Patents Issued in March 21, 2017
  • Patent number: 9598298
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating wastewater containing hydrocarbons, in particular hydrocarbons from the group of compounds referred to as BTEX, comprising benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene aromatic compounds, said wastewater being in particular from the production or conditioning of natural gas, wherein, according to the method, the wastewater is subjected to stripping by the natural gas such that the hydrocarbon pollution is not only removed from the water by means of being transferred to the gas, but also eliminated during the subsequent combustion of the gas. The wastewater to be treated has a soluble BTEX content that is no higher than 1,200 ppm, preferably no higher than 900 ppm, and the weight ratio of the stripping gas to the treated water is less than 10%, the water being discharged from the stripper having a soluble BTEX content that is no higher than 30 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ONDEO INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Cathy Fuchs, Craig Wallis, Benoit Tommy-Martin
  • Patent number: 9598299
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remediating an initially liquid-like slurry pond include distributing one or more floating wicks into the slurry pond, wherein the slurry pond includes a slurry with a supernatant level above the slurry. A method also includes placing a load on the slurry, wherein the load causes an effective stress on the slurry and aids in dewatering the slurry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: David C. Rennard, Thomas R. Palmer, Scott R. Clingman, Robert D. Kaminsky
  • Patent number: 9598300
    Abstract: In a glass product forming machine having molds 1A and 1B each composed of a pair of split molds 11 and 12, and a mold cooling device X for cooling the molds 1A and 1B to control the temperatures thereof, in order to prevent the occurrence of a defect such as deformation or cracks in a formed article due to a temperature difference between the split molds 11 and 12, the mold cooling device X is configured to include: cooling mechanisms 3R and 3L provided to the respective split molds, the cooling mechanisms each individually applying cooling air to each of the split molds 11 and 12 of the molds 1A and 1B; valve mechanisms 30R and 30L for individually opening and closing each of paths for introducing cooling air to the respective cooling mechanisms 3R and 3L; temperature detection means for detecting the temperature of at least one of the split molds; and a temperature control device 9 for generating and outputting control signals for controlling the opening and closing operations of the respective valve mecha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NIHON YAMAMURA GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Nishimura, Masaki Kataoka, Shintaro Ohno, Takahiro Kotoh
  • Patent number: 9598301
    Abstract: A method of cooling a glass ribbon formed using a fusion draw process. The method includes forming a glass ribbon using the fusion draw process. The glass ribbon, once formed, passes vertically through a glass transition temperature region. The glass ribbon is directed through a protective plenum at least partially located in a bottom of the draw region. A gas is directed into the protective plenum and vertically along a broad surface of the glass ribbon. The gas is directed out of the protective plenum through at least one outlet slot formed through a sidewall of the protective plenum at no less than about 100 Nm3/h.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Incorporated
    Inventor: Olivier Fournel
  • Patent number: 9598302
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a float bath that may enhance spreadability of a poured glass melt when pouring the glass melt, an apparatus for manufacturing a float glass comprising the same, a method for manufacturing a float glass using the float bath, and a float glass produced by the method. The float bath according to the present disclosure receives a metal melt and allows a glass melt poured onto the metal melt to float and move from upstream to downstream, and includes a guiding unit provided at a part where the glass melt is poured, to come into contact with the side of the poured glass melt to guide a sidewise spreading path of the glass melt to expand sidewise spreading of the glass melt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Hoon Min, Ye-Hoon Im, Su-Chan Park
  • Patent number: 9598304
    Abstract: A soot glass deposit body is manufactured by placing a starting rod and a burner 22 for producing glass particulates in a reaction container, introducing a source material gas to the burner 22 through a supplying pipe 26, producing glass particulates by a pyrolytic oxidation reaction of the source material gas in a flame formed by the burner 22, and depositing the produced glass particulates on the starting rod. At the time, the source material gas to be supplied to the burner 22 is a siloxane, the burner 22 is heated so that temperature of the burner 22 falls within the range of from ?30° C. to +30° C. relative to the boiling point of the siloxane, and also temperature of the supplying pipe is controlled within the range of from the boiling point of the siloxane to the boiling point plus 30° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Yamazaki, Tomohiro Ishihara
  • Patent number: 9598305
    Abstract: A synthetic quartz glass substrate has a surface of 6 inch squares including a central surface area of 132 mm squares. The central surface area of 132 mm squares has a flatness of up to 50 nm. A frame region obtained by subtracting the central surface area of 132 mm squares from the central surface area of 148 mm squares has a flatness of up to 150 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Harunobu Matsui, Daijitsu Harada, Masaki Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9598306
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pellets for use in the manufacture of glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sibelco UK Ltd.
