Patents by Inventor William James Cannella

William James 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).

  • Patent number: 9663739
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for increasing the maximum operating speed of an internal combustion engine operated in a low temperature combustion ignition mode, the method comprising operating the engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) gasoline having a Research Octane Number (RON) greater than 85 and (b) one or more cetane improvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: William James Cannella, Amir Gamal Maria
  • Patent number: 9562206
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for increasing the high load (knock) limit of an internal combustion engine operated in a low temperature combustion ignition mode, the method comprising operating the engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) gasoline having a Research Octane Number (RON) greater than 85 and (b) one or more cetane improvers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: William James Cannella, Amir Gamal Maria, John E. Dec, Chunsheng Ji
  • Patent number: 9266802
    Abstract: A hydroconversion process comprises contacting a feedstock comprising renewable materials under hydroprocessing conditions with a promoted catalyst selected from a self-supported catalyst, a supported catalyst and combinations thereof, wherein the reaction conditions can be tailored to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s) including fatty alcohols, esters, normal paraffins, or combinations thereof. The catalyst comprising at least a Group VIB metal selected from molybdenum and tungsten, a Group VIII metal selected from cobalt and nickel to convert the feedstock into any of fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. In some embodiments, the process further comprising additional steps to generate various desirable products, including ?-olefins (or PAO, by dehydrating the fatty alcohol products), lubricants and bright stocks (from the oligomerizing of the PAO), and Group 3 lubricants (from co-oligomerizing of the PAO with some short chain olefins).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William James Cannella, Theodorus Ludovicus Michael Maesen
  • Publication number: 20140331953
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for increasing the high load (knock) limit of an internal combustion engine operated in a low temperature combustion ignition mode, the method comprising operating the engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) gasoline having a Research Octane Number (RON) greater than 85 and (b) one or more cetane improvers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S. A. INC.
    Inventors: William James Cannella, Amir Gamal Maria, John E. Dec, Chunsheng Ji
  • Publication number: 20140331952
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for increasing the maximum operating speed of an internal combustion engine operated in a low temperature combustion ignition mode, the method comprising operating the engine with a fuel composition comprising (a) gasoline having a Research Octane Number (RON) greater than 85 and (b) one or more cetane improvers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: William James Cannella, Amir Gamal Maria
  • Publication number: 20140163249
    Abstract: A hydroconversion process comprises contacting a feedstock comprising renewable materials under hydroprocessing conditions with a promoted catalyst selected from a self-supported catalyst, a supported catalyst and combinations thereof, wherein the reaction conditions can be tailored to directly convert the renewable feedstock to the desired product(s) including fatty alcohols, esters, normal paraffins, or combinations thereof. The catalyst comprising at least a Group VIB metal selected from molybdenum and tungsten, a Group VIII metal selected from cobalt and nickel to convert the feedstock into any of fatty alcohols, esters, and normal paraffins. In some embodiments, the process further comprising additional steps to generate various desirable products, including ?-olefins (or PAO, by dehydrating the fatty alcohol products), lubricants and bright stocks (from the oligomerizing of the PAO), and Group 3 lubricants (from co-oligomerizing of the PAO with some short chain olefins).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Cong-Yan Chen, Alexander E. Kuperman, William James Cannella, Theodorus Ludovicus Michaael Maesen
  • Publication number: 20140058147
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to preparing distillate fuel having almost no oxygen and no carbon-to-carbon double bonds. The method comprises passing biodiesel and/or lipids derived from vegetable oils, algae oils, and/or animal fats over bio-feedstock, or lipids, conversion catalyst that performs the hydrocarbon isomerization function, removes oxygen from the feedstock, cracks off the C3 backbone, and saturates double bonds. The process is a single step process eliminating the need of a separate costly hydrotreating step while producing a renewable source distillate fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Guangci Zhou, William James Cannella, Stephen Harold Roby
  • Publication number: 20140058148
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to preparing distillate fuel having almost no oxygen and no carbon-to-carbon double bonds. The method comprises passing biodiesel and/or lipids derived from vegetable oils, algae oils, and/or animal fats over a bio-feedstock, or lipids, conversion catalyst that performs the hydrocarbon isomerization function, removes oxygen from the feedstock, cracks off the C3 backbone, and saturates double bonds. The process is a single step process eliminating the need of a separate costly hydrotreating step while producing a renewable source distillate fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Guangci Zhou, William James Cannella, Stephen Harold Roby