Patents by Inventor Yoichi Y. Sano

Yoichi Y. Sano 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).

  • Method for monitoring refinery reforming units utilizing detailed hydrocarbon composition analysis
    Patent number: 9063115
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a reformer unit is disclosed. The method includes analyzing at least one of the feedstock and the product stream. The analyzing includes performing a detailed hydrocarbon analysis of at least one of the feedstock and the product stream. The method further includes obtaining a one-dimensional output from the detailed hydrocarbon analysis and adjusting the one-dimensional output to produce a multi-dimensional equivalent output. Adjusting the one-dimensional output includes applying an appropriate correlation matrix to the one-dimensional output to produce the multi-dimensional equivalent output. The appropriate correlation matrix is selected based upon the characteristics of the feedstock and the particular refinery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Frank DiSanzo, Eric Shu Shi, Geok Ling Tan, Yoichi Y Sano
  • METHOD FOR MONITORING REFINERY REFORMING UNITS UTILIZING DETAILED HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20130323853
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a reformer unit is disclosed. The method includes analyzing at least one of the feedstock and the product stream. The analyzing includes performing a detailed hydrocarbon analysis of at least one of the feedstock and the product stream. The method further includes obtaining a one-dimensional output from the detailed hydrocarbon analysis and adjusting the one-dimensional output to produce a multi-dimensional equivalent output. Adjusting the one-dimensional output includes applying an appropriate correlation matrix to the one-dimensional output to produce the multi-dimensional equivalent output. The appropriate correlation matrix is selected based upon the characteristics of the feedstock and the particular refinery unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Frank DiSanzo, Eric Shu Shi, Geok Ling Tan, Yoichi Y. Sano