    Inventors: Samuel Mark Leese, Peter Robert Sheppardson
  • Patent number: 9598307
    Abstract: Devised are a glass and glass substrate, which contain an alkaline component at a low content, are low in density and thermal expansion coefficient, are high in strain point and Young's modulus, and are excellent in devitrification resistance, meltability, formability, and the like. That is, the glass of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 58 to 70% of SiO2, 16 to 25% of Al2O3, 3 to 8% of B2O3, 0 to 5% of MgO, 3 to 13% of CaO, 0 to 6% of SrO, 0 to 6% of BaO, 0 to 5% of ZnO, 0 to 5% of ZrO2, 0 to 5% of TiO2, and 0 to 5% of P2O5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRONIC GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinkichi Miwa, Masahiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 9598308
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an environment-friendly functional material and a preparation method thereof, a display structure forming material, a color film substrate and a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiuxia Yang, Feng Bai, Jiantao Liu
  • Patent number: 9598309
    Abstract: Glass compositions are provided that are useful in a variety of applications including, for example, electronics applications, reinforcement applications, and others. Some embodiments of glass compositions can provide desirable dielectric constants, desirable dissipation factors, and/or desirable mechanical properties while also having desirable fiber forming properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
    Inventor: Hong Li
  • Patent number: 9598310
    Abstract: An apparatus for etching a glass substrate includes a vessel configured to contain an etchant; a first plate in the vessel and configured to receive a horizontally placed glass substrate thereon; and a circulating unit in the vessel facing the first plate and configured to create a flow of the etchant on a side of the first plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ah-Ram Lee, Kwan-Young Han
  • Patent number: 9598311
    Abstract: A coated glass pane comprising at least the following layers in sequence: a glass substrate; a lower anti-reflection layer, comprising in sequence from the glass substrate; a layer based on an oxide of Zn and Sn and/or an oxide of Sn, a separation layer based on a metal oxide and/or an (oxi)nitride of silicon and/or an (oxi)nitride of aluminum, and a top layer based on an oxide of Zn; and a silver-based functional layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Pilkington Group Limited
    Inventors: Neil McSporran, Monica Joscelyn Hughes, Gregory Clarke
  • Patent number: 9598312
    Abstract: Provided is a method for controlling a free lime content of a clinker by regulating the free lime content. Here the amount of sulfur trioxide resulting from fuel and the used amount of a fluorine-based mineralizer are regulated using the following Formulas (1) to (3), thereby controlling the free lime content (f.CaO) of the clinker. f.CaO=0.29×e(0.65×A)(A=a×SO3+b)??(1) a=0.0001×F+9.2×t?0.18×HM?9.2??(2) b=?0.0005×F?32.8×t?2.9×HM+28.4??(3) SO3 is an amount of sulfur trioxide in the clinker; a is a coefficient satisfying Formula (2); b is a coefficient satisfying Formula (3); F is an amount of fluorine in the clinker; when a burning temperature is X° C., t=X/1450; and HM is a hydraulic modulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuuki Ninomiya, Hisanobu Tanaka, Makio Yamashita, Yoichiro Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 9598313
    Abstract: The present application provides a self-healing material which comprises silica sol as self-healing agent encapsulated by a polymeric shell. The self-healing material may be further embedded in a concrete mixture to heal micro-cracks in concrete. A method for preparing the self-healing material is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
    Inventors: Lok Hang Keung, Noel Peter Bengzon Tan, Wing Ho Choi, Wai Chak Lam
  • Patent number: 9598314
    Abstract: Provided herein is a cementitious composition comprising a photoactivator, wherein the photoactivator is capable of converting NOx to NO2— or NO3— when exposed to ultraviolet (U.V.) or visible light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaurav Sant, Magdalena Balonis-Sant, Kimberly E. Kurtis
  • Patent number: 9598315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a hardening accelerator composition by reacting a calcium source selected from calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide with a water-soluble silicate compound in the presence of at least one water-soluble polymeric dispersing agent and the hardening accelerator composition obtainable by said process. The composition has a low content of anions and of alkali cations and is therefore broadly applicable in building material mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christoph Hesse, Luc Nicoleau
