Patents by Inventor William J. Cannella
William J. Cannella 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: 9932945Abstract: A method of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions, the method comprising (i) injecting a petroleum-derived diesel fuel composition having: (a) a sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (b) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (c) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 272 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (d) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (e) a cloud point of less than ?12° C.; (f) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (g) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F, in an advanced combustion engine; (ii) combusting the petroleum-derived diesel fuel in (i) in a combustion chamber of a non-spark ignited engine, wherein nitrogen oxide emissions are lower than those nitrogen oxide emissions when a conventional diesel fuel is employed in a non-spark ignited engine.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventor: William J. Cannella
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Patent number: 9732293Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit containing (a) a saturates content below 55 vol %; (b) a RON of from about 88 to about 91; (c) an olefins content of from about 0 to about 5 vol %; (d) an aromatics content of from about 32 to about 40 vol %; (e) an ethanol content of from about 8 to about 16 vol %; (f) an octane sensitivity of from about 8 to about 11; and the fuel composition is used in an HCCI engine.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Peyla, William J. Cannella
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Patent number: 9376640Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit wherein the fuel composition has (a) a total sum of n-paraffins and naphthenes content of at least 22 volume percent and (b) a RON of about 93 or less, wherein the fuel is employed in an advanced combustion engine.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: William J. Cannella, Vittorio Manente
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Patent number: 9273600Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit wherein the fuel composition has (a) a total sum of n-paraffins and naphthenes content of at least 7 volume percent.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: William J. Cannella, Vittorio Manente
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Patent number: 9169451Abstract: Disclosed herein are jet fuel compositions containing (a) a total aromatics content of from 2 vol. % to no more than about 25 vol. %; (b) a net heat of combustion of at least about 125,000 Btu/gal; (c) a concentration of less than about 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point greater than or equal to about 550° F., as determined by ASTM D 2887; and (d) a Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test (JFTOT) thermal stability characterized by a filter pressure drop of no more than 25 mm Hg, a breakpoint temperature greater than or equal to about 300° C., and an overall tube deposit rating less than 3, as determined by ASTM D 3241. Methods for their preparation are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Chevron U.S.A Inc.Inventors: William J. Cannella, Jaime Lopez
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Patent number: 9035115Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with a bulk catalyst to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William J. Cannella
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Patent number: 9035113Abstract: The disclosure describes a high energy density jet fuel composition, having a smoke point about 18 mm as determined by ASTM D1322 and a thermal stability of no more than 25 mm Hg as determined by ASTM D 3241, and a method for making a jet fuel composition, wherein the net heat of combustion is determined by the aromatics content, cycloparaffins content, and normal plus or iso paraffins content in the jet fuel composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Cherron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Jaime Lopez, Janine Lichtenberger, William J. Cannella, Curtis L. Munson
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Patent number: 8884077Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with a bulk catalyst to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William J. Cannella
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Publication number: 20140283778Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit wherein the fuel composition has (a) a total sum of n-paraffins and naphthenes content of at least 7 volume percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: William J. Cannella, Vittorio Manente
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Patent number: 8747491Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit wherein the fuel composition has (a) a total sum of n-paraffins and naphthenes content of at least 7 volume percent.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: William J. Cannella, Vittorio Manente
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Patent number: 8704007Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with a bulk catalyst to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s).Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William J. Cannella
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Publication number: 20130150635Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with a bulk catalyst to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: CONG-YAN CHEN, ALEXANDER E. KUPERMAN, WILLIAM J. CANNELLA
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Publication number: 20130150600Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with a bulk catalyst to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William J. Cannella
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Publication number: 20130150631Abstract: A hydrocarbon conversion process comprises contacting a renewable feedstock under hydroprocessing conditions with a bulk catalyst to form oleochemicals such as fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. Advantageously, the reaction conditions can be selected to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William J. Cannella
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Patent number: 8361309Abstract: A diesel fuel composition comprising a (1) sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (2) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (3) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 272 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (4) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (5) a cloud point of less than ?12° C.; (6) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (7) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Jaime Lopez, Janine Lichtenberger, Ronald K. Meeker, Paul A. Allinson, William J. Cannella
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Publication number: 20120260877Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit containing (a) a saturates content below 55 vol %; (b) a RON of from about 88 to about 91; (c) an olefins content of from about 0 to about 5 vol %; (d) an aromatics content of from about 32 to about 40 vol %; (e) an ethanol content of from about 8 to about 16 vol %; (f) an octane sensitivity of from about 8 to about 11; and the fuel composition is used in an HCCI engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2012Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Peyla, William J. Cannella
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Publication number: 20120211399Abstract: Disclosed herein are jet fuel compositions containing (a) a total aromatics content of from 2 vol. % to no more than about 25 vol. %; (b) a net heat of combustion of at least about 125,000 Btu/gal; (c) a concentration of less than about 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point greater than or equal to about 550° F., as determined by ASTM D 2887; and (d) a Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidation Test (JFTOT) thermal stability characterized by a filter pressure drop of no more than 25 mm Hg, a breakpoint temperature greater than or equal to about 300° C., and an overall tube deposit rating less than 3, as determined by ASTM D 3241. Methods for their preparation are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: William J. Cannella, Jaime Lopez
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Publication number: 20120012087Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit wherein the fuel composition has (a) a total sum of n-paraffins and naphthenes content of at least 22 volume percent and (b) a RON of about 93 or less, wherein the fuel is employed in an advanced combustion engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: January 19, 2012Inventors: William J. Cannella, Vittorio Manente
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Publication number: 20110271925Abstract: A fuel composition having a boiling range of between 95 to 440 degrees Fahrenheit wherein the fuel composition has (a) a total sum of n-paraffins and naphthenes content of at least 7 volume percent.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Inventors: William J. Cannella, Vittorio Manente
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Publication number: 20110146606Abstract: A method of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions, the method comprising (i) injecting a petroleum-derived diesel fuel composition having: (a) a sulfur content of less than 10 ppm; (b) a flash point of greater than 50° C.; (c) a UV absorbance, Atotal, of less than 1.5 as determined by the formula comprising Atotal=Ax+10(Ay) wherein Ax is the UV absorbance at 272 nanometers; and wherein Ay is the UV absorbance at 310 nanometers; (d) a naphthene content of greater than 5 percent; (e) a cloud point of less than ?12° C.; (f) a nitrogen content of less than 10 ppm; and (g) a 5% distillation point of greater than 300 F and a 95% distillation point of greater than 600 F, in an advanced combustion engine; (ii) combusting the petroleum-derived diesel fuel in (i) in a combustion chamber of a non-spark ignited engine, wherein nitrogen oxide emissions are lower than those nitrogen oxide emissions when a conventional diesel fuel is employed in a non-spark ignited engine.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventor: William J. Cannella