Patents by Inventor Vinod Ramaseshan
Vinod Ramaseshan 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: 10899685Abstract: Systems and methods for hydrodearylation of a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising non-condensed alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic hydrocarbons, the method including supplying a hydrogen feed to the hydrocarbon feed stream comprising non-condensed alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic hydrocarbons; mixing the hydrogen feed with the hydrocarbon feed stream to saturate the hydrocarbon feed stream with hydrogen gas to create a hydrogen-enriched liquid hydrocarbon stream; passing the hydrogen-enriched liquid hydrocarbon stream to a hydrodearylation reactor without a separate gaseous phase of hydrogen; allowing the hydrogen-enriched liquid hydrocarbon stream to react in presence of a catalyst under specific reaction conditions to produce a product stream comprising a reduced concentration of di-aromatic compounds and an increased concentration of mono-aromatic compounds compared to the hydrocarbon feed stream comprising non-condensed alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic hydrocarbons; and recovering, from the hydrodearylation reactor, a pType: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Robert Peter Hodgkins, Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan
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Patent number: 10836967Abstract: A system for co-processing crude oil with residuum includes an ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; an atmospheric distillation column fluidly coupled to the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; a vacuum distillation column fluidly coupled to the atmospheric distillation column and the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; and a deasphalting unit fluidly coupled to the vacuum distillation column and the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; and a control system communicably coupled to the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit, the atmospheric distillation column, the vacuum distillation column, and the deasphalting unit. The control system is configured to perform operations including operating the deasphalting unit to produce a first cut that includes deasphalting oil, a second cut that includes resin oil, and a third cut that includes asphaltene.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mohammed A. Al-Wohaibi, Vinod Ramaseshan, Marcus J. Killingworth, Hisham T. Al-Bassam
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Publication number: 20200318020Abstract: Techniques for processing residuum include receiving a feed stream that includes a residuum hydrocarbon fraction at an ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor; contacting the residuum hydrocarbon fraction with hydrogen and a hydroconversion catalyst in the ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor to produce a partially converted reactor effluent product; separating, in a first separation zone, the partially converted reactor effluent product into a distillate stream and a heavy hydrocarbon stream; feeding the distillate stream to a bottom portion of an integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor; and feeding the heavy hydrocarbon stream to a top portion of the hydrofinishing reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Yufeng He, Hiren Shethna, Mohammed A. AlWohaibi
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Publication number: 20200299594Abstract: Systems and processes for hydrotreating, splitting, and extracting a gasoil feed to produce a saturate-rich feedstock for olefin pyrolysis are provided. A gasoil feed is provided to a hydrotreating section to produce an ultralow sulfur distillate (ULSD) stream. The ULSD stream is provided to a splitter section to produce a light distillate stream and a heavy bottom stream. The light distillate stream is provided to an extraction section to produce an aromatic-rich extract phase and a saturate-rich raffinate phase. The raffinate phase is mixed with the heavy bottom stream to produce an olefin pyrolysis feedstock having a reduced BMCI as compared to the gasoil feed stream and the ULSD stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Bruce R. Beadle, Marcus J. Killingworth, Abdulaziz S. Al-Ghamdi
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Patent number: 10723963Abstract: Techniques for processing residuum include receiving a feed stream that includes a residuum hydrocarbon fraction at an ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor; contacting the residuum hydrocarbon fraction with hydrogen and a hydroconversion catalyst in the ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor to produce a partially converted reactor effluent product; separating, in a first separation zone, the partially converted reactor effluent product into a distillate stream and a heavy hydrocarbon stream; feeding the distillate stream to a bottom portion of an integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor; and feeding the heavy hydrocarbon stream to a top portion of the hydrofinishing reactor.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Yufeng He, Hiren Shethna, Mohammed A. AlWohaibi
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Patent number: 10711208Abstract: Systems and processes for hydrotreating, splitting, and extracting a gasoil feed to produce a saturate-rich feedstock for olefin pyrolysis are provided. A gasoil feed is provided to a hydrotreating section to produce an ultralow sulfur distillate (ULSD) stream. The ULSD stream is provided to a splitter section to produce a light distillate stream and a heavy bottom stream. The light distillate stream is provided to an extraction section to produce an aromatic-rich extract phase and a saturate-rich raffinate phase. The raffinate phase is mixed with the heavy bottom stream to produce an olefin pyrolysis feedstock having a reduced BMCI as compared to the gasoil feed stream and the ULSD stream.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Bruce R. Beadle, Marcus J. Killingworth, Abdulaziz S. Al-Ghamdi