  • Patent number: 9598316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a solution comprising organofunctional siliconates, silicates and, optionally, the cocondensation products thereof, and to the solutions and an installation for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Friedel, Spomenko Ljesic, Christian Waβmer, Susanne Zölitz
  • Patent number: 9598317
    Abstract: A mineral binder system that includes a mineral binder B1 of calcium aluminates having a ratio C/A of calcium oxide C to aluminum oxide A of 0.7 to 1.1, a mineral binder B2 of calcium aluminates having a ratio C/A of calcium oxide C to aluminum oxide A of 1.2 to 2.7, and at least one sulfate carrier is provided. Also provided are a dry mortar which includes this mineral binder system, a wet mortar based on the disclosed dry mortar, and the use of the dry mortar as tile adhesive mortar, levelling compound, waterproofing slurry, grout mortar, screed binder, screed mortar, repair adhesive, and/or damp proof membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: UZIN UTZ AG
    Inventors: Peter Lisac, Christian Sagmeister, Markus Gretz, Johannis Tsalos
  • Patent number: 9598318
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a refractory brick system comprising a chromia refractory brick for operation in the slagging environment of an air-cooled gasifier. The chromia refractory brick comprises a ceramically-bonded porous chromia refractory having a porosity greater than 9% and having carbon deposits residing within the pores. The brick may be further comprised of Al2O3. The air-cooled gasifier generates a liquefied slag in contact with the refractory brick and generally operates at temperatures between 1250° C. and 1575° C. and pressures between 300 psi to 1000 psi, with oxygen partial pressures generally between 10?4 and 10?10 atm. The refractory brick performs without substantial chromium carbide or chromium metal formation in the low oxygen partial pressure environment. The inclusion of carbon without chromium carbide formation provides for significant mitigation of slag penetration and significantly reduced refractory wear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: U.S. Department of Energy
    Inventors: James P. Bennett, Kyei-Sing Kwong
  • Patent number: 9598319
    Abstract: According to the state of the art, piezoceramic multi-layer elements are sintered in air at temperatures of approximately 1100 DEG C or higher. Therefore, only a noble metal having a high melting temperature can be used as the inner electrode. Non-noble metals would oxidize. Therefore, a silver-palladium alloy having up to 40% palladium is normally used. However, such a measure is associated with high material costs. Lower melting temperatures of the inner electrode material, however, also require a ceramic material having correspondingly low sintering temperatures. The invention therefore proposes that an electrically non-conductive sintering additive added be added to the base material, and that the inner electrode comprise silver, preferably pure silver, as the main material component thereof, and an electrically non-conductive material component and/or a metal alloy or metal oxide mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CeramTec GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Bindig, Hans-Jurgen Schreiner
  • Patent number: 9598320
    Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a composite metal oxide including, to calcine a composition containing an alkali metal and obtain a composite metal oxide, calcining the composition while being arranged on a mount a part of which in contact with the composition is formed of a metal oxide component. The metal oxide component has a content of K atoms ranging from 5 to 13 parts by weight in terms of K2O with respect to 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide component, and a total content of Al atoms, Zr atoms, Mg atoms, and Ce atoms ranging from 15 to 70 parts by weight in terms of oxides with respect to 100 parts by weight of the metal oxide component. The present invention thus provides a method of producing a composite metal oxide containing an alkali metal with reduced production costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: TOHO MATERIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naomichi Hori, Mikio Nakashima
  • Patent number: 9598321
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing molten metal infiltration into a component is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Andrew J. Lazur
  • Patent number: 9598322
