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Mineral oils: processes and products January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/09

20090026111 - Fixed bed reactor: The invention provides a system for designing, operating, monitoring and/or diagnosing a chemical reaction, particularly a hydrotreating process, using a fixed bed catalytic reactor.... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20090026112 - Fluid catalytic cracking process: A fluid catalytic cracking process for the preparation of cracked products by contacting in a reactor a hydrocarbon feedstock with a cracking catalyst, wherein the hydrocarbon feedstock comprises a paraffinic feedstock and triglycerides.... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090020453 - Process oil, process for production of deasphalted oil, process for production of extract, and process for production of process oil: P

20090020459 - Ethylene furnace radiant coil decoking method: Methods are provided for decoking the radiant coils in an ethylene cracking plant. The decoking process is controlled by monitoring the coil outlet temperature to control the rate of burning of coke in the radiant coils. Air flow rates, steam flow rates and coil outlet temperatures are controlled during the... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20090020454 - Reduced elevation catalyst return line for a fluid catalytic cracking unit: The present invention is an improved regenerated catalyst bend assembly for a fluid catalytic cracking unit. In a preferred embodiment, the reduced elevation (“RE-bend” or “REL-bend”) regenerated catalyst return line assembly of the present invention has an outlet elevation that is lower than the inlet elevation of the RE-bend or... Agent: Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company

20090020455 - Method for improving liquid yield during thermal cracking of hydrocarbons: Metal additives to hydrocarbon feed streams give improved hydrocarbon liquid yield during thermal cracking thereof. Suitable additives include metal overbases and metal dispersions and the metals suitable include, but are not necessarily limited to, magnesium, calcium, barium, strontium, aluminum, boron, zinc, silicon, cerium, titanium, zirconium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, and/or platinum,... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.c.

20090020456 - System comprising the gasification of fossil fuels to process unconventional oil sources: A facility comprising integrated systems for the extraction, and optionally upgrading and/or refinement, of unconventional oil sources, using fossil fuels as a primary source of energy. In particular, this facility provides a means to gasify one or more fossil fuels in an efficient manner, converting it into intermediate products such... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090020457 - Coated catalyst for aromatic alkylation: A catalyst useful for multi-phase reactors that includes an active component surrounded by a coating on a surface of the active component, wherein the coating provides a liquid film around the active component to increase the useful life of the active component as compared to an uncoated active component.... Agent: Osha Liang LLP / Cdtech

20090020458 - Recovery of tailings ponds: A method of treating tailings comprising a solids fraction and a hydrocarbon fraction is disclosed. A primary flow is supplied to a jet pump, the primary flow comprising water and less than 20% solids by mass. A secondary flow is supplied to a mixing chamber of the jet pump, the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20090014354 - Process for producing branched hydrocarbons: The invention relates to a process for producing base oils, comprisings the steps where feedstock selected from ketones, aldehydes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, esters of carboxylic acids and anhydrides of carboxylic acids, alpha olefins, metal salts of carboxylic acids and corresponding sulphur compounds, corresponding nitrogen compounds and combinations thereof, is subjected... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090014355 - Method for improving liquid yield during thermal cracking of hydrocarbons: Metal additives to hydrocarbon feed streams give improved hydrocarbon liquid yield during thermal cracking thereof. Suitable additives include metal overbases and metal dispersions and the metals suitable include, but are not necessarily limited to, magnesium, calcium, aluminum, zinc, silicon, barium, cerium, and strontium overbases and dispersions. Particularly useful metals include... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20090014356 - Process for the preparation of a shaped bulk catalyst: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a shaped bulk catalyst comprising metal oxide particles comprising one or more Group VIII metals and two or more Group VIB metals which process comprises the steps of providing first metal oxidic particles comprising one or more first Group VIII... Agent: Albemarle Netherlands B.v. Patent And Trademark Department

20090014357 - Method for removing nitrogen compounds from gasoline or diesel fuel using molecularly imprinted polymers: A method and product for removing nitrogen compound molecules from gasoline or diesel fuel includes exposing the gasoline or diesel fuel to a plurality of molecularly imprinted polymer beads (MIPS) that have receptor sites on the surfaces thereof that include imprints that match the physical shape of at least a... Agent: Risto A. Rinne, Jr. Complete Patenting Services

20090014358 - Process for the removal of oxygenates from a gaseous stream: The present invention relates to a process for the removal of oxygenates from a gaseous stream also comprising carbon dioxide, said process comprising: a) providing a first gaseous stream comprising one or more mono-olefin(s), at least 100 ppm (by weight) of one or more oxygenates and at least 0.1 wt... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090014359 - Process for separating colour bodies and/or asphalthenic contaminants from a hydrocarbon mixture: Process for separating colour bodies and/or asphalthenic contaminants from a hydrocarbon mixture using a membrane having a feed side and a permeate side, by contacting the hydrocarbon mixture with the feed side of the membrane, and by removing at the permeate side a hydrocarbon permeate having a reduced content of... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20090008290 - Systems and methods for producing a crude product: Systems and methods for hydroprocessing a heavy oil feedstock, the system employs a plurality of contacting zones and separation zones and an interstage solvent deasphalting unit. The contacting zones operate under hydrocracking conditions, employing a slurry catalyst for upgrading the heavy oil feedstock, forming upgraded products of lower boiling hydrocarbons.... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090008291 - Systems and methods for producing a crude product: Systems and methods for hydroprocessing a heavy oil feedstock with reduced heavy oil deposits, the system employs a plurality of contacting zones and separation zones zone under hydrocracking conditions to convert at least a portion of the heavy oil feedstock to lower boiling hydrocarbons, forming upgraded products. The contacting zones... Agent: Chevron Corporation

