Patents by Inventor Wilfried Weiss

Wilfried Weiss 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: 10610844
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a removable basket for a catalytic reactor comprising a horizontal base (1) and a plurality of vertical side walls (2) and/or at least one ellipsoidal side wall, and a plurality of vertical chimneys (3, 4) that are open at their lower (5) and upper (6) ends, each chimney comprising a lower part (7) comprising the lower end fastened to the base and extending between the side walls, in which a first chimney comprises an upper part (8) extending above the side walls, and the upper part of the first chimney is suitable for being inserted into a lower part of a chimney of another removable basket. The present invention also relates to a filtration and distribution device comprising said removable basket, a reactor comprising said device, and a hydrotreating and/or hydrocracking process using said reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried Weiss, Cecile Plais
  • Patent number: 10597591
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the treatment of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock making it possible to obtain a heavy hydrocarbon-containing fraction having a low sulphur content, said process comprising the following stages: a) a stage of hydrodemetallization in permutable reactors b) a stage of fixed-bed hydrotreatment of the effluent originating from stage a), c) a stage of hydrocracking in permutable reactors of the effluent originating from stage b), d) a stage of separation of the effluent originating from stage c), e) a stage of precipitation of the sediments, f) a stage of physical separation of said sediments from the heavy liquid fraction originating from stage d), g) a stage of recovery of the distillate cut used in stage e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Wilfried Weiss, Elodie Tellier, Pascal Chatron-Michaud
  • Publication number: 20190161687
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating a hydrocarbon-based feedstock, comprising a) a step of extracting the feedstock, b) a step of separating the fraction comprising de-asphalted oil, c) an optional step of injecting a withdrawal flux into the fraction comprising asphalt, d) an optional step of separating the fraction comprising asphalt and solvent or solvent mixture obtained from the extraction step a), e) an optional step of injecting a withdrawal flux into the asphalt fraction alone or as a mixture with a withdrawal flux obtained from step d) and an integrated step of conditioning the asphalt fraction obtained from steps a) and/or c) and/or d) and/or e), in solid form, performed in successive or simultaneous substeps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Jean-Francois LE COZ
  • Publication number: 20190153340
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the treatment of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock making it possible to obtain a heavy hydrocarbon-containing fraction having a low sulphur content, said process comprising the following stages: a) a stage of hydrodemetallization in permutable reactors b) a stage of fixed-bed hydrotreatment of the effluent originating from stage a), c) a stage of hydrocracking in permutable reactors of the effluent originating from stage b), d) a stage of separation of the effluent originating from stage c), e) a stage of precipitation of the sediments, f) a stage of physical separation of said sediments from the heavy liquid fraction originating from stage d), g) a stage of recovery of the distillate cut used in stage e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Elodie TELLIER, Pascal CHATRON-MICHARUD
  • Patent number: 10279377
    Abstract: A method and a device for separation of at least one catalyst and/or adsorbent from a homogeneous mixture of catalysts and/or adsorbents containing one or more metal, semi-metal or non-metal contaminant(s) deposited thereon, making it possible to separate catalysts or adsorbents according to the presence or absence of contaminant and also according to the contaminant content, starting from a sorting threshold that corresponds to a content and that is defined by the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: EURECAT S.A., IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Thierry Gauthier, Charles-Philippe Lienemann, Wilfried Weiss, Pierre Dufresne, Pauline Galliou
  • Patent number: 10266779
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the treatment of a hydrocarbon feed in order to obtain a heavy hydrocarbon fraction with a low sulphur content, said process comprising the following steps: a) an optional step for hydrodemetallization carried out in permutable reactors, b) a step for fixed bed hydrotreatment of the effluent obtained from step a), c) a step for hydrocracking of the effluent obtained in step b) in by-passable reactors, d) a step for separation of the effluent obtained from step c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried Weiss, Elodie Tellier, Pascal Chatron-Michaud
  • Publication number: 20190111372