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Patent number: 10494578Abstract: Techniques for processing residuum include receiving a feed stream that includes a residuum hydrocarbon fraction at an ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor; contacting the residuum hydrocarbon fraction with hydrogen and a hydroconversion catalyst in the ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor to produce a partially converted reactor effluent product; separating, in a first separation zone, the partially converted reactor effluent product into a distillate stream and a heavy hydrocarbon stream; feeding the distillate stream to a bottom portion of an integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor; and feeding the heavy hydrocarbon stream to a top portion of the integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Yufeng He, Hiren Shethna, Mohammed A. AlWohaibi
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Publication number: 20190316045Abstract: An integrated upgrading process for upgrading a heavy oil, the process comprising the steps of introducing a heavy oil to a visbreaker unit; processing the heavy oil in the visbreaker unit to produce a visbreaker product stream; feeding the visbreaker product stream to a fractionator; separating the visbreaker product stream in the fractionator to produce a bottoms stream, a gas oil stream, a naphtha stream, and a gas product stream; feeding the bottoms stream to a supercritical water unit; and processing the bottoms stream in the supercritical water unit to produce an upgraded bottoms stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2018Publication date: October 17, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ki-Hyouk CHOI, Mazin M. FATHI, Mohnnad H. ALABSI, Vinod RAMASESHAN
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Publication number: 20190249093Abstract: A method for producing a diesel having improved cold flow properties, the method comprising the steps of introducing a crude oil to a distillation column, separating the crude oil in the distillation unit to produce a light gas oil, and a light vacuum gas oil, where the light gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 300 deg C. and 340 deg C., where the light vacuum gas oil has a T95% cut point in the range between 400 deg C. and 430 deg C., processing the light vacuum gas oil in the supercritical water unit to produce an upgraded vacuum gas oil, separating the upgraded vacuum gas oil in the fractionator to produce an upgraded light fraction, an upgraded light gas oil, and upgraded heavy fraction, introducing the upgraded light gas oil into a diesel pool, and blending the light gas oil into the diesel pool.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ki-Hyouk CHOI, Vinod RAMASESHAN, Mohnnad H. ALABSI
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Patent number: 10294172Abstract: Provided here are processes and systems for conversion of alkyl-bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds to alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. One system includes a hydrodearylation reactor adapted to receive a hydrogen stream and a feed stream and to produce a reactor effluent stream in presence of a catalyst. The feed stream contains one or more of heavy alkyl aromatic compounds and one or more alkyl-bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds. The reactor effluent stream contains one or more alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. The system also includes a first separator fluidly coupled to the hydrodearylation reactor and adapted to receive the reactor effluent stream and to produce a hydrodearylated gas stream and a hydrodearylated liquid stream. The system also includes a second separator fluidly coupled to the first separator and adapted to receive a portion of the hydrodearylated gas stream and to produce a hydrocarbon liquid stream and a vapor stream rich in hydrogen.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus, Omer R. Koseoglu, Robert P. Hodgkins
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Publication number: 20190106640Abstract: Techniques for processing residuum include receiving a feed stream that includes a residuum hydrocarbon fraction at an ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor; contacting the residuum hydrocarbon fraction with hydrogen and a hydroconversion catalyst in the ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor to produce a partially converted reactor effluent product; separating, in a first separation zone, the partially converted reactor effluent product into a distillate stream and a heavy hydrocarbon stream; feeding the distillate stream to a bottom portion of an integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor; and feeding the heavy hydrocarbon stream to a top portion of the integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Yufeng He, Hiren Shethna, Mohammed A. AlWohaibi
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Publication number: 20190062654Abstract: Techniques for processing residuum include receiving a feed stream that includes a residuum hydrocarbon fraction at an ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor; contacting the residuum hydrocarbon fraction with hydrogen and a hydroconversion catalyst in the ebullated bed hydroconversion reactor to produce a partially converted reactor effluent product; separating, in a first separation zone, the partially converted reactor effluent product into a distillate stream and a heavy hydrocarbon stream; feeding the distillate stream to a bottom portion of an integrated hydrocracking/hydrofinishing reactor; and feeding the heavy hydrocarbon stream to a top portion of the hydrofinishing reactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Yufeng He, Hiren Shethna, Mohammed A. AlWohaibi
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Publication number: 20190010411Abstract: Systems and methods for crude oil separation and upgrading, which include the ability to reduce aromatic complex bottoms content in gasoline and higher-quality aromatic compounds. In some embodiments, aromatic complex bottoms are recycled for further processing. In some embodiments, aromatic complex bottoms are separated for further processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Robert Peter Hodgkins, Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus