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation an emulsion of elemental sulphur particles, said process comprising the steps of: (a) providing a first stream comprising a liquid fertilizer and/or a liquid fertilizer precursor; (b) providing a second stream comprising liquid elemental sulphur; and (c) mixing the first stream and the second stream in a mixing device in the presence of a multifunctional ionic surfactant to form an emulsion comprising elemental sulphur particles which are coated with a layer of the multifunctional ionic surfactant and dispersed in the fertilizer and/or the fertilizer precursor, whereby a temperature is applied which maintains the elemental sulphur substantially in the liquid form in the mixing device. The invention further provides an elemental sulphur-containing fertilizer obtainable by a process according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Cyrille Paul Allais, Klaas Jan Hutter, Rafael Alberto Garcia Martinez
  • Patent number: 9598323
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally pertains to a rocket propulsion oxidizer compound that is a solution, is a homogenous and stable liquid at room temperature and includes nitrous oxide and nitrogen tetroxide. In addition, an apparatus is provided for burning a fuel and nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide. The apparatus has a combustor, a catalyst, a nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide supply passage for directing the nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide to a contact position with the catalyst, and a fuel supply passage for supplying the fuel to the combustor. The catalyst acts to facilitate decomposition of the nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide, while the combustor burns the fuel, the decomposed nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide and/or nitrous oxide/nitrogen tetroxide decomposed in the reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CFD Research Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Sackheim, Joseph R. Herdy
  • Patent number: 9598324
    Abstract: The present application discloses a variety of improvements that enhance at least one of the mechanical, chemical/energetic, ballistic, or adhesive properties, of a class of ECPs, regardless of whether said ECPs are in solid phase or gels, singly or in combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Digital Solid State Propulsion LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. McPherson
  • Patent number: 9598325
    Abstract: A method for improving the stability of compositions of a product for internal dehydration of a hydrogenated sugar, in particular an isosorbide composition, the method involving the use of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine and the mixtures thereof as a stabilization agent. The resulting compositions and their various uses thereof are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ROQUETTE FRERES
    Inventors: Mathias Ibert, Herve Wyart, Patrick Fuertes
  • Patent number: 9598326
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the conversion of oxygenates to olefins comprising (i) providing a gas stream comprising one or more oxygenates; and (ii) contacting the gas stream with a catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises a zeolitic material having an MFI, MEL, and/or MWW-type framework structure comprising YO2 and X2O3, wherein Y is a tetravalent element, and X is a trivalent element, said zeolitic material being obtainable and/or obtained according to a method comprising (1) preparing a mixture comprising one or more sources for YO2, one or more sources for X2O3, and one or more solvents; and (2) crystallizing the mixture obtained in step (1) to obtain a zeolitic material having an MFI, MEL and/or MWW-type framework structure; wherein the mixture crystallized in step (2) contains 3 wt.-% or less of the one or more elements M based on 100 wt.-% of YO2, wherein M stands for sodium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Manuela Gaab, Ulrich Müller, Milan Kostur, Kirsten Spannhoff, Kerem Bay, Andrei-Nicolae Parvulescu
  • Patent number: 9598327
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of diesel range hydrocarbons wherein a feed is hydrotreated in a hydrotreating step and isomerized in an isomerization step, and a feed comprising fresh feed containing more than 5 wt % of free fatty acids and at least one diluting agent is hydrotreated at a reaction temperature of 200-400° C., in a hydrotreating reactor in the presence of catalyst, and the ratio of the diluting agent/fresh feed is 5-30:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NESTE OIL OYJ
    Inventors: Jukka Myllyoja, Pekka Aalto, Pekka Savolainen, Veli-Matti Purola, Ville Alopaeus, Johan Gronqvist
  • Patent number: 9598328