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a removable basket for a catalytic reactor comprising a horizontal base (1) and a plurality of vertical side walls (2) and/or at least one ellipsoidal side wall, and a plurality of vertical chimneys (3, 4) that are open at their lower (5) and upper (6) ends, each chimney comprising a lower part (7) comprising the lower end fastened to the base and extending between the side walls, in which a first chimney comprises an upper part (8) extending above the side walls, and the upper part of the first chimney is suitable for being inserted into a lower part of a chimney of another removable basket. The present invention also relates to a filtration and distribution device comprising said removable basket, a reactor comprising said device, and a hydrotreating and/or hydrocracking process using said reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Cecile PLAIS
  • Publication number: 20180163144
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the treatment of a hydrocarbon feed, said process comprising the following steps: a) a hydrotreatment step, in which the hydrocarbon feed and hydrogen are brought into contact over a hydrotreatment catalyst, b) an optional step of separating the effluent obtained from the hydrotreatment step a), c) a step of hydrocracking at least a portion of the effluent obtained from step a) or at least a portion of the heavy fraction obtained from step b), d) a step of separating the effluent obtained from step c), e) a step of precipitating sediments, f) a step of physical separation of the sediments from the heavy liquid fraction obtained from step e), g) a step of recovering a liquid hydrocarbon fraction having a sediment content, measured using the ISO 10307-2 method, of 0.1% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Isabelle MERDRIGNAC, Jeremie BARBIER, Ann CLOUPET
  • Publication number: 20180161767
    Abstract: A method for separation of at least one catalyst or adsorbent from a homogeneous mixture of catalysts or adsorbents, used in a method for treatment of gas or hydrocarbon feedstock, in which the grains of catalysts or adsorbents are separated according to a sorting threshold corresponding to a content of the constituent element that is sought and defined by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: Eurecat S.A., IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Thierry GAUTHIER, Charles Philippe LIENEMANN, Wilfried WEISS, Pierre DUFRESNE, Pauline GALLIOU
  • Publication number: 20180154397
    Abstract: A method and a device for separation of at least one catalyst and/or adsorbent from a homogeneous mixture of catalysts and/or adsorbents containing one or more metal, semi-metal or non-metal contaminant(s) deposited thereon, making it possible to separate catalysts or adsorbents according to the presence or absence of contaminant and also according to the contaminant content, starting from a sorting threshold that corresponds to a content and that is defined by the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicants: EURECAT S.A., IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Thierry GAUTHIER, Charles-Philippe LIENEMANN, Wilfried WEISS, Pierre DUFRESNE, Pauline GALLIOU
  • Publication number: 20180134974
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for converting a hydrocarbon feed, said process comprising the following steps: a) a step of hydrocracking the feed in the presence of hydrogen; b) a step of separating the effluent obtained from step a); c) a step of precipitating sediments, in which the heavy fraction obtained from the separation step b) is brought into contact with a distillate cut at least 20% by weight of which has a boiling point of 100° C. or more for a period of less than 500 minutes, at a temperature in the range 25° C. to 350° C., and at a pressure of less than 20 MPa; d) a step of physical separation of the sediments from the heavy fraction obtained from step c); e) a step of recovering a heavy fraction having a sediment content, measured using the ISO 10307-2 method, of 0.1% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: IFP Energies Nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Isabelle MERDRIGNAC, Jeremie BARBIER, Ann CLOUPET
  • Patent number: 9896630
    Abstract: A process for the conversion of oil feeds for the production of low sulphur fuels by fixed bed hydrodemetallization of the feed using an upstream system of fixed bed swing reactors; fixed bed hydrocracking of the hydrodemetallized effluent in the presence of a hydrocracking catalyst; separation in order to obtain a heavy fraction; hydrodesulphurization of the heavy fraction in which hydrogen is reinjected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Wilfried Weiss, Isabelle Guibard, Rejane Dastillung
  • Publication number: 20170355914
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the treatment of a hydrocarbon feed in order to obtain a heavy hydrocarbon fraction with a low sulphur content, said process comprising the following steps: a) an optional step for hydrodemetallization carried out in permutable reactors, b) a step for fixed bed hydrotreatment of the effluent obtained from step a), c) a step for hydrocracking of the effluent obtained in step b) in by-passable reactors, d) a step for separation of the effluent obtained from step c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Elodie TELLIER, Pascal CHATRON-MICHAUD
  • Patent number: 9840674