20090008292 - Pyrolysis reactor conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks into higher value hydrocarbons: In one aspect, the inventive process comprises a process for pyrolyzing a hydrocarbon feedstock containing nonvolatiles in a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system. The inventive process comprises: (a) heating the nonvolatile-containing hydrocarbon feedstock upstream of a regenerative pyrolysis reactor system to a temperature sufficient to form a vapor phase that is... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090008293 - Ultrasonic transducer and horn used in oxidative desulfurization of fossil fuels: Devices and improved methods are provided for operation of ultrasonic transducers and horns.... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20090008294 - Hydroprocessing of naphtha streams at moderate conditions: The invention is drawn to a catalyst having a substantially bimodal support phase and an active metal phase that is suitable and stable for desulfurization of high-olefin content naphtha streams with minimal octane-loss running at low hydrogen pressure. The active metal phase preferably includes cobalt, molybdenum and at least one... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20090008295 - Desulfurization process and systems utilizing hydrodynamic cavitation: Processes and systems associated with hydrodynamic cavitation-catalyzed oxidation of sulfur-containing substances in a fluid are described. In one example method, carbonaceous fluid is combined with at least one oxidant to form a mixture and then the mixture is flowed through at least one local constriction in a flow-through chamber at... Agent: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Attn:IPDepartment Docket Clerk

20090008296 - Method for stabilizing heating oil or diesel oil, particularly heating oil or diesel oil from the depolymerization of hydrocarbon-containing residues, or pyrolysis oil: In order to keep diesel or heating oil obtained by fractional distillation, in particular after depolymerization of residues, or pyrolysis oil that was obtained by pyrolysis of rubber or organic substances, permanently clear and light, first, the process of discoloration (darkening) is allowed and then a second distillation is carried... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090008297 - Compact slurry preparation system for oil sand: Staged crushing combined with water addition and mixing is practiced at the mine site to prepare an oil sand slurry ready for hydrotransport. More particularly, as-mined oil sand is crushed to conveyable size (e.g. −24″) using a mobile crusher. The pre-crushed ore product is conveyed to a dry ore surge... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20090000984 - Catalytic cracking process for high diesel yield with low aromatic content and/or high propylene yield: Processes for maximizing low aromatics LCO yield and/or propylene yield in fluid catalytic cracking are disclosed. The processes employ catalytic compositions that comprise a predominantly basic material and little to no large pore zeolite.... Agent: Albemarle Netherlands B.v. Patent And Trademark Department

20090000985 - Process for upgrading contaminated hydrocarbons: A process for the recovery and purification of a contaminated hydrocarbons, wherein the contamination includes metals, finely divided solids and non-distillable components. The process further includes hydroprocessing the oil to remove deleterious compounds, to produce high quality reusable lubricants, solvents and fuels and to improve the quality of water byproduct.... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20090000986 - System and process for hydrocracking: A method for hydrocracking a feedstream comprising liquid hydrocarbon by forming a dispersion comprising hydrogen-containing gas bubbles dispersed in the liquid hydrocarbon, wherein the bubbles have a mean diameter of less than about 5 μm, and introducing the dispersion into a hydrocracker comprising hydrocracking catalyst. A method for hydrocracking by... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090000987 - Process for recovering power from fcc product: Disclosed is a process for recovery power from an FCC product. Gaseous hydrocarbon product from an FCC reactor is heat exchanged with a heat exchange media which is delivered to an expander to generate power. Cycle oil from product fractionation may be added to the gaseous FCC product to wash... Agent: Honeywell Intellectual Property Inc Patent Services

20090000988 - Process of manufacturing para-xylene: This disclosure relates to a process of manufacturing para-xylene, comprising (a) contacting a pygas feedstock and methylating agent with a catalyst under reaction conditions to produce a product having para-xylene, wherein the product has higher para-xylene content than the para-xylene content of the pygas feedstock; and (b) separating the para-xylene... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company Law Technology

20090000989 - System and process for hydrodesulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation, or hydrofinishing: A method for hydrodesulfurization by forming a dispersion comprising hydrogen-containing gas bubbles with a mean diameter of less than 1 micron dispersed in a liquid phase comprising sulfur-containing compounds. Desulfurizing a liquid stream comprising sulfur-containing compounds by subjecting a fluid mixture comprising hydrogen-containing gas and the liquid to a shear... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20090000990 - Method of desulfurizing hydrocarbon oil: A method of desulfurizing/refining a hydrocarbon oil by which sulfur compounds are diminished to an extremely low concentration at a relatively low equipment cost and operating cost. The method of desulfurizing/refining a hydrocarbon oil comprises bringing a hydrocarbon oil containing at least one sulfur compound selected from the group consisting... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090000991 - Additives for removal of metals poisonous to catalysts during fluidized catalytic cracking of hydrocarbons: Compositions and methods suitable for removing poisonous metals from hydrocarbons are provided. The compositions comprise hydrotalcite having one or more trapping metals dispersed on the outer surface thereof.... Agent: Albemarle Netherlands B.v. Patent And Trademark Department