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Publication number: 20180362863Abstract: Systems and processes for hydrotreating, splitting, and extracting a gasoil feed to produce a saturate-rich feedstock for olefin pyrolysis are provided. A gasoil feed is provided to a hydrotreating section to produce an ultralow sulfur distillate (ULSD) stream. The ULSD stream is provided to a splitter section to produce a light distillate stream and a heavy bottom stream. The light distillate stream is provided to an extraction section to produce an aromatic-rich extract phase and a saturate-rich raffinate phase. The raffinate phase is mixed with the heavy bottom stream to produce an olefin pyrolysis feedstock having a reduced BMCI as compared to the gasoil feed stream and the ULSD stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: December 20, 2018Inventors: Vinod Ramaseshan, Bruce R. Beadle, Marcus J. Killingworth, Abdulaziz S. Al-Ghamdi
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Publication number: 20180362865Abstract: A system for co-processing crude oil with residuum includes an ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; an atmospheric distillation column fluidly coupled to the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; a vacuum distillation column fluidly coupled to the atmospheric distillation column and the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; and a deasphalting unit fluidly coupled to the vacuum distillation column and the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit; and a control system communicably coupled to the ebullated bed hydrocracking unit, the atmospheric distillation column, the vacuum distillation column, and the deasphalting unit. The control system is configured to perform operations including operating the deasphalting unit to produce a first cut that includes deasphalting oil, a second cut that includes resin oil, and a third cut that includes asphaltene.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Mohammed A. Al-Wohaibi, Vinod Ramaseshan, Marcus J. Killingworth, Hisham T. Al-Bassam
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Publication number: 20180319720Abstract: Provided here are processes and systems for conversion of alkyl-bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds to alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. One system includes a hydrodearylation reactor adapted to receive a hydrogen stream and a feed stream and to produce a reactor effluent stream in presence of a catalyst. The feed stream contains one or more of heavy alkyl aromatic compounds and one or more alkyl-bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds. The reactor effluent stream contains one or more alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. The system also includes a first separator fluidly coupled to the hydrodearylation reactor and adapted to receive the reactor effluent stream and to produce a hydrodearylated gas stream and a hydrodearylated liquid stream. The system also includes a second separator fluidly coupled to the first separator and adapted to receive a portion of the hydrodearylated gas stream and to produce a hydrocarbon liquid stream and a vapor stream rich in hydrogen.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus, Omer R. Koseoglu, Robert P. Hodgkins
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Patent number: 10093873Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for crude oil separation and upgrading, which include the ability to reduce aromatic complex bottoms content in gasoline and higher-quality aromatic compounds. In some embodiments, aromatic complex bottoms are recycled for further processing. In some embodiments, aromatic complex bottoms are separated for further processing.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Robert Peter Hodgkins, Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus
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Patent number: 10053401Abstract: Embodiments in the present disclosure describe a process for recovery of lighter mono-aromatic compounds from a stream containing alkyl bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds by conversion to non-condensed alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. The process includes supplying, to a reactor, a hydrocarbon feedstock containing alkyl bridged non-condensed alkyl aromatic compounds and a hydrogen stream. The process further includes allowing the alkyl-bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds to react with hydrogen in the presence of a suitable catalyst to produce alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. The process may include processing the alkyl mono-aromatic compounds to produce valuable products, such as para-xylene. Various other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus, Omer R. Koseoglu, Robert P. Hodgkins
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Publication number: 20180230070Abstract: Embodiments in the present disclosure describe a process for recovery of lighter mono-aromatic compounds from a stream containing alkyl bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds by conversion to non-condensed alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. The process includes supplying, to a reactor, a hydrocarbon feedstock containing alkyl bridged non-condensed alkyl aromatic compounds and a hydrogen stream. The process further includes allowing the alkyl-bridged non-condensed alkyl multi-aromatic compounds to react with hydrogen in the presence of a suitable catalyst to produce alkyl mono-aromatic compounds. The process may include processing the alkyl mono-aromatic compounds to produce valuable products, such as para-xylene. Various other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2017Publication date: August 16, 2018Inventors: Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus, Omer R. Koseoglu, Robert P. Hodgkins
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Publication number: 20180066197Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for crude oil separation and upgrading, which include the ability to reduce aromatic complex bottoms content in gasoline and higher-quality aromatic compounds. In some embodiments, aromatic complex bottoms are recycled for further processing. In some embodiments, aromatic complex bottoms are separated for further processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2016Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: Omer Refa Koseoglu, Robert Peter Hodgkins, Bruce Richard Beadle, Vinod Ramaseshan, Rakan Sulaiman Bilaus