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock containing at least one hydrocarbon fraction having a sulphur content of at least 0.1% by weight, an initial boiling temperature of at least 340° C. and a final boiling temperature of at least 440° C., making it possible to obtain a heavy fraction having a sediment content after ageing of less than or equal to 0.1% by weight, said process comprising the following stages: a) a stage of hydrocracking the feedstock in the presence of hydrogen in at least one reactor containing a supported catalyst in an ebullating bed, b) a stage of separating the effluent obtained at the end of stage a), c) a stage of maturation of the heavy fraction originating from the separation stage b), d) a stage of separating the sediments from the heavy fraction originating from the maturation stage c) to obtain said heavy fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouveles
    Inventors: Wilfried Weiss, Jeremie Barbier
  • Patent number: 9834731
    Abstract: A process for converting heavy petroleum feedstocks to produce fuel oils and fuel-oil bases with a low sediment content comprises: a) fixed-bed hydrotreatment, b) optional separation of the effluent originating from the hydrotreatment stage a), c) hydrocracking of at least a part of the effluent from a) or of at least a part of the heavy fraction originating from b), d) separation of the effluent originating from c), e) maturation of the heavy liquid fraction originating from the separation d), and f) separation of the sediments from the heavy liquid fraction originating from the maturation e).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Wilfried Weiss, Thibaut Corre
  • Patent number: 9650580
    Abstract: Treating a hydrocarbon feed having a sulphur content of at least 0.5% by weight, an asphaltenes content of at least 1% by weight, an initial boiling point of at least 340° C. and a final boiling point of at least 480° C., in order to obtain at least one deasphalted oil fraction with a sulphur content of 0.5% by weight or less and a sediment content of 0.1% by weight or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Isabelle Merdrignac, Wilfried Weiss, Jerome Majcher
  • Publication number: 20160312130
    Abstract: Treating a hydrocarbon feed having a sulphur content of at least 0.5% by weight, an asphaltenes content of at least 1% by weight, an initial boiling point of at least 340° C. and a final boiling point of at least 480° C., in order to obtain at least one deasphalted oil fraction with a sulphur content of 0.5% by weight or less and a sediment content of 0.1% by weight or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Isabelle MERDRIGNAC, Wilfried WEISS, Jerome MAJCHER
  • Patent number: 9458396
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of diesel fuel bases comprising a sulfur content that is less than 100 ppm, starting from a feedstock that is obtained from a renewable source, comprising the following stages: a) A stage for bringing the feedstock into contact with a fixed-bed hydrotreatment catalyst for producing an effluent that comprises a gaseous fraction comprising hydrogen and a hydrocarbon-based liquid fraction, d) A stage for bringing into contact at least one portion of the hydrocarbon-based liquid fraction in the presence of a selective hydroisomerization catalyst in a fixed bed, e) A stage for separating the effluent that is obtained from stage d) into a gaseous fraction that comprises hydrogen and at least one diesel-fuel-based fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried Weiss, Thierry Chapus
  • Publication number: 20160160136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock containing at least one hydrocarbon fraction having a sulphur content of at least 0.1% by weight, an initial boiling temperature of at least 340° C. and a final boiling temperature of at least 440° C., making it possible to obtain a heavy fraction having a sediment content after ageing of less than or equal to 0.1% by weight, said process comprising the following stages: a) a stage of hydrocracking the feedstock in the presence of hydrogen in at least one reactor containing a supported catalyst in an ebullating bed, b) a stage of separating the effluent obtained at the end of stage a), c) a stage of maturation of the heavy fraction originating from the separation stage b), d) a stage of separating the sediments from the heavy fraction originating from the maturation stage c) to obtain said heavy fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Jeremie BARBIER
  • Publication number: 20160122665
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock comprising the following stages: a) a stage of fixed-bed hydrotreatment, b) an optional stage of separation of the effluent originating from the hydrotreatment stage a), c) a stage of hydrocracking of at least a part of the effluent from stage a) or of at least a part of the heavy fraction originating from stage b), d) a stage of separation of the effluent originating from stage c), e) a stage of maturation of the heavy liquid fraction originating from the separation stage d), f) a stage of separation of the sediments from the heavy liquid fraction originating from the maturation stage e).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: IFP Energies nouvelles
    Inventors: Wilfried WEISS, Thibaut CORRE