Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Rathbun

Wayne E. Rathbun 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).

  • Composition of oligomerate
    Patent number: 9644159
    Abstract: An olefinic composition has a moderate concentration of Type 2 C8 olefins. The oligomerate composition has hydrocarbon molecules with minimal branching which make excellent diesel and can also be readily cracked to propylene. Consequently, oligomerate product can be sent to the diesel pool or fed or recycled to an FCC unit to increase production of propylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Nicholas, Wayne E. Rathbun, Todd M. Kruse, Hung A. Pham
  • COMPOSITION OF OLIGOMERATE
    Publication number: 20140135539
    Abstract: An olefinic composition has a moderate concentration of Type 2 C8 olefins. The oligomerate composition has hydrocarbon molecules with minimal branching which make excellent diesel and can also be readily cracked to propylene. Consequently, oligomerate product can be sent to the diesel pool or fed or recycled to an FCC unit to increase production of propylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Christopher P. Nicholas, Wayne E. Rathbun, Todd M. Kruse, Hung A. Pham
  • METHODS FOR EVALUATING GREEN DIESEL FUEL COMPOSITIONS
    Publication number: 20130158890
    Abstract: Methods for evaluating a diesel fuel are provided. In one embodiment, a method of evaluating a diesel fuel includes obtaining a testing sample from the diesel fuel and analyzing the testing sample to detect an amount of at least one selected component. The method also provides for determining if the diesel fuel is green depending on either detection of at least one selected component in the testing sample or observation of at least one non-normal molecular class distribution in the testing sample. Further, the specific component can indicate the specific biological feedstock used to produce the green diesel based on the molecular fingerprinting database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: UOP LLC
    Inventors: Haiyan Wang, Hung A. Pham, Wayne E. Rathbun, Paul P. Adams