Patents by Inventor Vivek Julka

Vivek Julka 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).

  • Conversion of propane to propylene
    Patent number: 9045385
    Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: REACTION 35, LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Peter K. Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Jeffrey H. Sherman, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland
  • Production of higher alcohols
    Patent number: 9018427
    Abstract: A reactive distillation method comprises introducing a feed stream to a reactive distillation column, contacting the feed stream with one or more catalysts in the reactive distillation column during a distillation, and removing one or more higher alcohols during the distillation from the reactive distillation column as a bottoms stream. The feed stream comprises one or more alpha hydrogen alcohols, and the feed stream reacts in the presence of the one or more catalysts to produce a reaction product comprising the one or more higher alcohols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Greenyug, LLC
    Inventors: Sagar B. Gadewar, Brian Christopher Vicente, Peter K. Stoimenov, Vivek Julka
  • Continuous process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 9017624
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Reaction 35, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutler, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronella, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J. A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler
  • CONVERSION OF PROPANE TO PROPYLENE
    Publication number: 20150099911
    Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3 , C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Vivek JULKA, Sagar GADEWAR, Peter K. STOIMENOV, Philip GROSSO, Jeffrey H. SHERMAN, Aihua ZHANG, Eric W. MCFARLAND
  • Conversion of propane to propylene
    Patent number: 8940954
    Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Reaction35, LLC
    Inventors: Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Peter K. Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Jeffrey H. Sherman, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland
  • Continuous process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 8921625
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing a halogen stream; providing an alkane stream; providing a decoking agent; and reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the alkane stream in the presence of a halogenation catalyst and the decoking agent to form a halogenated stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Reaction35, LLC
    Inventors: Sagar Gadewar, Saydul Amin Sardar, Philip Grosso, Aihua Zhang, Vivek Julka, Peter Stolmanov
  • Production of Higher Alcohols
    Publication number: 20140235901
    Abstract: A reactive distillation method comprises introducing a feed stream to a reactive distillation column, contacting the feed stream with one or more catalysts in the reactive distillation column during a distillation, and removing one or more higher alcohols during the distillation from the reactive distillation column as a bottoms stream. The feed stream comprises one or more alpha hydrogen alcohols, and the feed stream reacts in the presence of the one or more catalysts to produce a reaction product comprising the one or more higher alcohols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Greenyug, LLC
    Inventors: Sagar B. GADEWAR, Brian Christopher VICENTE, Peter K. STOIMENOV, Vivek JULKA
  • CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR CONVERTING NATURAL GAS TO LIQUID HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20130078157
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutler, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronella, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J.A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler
  • Conversion of Propane to Propylene
    Publication number: 20120302808
    Abstract: A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkane with elemental bromine to form a bromo-alkane. The bromo-alkane is reacted to form a C2, C3, C4, C5 or C6 alkene and HBr. The HBr is oxidized to form elemental bromine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: GRT, INC.
    Inventors: Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Peter K. Stoimenov, Philip Grosso, Jeffrey H. Sherman, Aihua Zhang, Eric W. McFarland
  • Continuous process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 8273929
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: GRT, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutier, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronelia, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J. A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler
  • Continuous Process for Converting Natural Gas to Liquid Hydrocarbons
    Publication number: 20100096588
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing a halogen stream; providing an alkane stream; providing a decoking agent; and reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the alkane stream in the presence of a halogenation catalyst and the decoking agent to form a halogenated stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Sagar Gadewar, Saydul Amin Sardar, Philip Grosso, Aihua Zhang, Vivek Julka, Peter Stolmanov
  • Continuous Process for Converting Natural Gas to Liquid Hydrocarbons
    Publication number: 20100099930
    Abstract: A method comprising: providing an alkyl halide stream; contacting at least some of the alkyl halides with a coupling catalyst to form a product stream comprising higher hydrocarbons and hydrogen halide; contacting the product stream with a solid reactant to remove at least a portion of the hydrogen halide from the product stream; and reacting the solid reactant with a source of oxygen to generate a corresponding halogen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Peter Stoimenov, Charles Ian Cutier, Jihong Cheng, Charles J. Coronelia, Krishna Janmanchi, Zachary J.A. Komon, Saydul Amin Sardar, Vivek Julka, Sagar Gadewar, Philip Grosso, Daniel J. Auerbach, Jean Wheeler
  • Processes for refining butyl acrylate
    Patent number: 6605738
    Abstract: Crude butyl acrylate streams, e.g., from the reaction of butanol and acrylic acid, are refined using a splitter distillation column to yield a butyl acrylate- and heavies-containing bottoms fraction and an overhead fraction containing dibutyl ether, butyl acetate, butanol and butyl acrylate. The bottoms fraction is then subjected to separation, e.g., by distillation, to separate heavies from the bottoms fractions and to recover butyl acrylate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Fungau Ho, Vivek Julka