    Abstract: Integrated systems are provided for the production of higher hydrocarbon compositions, for example liquid hydrocarbon compositions, from methane using an oxidative coupling of methane system to convert methane to ethylene, followed by conversion of ethylene to selectable higher hydrocarbon products. Integrated systems and processes are provided that process methane through to these higher hydrocarbon products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SILURIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Greg Nyce, Erik C. Scher, Ajay Madgavkar, Samuel Weinberger, Rahul Iyer, Lawrence Peck, Joel Herger, Benjamin Saydah
  • Patent number: 9598329
    Abstract: An ethylene oligomerization system is useful for creating 1-butene from ethylene in the presence of an ethylene oligomerization catalyst. The ethylene oligomerization system includes an internal baffle single pass reactor, a separation system and an exterior motion driver. The exterior motion driver is operable to induce unsteadiness in the flow of the process fluid contained in the internal baffle single pass reactor by transferring motion into the process fluid. An ethylene oligomerization process is useful for creating a refined 1-butene product from ethylene using the ethylene oligomerization system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Kareemuddin Mahaboob Shaik, Wei Xu
  • Patent number: 9598330
    Abstract: A process is described for alkylating benzene contained in a refinery gasoline stream, in which the refinery gasoline stream is contacted with an alkylating agent comprising one or more C2 to C5 olefins in an alkylation reaction zone under alkylation conditions to produce an alkylated effluent. The alkylation reaction zone comprises at least a first alkylation reaction stage and a second alkylation reaction stage and a portion of said alkylating agent is fed to each of said first and second alkylation reaction stages so that, although the molar ratio of alkylatable aromatic to alkylating agent in the total feed to the alkylation reaction zone is less than 1, the molar ratio of alkylatable aromatic to alkylating agent at the inlet of each of the first and second alkylation reaction stages is at least 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BADGER LICENSING
    Inventors: Shyh-Yuan H. Hwang, Ronald Birkhoff, Richard F. Guarino, J. Erik Moy, Geeta Pherwani
  • Patent number: 9598331
    Abstract: Processes for the production of high purity alpha olefins from a mixture of olefins are disclosed. The processes may include: contacting propylene and a hydrocarbon mixture comprising a mixture of olefins having a carbon number n with a first metathesis catalyst to form a metathesis product comprising a beta-olefin having a carbon number n+1, an alpha-olefin having a carbon number n?1, as well as any unreacted propylene and olefins having a carbon number n. The metathesis product may be fractionated to recover a fraction comprising the beta-olefin having a carbon number n+1. Ethylene and the fraction comprising the beta-olefin having a carbon number n+1 may then be contacted with a second metathesis catalyst to form a second metathesis product comprising an alpha-olefin having a carbon number n and propylene, which may be fractionated to form a propylene fraction and a fraction comprising the alpha olefin having a carbon number n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Lummus Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Bala Ramachandran, Sukwon Choi
  • Patent number: 9598332
    Abstract: In a process for producing para-xylene, a feed comprising a mixture of xylene isomers, olefinic unsaturated contaminants and oxygenate contaminants is supplied to a para-xylene recovery unit to recover para-xylene and produce a para-xylene depleted residual stream. The para-xylene depleted residual stream is then contacted with a xylene isomerization catalyst in a xylene isomerization zone under liquid phase conditions effective to isomerize xylenes and produce an isomerized product having a higher para-xylene content than the para-xylene depleted residual stream. The isomerized product is then recycled to the para-xylene recovery unit. At least one of the feed, the para-xylene depleted residual stream and the isomerized product is contacted with a solid acid catalyst in a treatment zone under conditions effective to reduce the level of olefinic unsaturated contaminants and oxygenate contaminants therein and produce a treated stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Bender, Robert G. Tinger
  • Patent number: 9598333
