral zone inside a reactor via which liquid is introduced and which acts as a buffer zone against fluctuations in the flow of the liquid phase. The device is applicable to catalytic bed chemical reactors especially for the hydrotreatment of hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard
  • Publication number: 20070015945
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for preparing a gas oil cut, which comprises the following steps in succession: 1) oligomerizing an olefinic C2-C12 hydrocarbon cut, preferably C3-C7 and more preferably C3-C5; 2) separating the mixture of products obtained in step 1) into three cuts: a light cut containing unreacted C4 and/or C5 olefinic hydrocarbons, an intermediate cut having a T95 in the range 200-220° C. and a heavy cut comprising the complement; ?T95 being the temperature at which 95% by weight of product has evaporated, as determined in accordance with standard method ASTM D2887; 3) oligomerizing the intermediate cut obtained in the separation step; characterized in that in step 3), oligomerization is carried out in the presence of an olefinic C4 and/or C5 hydrocarbon cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Sylvain Louret, Vincent Coupard, Laurent Simon
  • Patent number: 7161052
    Abstract: A process is described for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapour pressure of said charge, comprising three steps: a step a) consisting of separating said charge of hydrocarbons into a fraction (O1) comprising essentially compounds containing 5 carbon atoms, including at least 2% by weight of pentenes, a step b) consisting of placing said fraction (O1) in contact with a cut of hydrocarbons (O2) at least partly comprising hydrocarbons having a number of carbon atoms between 6 and 10, including at least 2% by weight of olefins, and a step c) consisting of separating the effluents originating from step b) into a gasoline cut (?) the upper distillation point of which is less than 100° C. and a kerosene cut (?) having a distillation range between 100° C. and 300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Institut Francais de Petrole
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Forestiere, Eric Llido, Thierry Poussereau
  • Patent number: 7121537
    Abstract: Described is an enclosed space, a column, or a reactor including a device for mixing and distribution of at least one gaseous phase and at least one liquid phase. The device can be placed upstream of a reaction zone or of a gas/liquid contact zone that can contain a packing bed or a bed of solid, possibly catalytic, particles. Also described is a process for implementing such an enclosed space, column or reactor and to a process for fabricating such an enclosed space, column or reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Institut francais du petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard, Daniel Svezia
  • Patent number: 7029638
    Abstract: A device that is placed in a vessel for carrying out separate injection (1,6) of two fluids in two different physical states, or which are not miscible, and for homogeneous distribution of at least one of the two fluids in the vessel downstream of said device. The first fluid is injected (6) into the vessel at least one point level with said device, said device being characterized in that it contains a chamber (5) pierced by orifices (7, 8) for the passage of a first fluid. Said chamber (5) is also imperviously traversed by tubes (4) or conduits with a free end acting as a passage through said chamber for the second fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Institut Francais de Petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard, Gilles Munier
  • Publication number: 20060063957
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for producing propylene from a steam cracking and/or catalytic cracking light olefinic cut, said process comprising a moving bed catalytic cracking step with a catalyst regeneration loop. The process recycles a portion of the used catalyst to the inlet of the moving bed reactor. The conversion is high using the process of the invention, with a good yield and good propylene selectivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Inventors: Sylvain Louret, Vincent Coupard, Patrice Font, Eric Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20060009670
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for conversion of a gasoline-range hydrocarbon feed into a gasoline fraction with a higher octane rating than that of the feedstream, and a gasoil fraction with a cetane number higher than 45, including the following steps: a) a membrane separation step (B) applied to the hydrocarbon feed under conditions enabling selective separation of the majority of the linear olefins present in said feed and constituting the ? fraction, the fraction containing the majority of the branched olefins, termed the ? fraction, constituting a gasoline with a high octane rating, greater than that of the feed, b) an oligomerisation step (C) applied to the linear olefins (? fraction) contained in the effluent stream from the membrane separation step (B) under moderate oligomerisation conditions, c) a distillation separation step (D) applied to the effluent stream arising from the oligomerisation step in at least two fractions, d) a hydrogenation step (E) applied to one of the fractions obtained at
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Arnaud Baudot, Vincent Coupard, Stephane Morin, Alain Methivier
  • Publication number: 20050283037
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbons charge comprising linear and branched olefins comprising the following stages: a) a stage of membrane separation of the hydrocarbon charge under conditions making it possible to produce a cut ? containing the majority of the linear olefins present in said charge, and a cut ? containing the majority of the branched olefins, b) a stage of treatment of the linear olefins contained in the effluents originating from the membrane separation stage (cut ?) under moderate oligomerization conditions, c) a stage of distillation separation of the effluents originating from the oligomerization stage into at least two cuts, d) a stage of hydrogenation of the cut ? under conditions for obtaining a gas oil with a high cetane number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Arnaud Baudot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Methivier
