Patents by Inventor Zachary R. Martin

Zachary R. Martin 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).

  • Fluid bed coking process with decoupled coking zone and stripping zone
    Patent number: 9670417
    Abstract: A fluid coking unit for converting a heavy oil feed to lower boiling products by thermal has a centrally-apertured annular baffle at the top of the stripping zone below the coking zone to inhibit recirculation of solid particles from the stripping zone to the coking zone. By inhibiting recirculation of the particles from the stripping zone to the coking zone, the temperatures of the two zones are effectively decoupled, enabling the coking zone to be run at a lower temperature than the stripping zone to increase the yield of liquid products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Bing Du, Timothy M. Healy, Fritz A. Bernatz, Yi En Huang, Zachary R. Martin, Brenda A. Raich
  • FLUID BED COKING PROCESS WITH DECOUPLED COKING ZONE AND STRIPPING ZONE
    Publication number: 20140251783
    Abstract: A fluid coking unit for converting a heavy oil feed to lower boiling products by thermal has a centrally-apertured annular baffle at the top of the stripping zone below the coking zone to inhibit recirculation of solid particles from the stripping zone to the coking zone. By inhibiting recirculation of the particles from the stripping zone to the coking zone, the temperatures of the two zones are effectively decoupled, enabling the coking zone to be run at a lower temperature than the stripping zone to increase the yield of liquid products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Bing Du, Timothy M. Healy, Fritz A. Bernatz, Yi En Huang, Zachary R. Martin, Brenda A. Raich