    Abstract: The present invention relates to additive composition and method of use thereof for controlling and inhibition of polymerization and dimerization of aliphatic monomers including butadiene comprising A) one or more of first component selected from a group comprising a) quinone methide (QM), b) quinone methide (QM) derivative including ester derivative of quinone methide, c) nitroxide (i.e. nitroxyl) compounds, and d) mixture thereof; characterized in that the composition further comprises B) one or more of second component selected from amines or polyamines, wherein the amine and polyamine is selected from a group comprising i) oxide treated tertiary amines, ii) hydroxyl alkyl tertiary amines, iii) polyether amines, and iv) mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Dorf Ketal Chemicals (India) Private Limited
    Inventor: Mahesh Subramaniyam
  • Patent number: 9598334
    Abstract: Processes for the production of chlorinated propenes are provided. The present processes make use of 1,2-dichloropropane, a by-product in the production of chlorohydrin, as a low cost starting material, alone or in combination with 1,2,3-trichloropropane. At least one dehydrochlorination is conducted in the gas phase, and is the first process step. The present processes can also generate anhydrous HCl as a byproduct that can be removed from the process and used as a feedstock for other processes, providing further time and cost savings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BLUE CUBE IP LLC
    Inventor: Max M. Tirtowidjojo
  • Patent number: 9598335
    Abstract: A method for producing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (10), a compound represented by the following formula (11), a compound represented by the following formula (12), and a compound represented by the following formula (13), which the method containing reacting a compound represented by the following formula (2) with a compound represented by the following formula (7), in the presence of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (1), a compound represented by the following formula (3), a compound represented by the following formula (4), a compound represented by the following formula (8), and a compound represented by the following formula (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Yusuke Takahira
  • Patent number: 9598336
    Abstract: A hydrogenation process is disclosed. The process involves reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the carrier. Also disclosed is a palladium catalyst composition consisting essentially of palladium supported on ?-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the ?-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, characterized by: the palladium catalyst consisting essentially of palladium supported on ?-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Patricia Cheung, Allen Capron Sievert, Concetta Lamarca
  • Patent number: 9598337
    Abstract: Processes for isolating 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane from a crude product stream containing the 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane and ferric chloride. The processes may include deep distillation of the crude, treatment of the crude with a reagent that deactivates the ferric chloride followed by distillation on the deactivated crude stream, aqueous washing of the crude product stream to remove ferric chloride followed by distillation on the deactivated crude stream. Other embodiments simultaneously prepare 1,1,2,3-tetrachloroprene and 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloroprane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Lee Dawkins, Darrell Gene Hollis, Rodney L. Klausmeyer, Keith S. Kramer, Michael Andrew Garmon
  • Patent number: 9598338
    Abstract: The subject invention pertains to myricanol derivatives, therapeutic compositions, and methods for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, in particular, neurodegenerative diseases associated with abnormal accumulation of protein tau.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    Inventors: Chad Dickey, Umesh Jinwal, Laurent Calcul, Bill J. Baker, Matthew Lebar
  • Patent number: 9598339
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods related to the hydroformylation of cyclododecatriene to form cyclododecatriene trialdehyde, and the conversion of the trialdehyde to the polyphenols of Formula 1: where R, m p and Q are as defined herein. Curable compositions comprising compounds of Formula 1, including powder coating compositions, and methods of curing the compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventors: Erich J. Molitor, Robert E. Hefner, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9598340
    Abstract: The coupling of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl halides with ?,?-difluoroketones or silyl ethers or siylenol ethers of ?,?-difluoroketones and ?,?-difluoroamides and esters are described. Further derivatization of the coupling products (such as ketone cleavage and Baeyer-Villiger oxidation) is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: John F. Hartwig, Shaozhong Ge, Wojciech Chaładaj