  • Publication number: 20050121361
    Abstract: A process for conversion of a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising a relatively heavy main feedstock with a boiling point above approximately 350° C., and a relatively light secondary feedstock with a boiling point below approximately 320° C., wherein, the main feedstock, representing at least 50 wt. % of the hydrocarbon feedstock, is cracked in a fluidized-bed reactor in the presence of a cracking catalyst, the secondary feedstock is cracked in a fluidized bed with the same cracking catalyst, separately or mixed with the main feedstock, said secondary feedstock comprising oligomers with at least 8 carbon atoms of light olefins with 4 and/or 5 carbon atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Duplan, Sylvie Lacombe, Jerome Bayle, Vincent Coupard
  • Publication number: 20050101821
    Abstract: A process is described for the valorization of a charge of hydrocarbons and for reducing the vapour pressure of said charge, comprising three steps: a step a) consisting of separating said charge of hydrocarbons into a fraction (O1) comprising essentially compounds containing 5 carbon atoms, including at least 2% by weight of pentenes, a step b) consisting of placing said fraction (O1) in contact with a cut of hydrocarbons (O2) at least partly comprising hydrocarbons having a number of carbon atoms between 6 and 10, including at least 2% by weight of olefins, and a step c) consisting of separating the effluents originating from step b) into a gasoline cut (?) the upper distillation point of which is less than 100° C. and a kerosene cut (?) having a distillation range between 100° C. and 300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Forestiere, Eric Llido, Thierry Poussereau
  • Publication number: 20050051915
    Abstract: This invention relates to an enclosed space, a column, or a reactor comprising a device for mixing and distribution of at least one gaseous phase and at least one liquid phase, said device being placed upstream of a reaction zone or of a gas/liquid contact zone that can comprise a packing bed or a bed of solid, possibly catalytic, particles. This invention relates also to a process for implementing such an enclosed space and to a process for fabricating such an enclosed space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard, Daniel Svezia
  • Patent number: 6824675
    Abstract: A device for producing and distributing a polyphase mixture between two fluids comprises a chamber for the passage of a first fluid, said chamber being pierced by perforated tubes or conduits to pass a second fluid in a different physical state than the first fluid or not miscible with the first fluid through the chamber, said tubes being pierced by at least one orifice allowing passage of the first fluid and mixing between the fluids via the tubes. The second fluid is injected upstream of said device and the first fluid is injected into said device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard, Bertrand Fanget
  • Publication number: 20040197245
    Abstract: For mixing and distributing a gas phase and a liquid phase over a granular bed, employing an annular peripheral zone inside a reactor via which liquid is introduced and which acts as a buffer zone against fluctuations in the flow of the liquid phase. The device is applicable to catalytic bed chemical reactors especially for the hydrotreatment of hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard
  • Publication number: 20040186331
    Abstract: A process is described for transforming an initial hydrocarbon feed containing 4 to 15 carbon atoms, limits included, into a hydrocarbon fraction having an improved octane number and a hydrocarbon fraction with a high cetane number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Patrick Briot, Vincent Coupard, Alain Forestiere, Eric LLido
  • Patent number: 6740787
    Abstract: A process for treatment of a batch with four carbon atoms that contains diene compounds and a minor portion of acetylene compounds is described. A portion of the fluid that circulates in a distillation zone that is enriched with acetylene compounds is drawn off laterally, preferably in the drainage zone, and a selective hydrogenation stage is carried out in a hydrogenation zone that is outside the distillation zone. The hydrogenation effluent that is produced is recycled in the rectification zone. A C4 fraction that comprises butadiene and that is low in acetylene compounds is recovered at the top, and a C5 fraction that is enriched with oligomers is recovered at the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Mathieu Pinault, Vincent Coupard, Christophe Boyer
  • Publication number: 20040086435
    Abstract: Device for mixing and distributing a dense, generally liquid, fluid and a light, generally gaseous, fluid, placed in a reaction chamber upstream from a granular bed (70) or between two successive granular beds, the said device being characterized by a tubular system (50) for the introduction of dense fluid from outside the reactor, up to a level lower than the level of establishment of the interface between the dense fluid and the light fluid, situated above the plate and preferably more or less next to that of the plate (62). Application of this device to any type of gas/liquid reaction in a fixed bed in particular for hydrotreatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard
  • Patent number: 6693225
    Abstract: Hydrogenation of a liquid cut containing hydrocarbons, in particular unsaturated molecules containing at least two double bonds or at least one triple bond, is described wherein the unsaturated molecules are at least partially hydrogenated to less unsaturated molecules containing at least one double bond, in at least one reactor comprising at least two distinct beds of at least one hydrogenation catalyst, and wherein a gas phase containing hydrogen is introduced, a portion thereof being mixed with said cut upstream of the first catalyst bed and a portion thereof being introduced upstream of the subsequent beds contained in said reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole
    Inventors: Christophe Boyer, Vincent Coupard, Quentin Debuisschert