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...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123932 | Process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks such as heavy crude oils and distillation residues A process for the conversion of heavy feedstocks using hydrotreatment, distillation or flash, and deasphalting that includes mixing a heavy feedstock with a hydrogenation catalyst and subjecting the thus-formed mixture to a hydrotreatment reactor for reaction with o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8066869 | Process for deep desulphurization of cracking gasolines with a small loss of octane number The invention relates to a treatment process of a sulphur-containing hydrocarbon fraction, comprising the following steps: a) a hydrodesulphurization step of said hydrocarbon fraction to produce a sulphur-depleted effluent, consist... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7985332 | Electrodesulfurization of heavy oils using a divided electrochemical cell The electrodesulfurization of heavy oil feedstreams is accomplished wherein a heavy oil feedstreams, along with hydrogen, is passed the cathode side of an electrochemical cell wherein the organically bound sulfur compounds in the heavy oil are reduced and the sulfur... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7799210 | Process for removing sulfur from naphtha A three-step process of removing sulfur from naphtha feeds. The steps include a first hydrotreating step, a mercaptan removal agent and an adsorbent containing a reactive metal on an inorganic support. Step one removes at least 95 wt. % of the sulfur compounds while... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794588 | Hydrocarbon conversion process to decrease polyaromatics A process is provided for producing low sulfur diesel having a reduced poly-aromatic level where at least a portion of the poly-aromatics are converted to mono-aromatics. In one aspect, the process separates the temperature and pressure requirements for obtaining lo... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790020 | Hydrocarbon conversion process to improve cetane number A process is provided for producing low sulfur diesel having a high cetane number where the temperature and pressure requirements for obtaining low levels of sulfur is separated from the temperature and pressure requirements for improving cetane. In one aspect, a lo... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7744749 | Diesel oil desulfurization by oxidation and extraction The reduction in the sulfur-containing content of diesel fuel is achieved by oxidation in the presence of a catalyst followed by a liquid-liquid countercurrent extraction. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7575670 | Process for the production of low sulfur diesel from an asphaltene-containings feedstock A process for the production of low sulfur diesel and a residual hydro-carbon stream containing a reduced concentration of sulfur. A residual hydrocarbon stream is desulfurized and the resulting diesel boiling range hydrocarbons are desulfurized in a second desulfur... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7563359 | Integrated process to convert heavy oils from oil sands to petrochemical feedstock An aromatics/naphthalene rich stream obtained by processing heavy gas oil derived from tar sands and cycle oils derived from cracking heavy gas oil may optionally be blended and subjected to a hydrogenation process and a ring opening reaction typically in the presen... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7435334 | Process for desulfurization of gasolines The invention relates to a process for the production of a gasoline with a low sulfur content starting from an initial gasoline that comprises olefins, thiophene compounds and mercaptans and comprises a stage for treating at least one fraction of the initial gasolin... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431827 | Process for the production of low sulfur, low olefin gasoline A process for the production of low sulfur, low olefin gasoline wherein a cracked naphtha, such as a full boiling range cracked naphtha, is first separated by fractional distillation into at least two fractions while simultaneously selectively hydrogenating the poly... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431831 | Integrated in-line pretreatment and heavy oil upgrading process A new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system has been developed that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, products and hydrogen to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixture is partial... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431823 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a highly active slurry catalyst composition The instant invention is directed to a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixtu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431828 | Process for desulphurization of a hydrocarbon stream with a reduced consumption of hydrogen A two-stage hydrotreating process is disclosed wherein a hydrocarbon stream is first desulphurized followed by a dehydrogenation step, which process comprises in combination contacting the feed and hydrogen over a hydrotreating catalyst at hydrotreating conditions, ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431822 | Process for upgrading heavy oil using a reactor with a novel reactor separation system Applicants have developed a new residuum full hydroconversion slurry reactor system that allows the catalyst, unconverted oil, hydrogen, and converted oil to circulate in a continuous mixture throughout an entire reactor with no confinement of the mixture. The mixtu... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7423192 | Process and system for blending components obtained from a stream A method and system for blending components obtained from a feed stock. The method includes flowing a first stream through a membrane member, with the membrane member having a first wafer assembly comprising a first thin film polymer membrane, a first permeate zone,... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419586 | Two-stage hydrodesulfurization of cracked naphtha streams with light naphtha bypass or removal A process for the selective hydrodesulfurization of olefinic naphtha streams containing a substantial amount of organically-bound sulfur and olefins. The olefinic naphtha stream is selectively desulfurized in a first hydrodesulfurization stage. The effluent stream f... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419582 | Process for hydrocracking a hydrocarbon feedstock A hydrocracking process wherein the feedstock is hydrotreated and the liquid and gaseous effluent from the hydrotreater is directly introduced into the upper end of a hydrocracking vessel which provides a liquid seal to prevent the passage of the gaseous stream cont... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7384541 | Use of a two-phase turbine in a hydrotreatment process After passing into reaction section R, the hydrocarbon feedstock C mixed with hydrogen H is expanded in device D. The expansion is brought about by a single-phase turbine until a gas volume ratio of 5% is reached, then expansion is brought about in a two-phase turbi... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374667 | Process for the production of gasoline with a low sulfur content comprising a stage for transformation of sulfur-containing compounds, an acid-catalyst treatment and a desulfurization For the production of gasoline with a low sulfur content, a process comprises at least one stage for transformation of sulfur-containing compounds consisting of an alkylation or adsorption of sulfur-containing compounds and/or an increasing of the weight of light su... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361266 | Method of refining petroleum and refining apparatus The present invention is related to a method of subjecting a feed oil to a refining process. This method includes a fractional distillation step 1 in which a feed oil is separated into a distillate oil M1 and a bottom oil M2 by a distillation pr... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361265 | Process for the selective hydrodesulfurization of olefinic naphtha streams A process for the hydrodesulfurization of cracked olefin streams is described, the process aiming at reducing the sulfur content while at the same time minimizing the hydrogenation degree of said olefins. In order to dilute the added reaction hydrogen, the process m... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358004 | Carbon black, electrocatalyst carrier formed from carbon black, and electrocatalyst and electrochemical device using carrier A carbon black is provided which is useful as an electrocatalyst carrier. The carbon black has a DBP oil absorption of 170 to 300 cm3/100 g, a specific surface area as measured by a BET method of 250 to 400 m2/g, a primary particle diameter val... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7318845 | Compact distillates fuel processor with effective sulfur removal process A distillate fuel steam reformer system in which a fuel feed stream is first separated into two process streams: an aliphatics-rich, sulfur-depleted gas stream, and an aromatics- and sulfur-rich liquid residue stream. The aliphatics-rich gas stream is desulfurized, ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306651 | Method for treatment of a gaseous mixture comprising hydrogen and hydrogen sulphide A method of treatment of a gas mixture which contains H2, H2S and possibly of other impurities, such as hydrocarbons. The treatment method is aimed at purifying the hydrogen mixture without incurring a overall pressure loss. The method accordin... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291258 | HDS process using selected naphtha streams A process for concurrently fractionating and hydrotreating a full range naphtha stream. The full boiling range naphtha stream is subjected to simultaneous hydrodesulfurization and splitting into a light boiling range naphtha and a heavy boiling range naphtha, which ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7282137 | Process for preparing basestocks having high VI A process for preparing high VI lubricating oil basestocks comprising hydrotreating, hydrodewaxing and optionally hydrofinishing. The hydrotreating step is under conditions such that the amount of conversion to 343° C. minus is less than 5 wt. % of the feedstock an... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282474 | Process for the preparation of detergents A process for the preparation of detergents involving separating the hydrocarbonaceous product stream from a Fischer-Tropsch process producing normally liquid and normally solid hydrocarbons into a light fraction and one or more heavy fractions, hydrogenating at lea... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276150 | Method of desulfurizing gas oil fraction, desulfurized gas oil, and desulfurizer for gas oil fraction The process for desulfurizing a gas oil fraction according to the invention comprises a low-boiling gas oil fraction hydrodesulfurization step (I) wherein a low-boiling gas oil fraction is desulsurized under the condition of a H2/Oil ratio of 70 to 200 Nm... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7261808 | Upgrading of pre-processed used oils A process to further upgrade a pre-processed used lubricating oil by: (a) contacting the partially upgraded used oil in the presence of hydrogen with a hydrodemetallization catalyst; (b) contacting the effluent of step (a) in the presence o... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252756 | Preparation of components for refinery blending of transportation fuels A process is disclosed for the production of refinery transportation fuel or components for refinery blending of transportation fuels having a reduced amount of sulfur and/or nitrogen-containing impurities. The process involves contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock con... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250107 | Flexible method for producing oil bases and distillates from feedstock containing heteroatoms For producing basic oils and in particular very high quality oils, i.e. oils possessing a high viscosity index (VI), a low aromatics content, good UV stability and a low pour point, from oil cuts having an initial boiling point higher than 340° C., possibly with si... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247235 | Hydrogenation of middle distillate using a counter-current reactor A process for the hydrogenation of a hydrocarbon feed includes contacting a major amount of the hydrocarbon feed with hydrogen in a counter-current manner in a first reaction zone under hydrogenation reaction conditions in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst in... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244352 | Selective hydroprocessing and mercaptan removal A process for producing a naphtha having a decreased amount of sulfur by selective hydroprocessing a petroleum feedstream comprising cracked naphtha to reduce its sulfur content with minimum loss of octane. The reduced sulfur naphtha stream contains mercaptan sulfur... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232848 | Gas agitated multiphase reactor with stationary catalyst solid phase An apparatus for converting a gaseous and/or liquid feed fluid to gaseous and/or liquid products using a solid catalyst comprises a reactor, a liquid phase disposed within the reactor volume, a fixed catalyst at least partially disposed in the liquid phase, a coolin... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7186328 | Process for the regeneration of an adsorbent bed containing sulfur oxidated compounds A process for the cyclical regeneration of an adsorbent bed containing sulfur-oxidated compounds. The adsorbent bed is used to adsorb and separate sulfur-oxidated compounds from a hydrocarbonaceous stream to produce an adsorbent having adsorbed sulfur-oxidated compo... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179368 | Method for desulfurizing thiophene derivatives contained in fuels The invention concerns a method for selectively desulphurizing thiopene compounds contained in hydrocarbons derived from crude oil distillation, whether refined or not, which consists in oxidising the thiophene sulphur atoms into sulphone in the presence of an oxidi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175754 | Process for the production of low benzene gasoline A process for the production of low benzene content gasoline is disclosed wherein a full boiling range naphtha is fractionated to produce a light naphtha, a medium naphtha and a heavy naphtha. The benzene is contained in the medium naphtha and this stream is subject... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153415 | Process for the treatment of light naphtha hydrocarbon streams A light cracked naphtha is treated to convert mercaptans to sulfides and saturate dienes and then subjected to destructive hydrodesulfurization (HDS) to convert the organic sulfur compounds to hydrogen sulfide. The recombinant mercaptans formed by reaction of hydrog... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144499 | Desulfurization process This invention is a method of purifying fuel streams containing organosulfur impurities. The fuel stream is oxidized with an organic hydroperoxide in the presence of an oxidation catalyst to form a sulfone product. The alcohol product of the organic hydroperoxide is... | 12/05/2006 |
