Patents by Inventor William D. HENNING

William D. HENNING 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: 9732283
    Abstract: System relating to the conversion of ethanol in a stripper unit of a fluidized catalytic cracking system. An ethanol stream comprising at least 4 volume percent water mixes with a catalyst in the stripper unit under conditions of temperature that favor conversion of the ethanol to hydrocarbons, thereby increasing incorporation of ethanol into liquid transportation fuels without exceeding regulatory limits on fuel vapor pressure. Certain embodiments additionally combine the ethanol stream with a hydrocarbon stream in the stripper and react in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrocarbons that may have an increased boiling point, increased octane rating, decreased vapor pressure, decreased benzene content, or combinations of these properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: Jianhua Yao, William D. Henning, Walter E. Alvarez
  • Publication number: 20160340594
    Abstract: Systems relating to the conversion of ethanol in a stripper unit of a fluidized catalytic cracking system. An ethanol stream mixes with a catalyst in the stripper unit under conditions of temperature that favor conversion of the ethanol to hydrocarbons, thereby increasing incorporation of ethanol into liquid transportation fuels without exceeding regulatory limits on fuel vapor pressure. Certain embodiments combine the ethanol stream with a hydrocarbon stream and react in the presence of a catalyst in the stripper to produce hydrocarbons that may have an increased boiling point, increased octane rating, decreased vapor pressure, decreased benzene content, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: William D. HENNING, Walter E. ALVAREZ, Jianhua YAO
  • Publication number: 20160186074
    Abstract: System relating to the conversion of ethanol in a stripper unit of a fluidized catalytic cracking system. An ethanol stream comprising at least 4 volume percent water mixes with a catalyst in the stripper unit under conditions of temperature that favor conversion of the ethanol to hydrocarbons, thereby increasing incorporation of ethanol into liquid transportation fuels without exceeding regulatory limits on fuel vapor pressure. Certain embodiments additionally combine the ethanol stream with a hydrocarbon stream in the stripper and react in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrocarbons that may have an increased boiling point, increased octane rating, decreased vapor pressure, decreased benzene content, or combinations of these properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: Jianhua YAO, William D. HENNING, Walter E. ALVAREZ
  • Publication number: 20160186077
    Abstract: Processes relating to the conversion of ethanol in a stripper unit of a fluidized catalytic cracking system. An ethanol stream comprising at least 4 volume percent water mixes with a catalyst in the stripper unit under conditions of temperature that favor conversion of the ethanol to hydrocarbons, thereby increasing incorporation of ethanol into liquid transportation fuels without exceeding regulatory limits on fuel vapor pressure. Certain embodiments additionally combine the ethanol stream with a hydrocarbon stream in the stripper and react in the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrocarbons that may have an increased boiling point, increased octane rating, decreased vapor pressure, decreased benzene content, or combinations of these properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: Jianhua YAO, William D. HENNING, Walter E. ALVAREZ
  • Publication number: 20160160133
    Abstract: Processes relating to the conversion of ethanol in a stripper unit of a fluidized catalytic cracking system. An ethanol stream mixes with a catalyst in the stripper unit under conditions of temperature that favor conversion of the ethanol to hydrocarbons, thereby increasing incorporation of ethanol into liquid transportation fuels without exceeding regulatory limits on fuel vapor pressure. Certain embodiments combine the ethanol stream with a hydrocarbon stream and react in the presence of a catalyst in a stripper to produce hydrocarbons that may have an increased boiling point, increased octane rating, decreased vapor pressure, decreased benzene content, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: William D. HENNING, Walter E. ALVAREZ, Jianhua YAO