  • Patent number: 9598341
    Abstract: The invention describes processes to prepare levulinic acid, formic acid and/or hydroxymethyl furfural from various biomass materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: GFBiochemicals Limited
    Inventors: Brian D. Mullen, Dorie Janine Yontz, Cora M. Leibig
  • Patent number: 9598342
    Abstract: Processes for the production of acetic acid by carbonylation of methanol and reactive derivatives thereof in a liquid phase reaction medium, wherein the reaction medium comprises a finite amount of water, a homogeneous catalyst, an alkyl halide promoter, and a catalyst stabilizer/co-promoter comprising an imidazolium cation R1R2Im+ as an iodide salt, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or cycloalkyl, with the proviso that R1 and R2 are not the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: CELANESE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carole Marie Le Berre, Duc Hahn Nguyen, Philippe Gilles Serp, Philippe Kalck, G. Paull Torrence
  • Patent number: 9598343
    Abstract: There are provided methods for the valorization of carbohydrates. The methods comprise reacting a fluid comprising at least one carbohydrate with at least one metal catalyst or at least one metal catalytic system in a fluidized bed reactor so as to obtain at least one organic acid or a derivative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: POLYVALOR, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
    Inventors: Gregory Patience, Ali Shekari, Youssef Farrie
  • Patent number: 9598344
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of chemical synthesis. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for purification of ?-hydroxyl-?-methyl butyrate comprising (1) neutralizing a crude ?-hydroxyl-?-methyl butyrate; (2) cooling and crystallizing the crude ?-hydroxyl-?-methyl butyrate solution to create a ?-hydroxyl-?-methyl butyrate salt; (3) dissolving and acidifying the salt; and (4) extracting the resultant high purity ?-hydroxyl-?-methyl butyrate. Additionally, the present invention relates to a method of obtaining high purity ?-hydroxyl-?-methyl butyrate at normal temperature and vacuum conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ling Long, Yongehun Tang
  • Patent number: 9598345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing an unsaturated-acid ester or an unsaturated acid, containing a step of reacting a compound (1) represented by the following formula (1) with a compound represented by the following formula (2) (excluding the compound (1)) in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst at a temperature of the boiling point of the compound (1) or higher and 350° C. or lower, thereby obtaining products including a compound represented by the following formula (3): (in formula (1) and formula (3), R1, R2 and R4 each independently may be hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R3 and R5 each independently are hydrogen atom or a deuterium atom, and X is a halogen atom; in formula (2) and formula (3), R6 may be hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group, and R7 is hydrogen atom or a deuterium atom).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Fujita, Koichi Murata, Naoko Shirota, Yusuke Suzuki, Daisuke Jomuta
  • Patent number: 9598346
    Abstract: The invention disclosed herein relates to an enantioselective process for preparation of biologically active (R) and (S) enantiomers of sex pheromones of the long-tailed Mealybug with high enantiopurity having significant biological activity. Further, the invention provides absolute configuration of synthesized R and S enantiomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventor: Dumbala Srinivasa Reddy
  • Patent number: 9598347
    Abstract: Process for the carbonylation of dimethyl ether with carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst to produce methyl acetate reaction product. The carbonylation process is conducted in the presence of hydrogen at a molar ratio of hydrogen to carbon monoxide of greater than 1 and the catalyst is a mordenite zeolite prepared from a synthesis mixture comprising at least one organic structure directing agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BP CHEMICALS LIMITED
    Inventors: Evert Jan Ditzel, Bogdan Costin Gagea, David John Law, John Glenn Sunley
  • Patent number: 9598348
    Abstract: This invention describes the methodology to produce solid heterogeneous chiral organocatalysts that can be used in condensation reactions. The catalysts can be recovered in a simple manner by filtration and can also be reused.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Universidad De Guanajuato
    Inventors: Ignacio Rene Galindo Esquivel, Juan Manuel Juarez Ruiz, Orlando Regalado Oliva