“No, no, you're
not thinking; you're just being logical.” -- Niels Bohr (Danish Physicist, Nobel Prize for
Physics in 1922. 1885-1962)
The TIAX mission, according to its Web site (www.tiaxllc.com)
is to take early stage inventions and
innovations, and in their labs, transform them into technology-enabled product
platforms ready for spin-out.
Logically,
then, the company should have a significant presence in the patent database.
Step 2
in our study of this company is to search the patent database for patents
assigned to it.
An easy way to do this is to visit the patent we know of (extract of which is
shown below) and click the Tiax hyperlink.
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Publication number US8490581 B2
Publication date Jul 23, 2013
Inventors
San Chhotray, Thomas M. Rudy, Dennis L. Juedes, James P. Norton, Charles E.
Benson
Original
Assignee Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company, Tiax, Llc.
Advanced fired heater unit for use in
refinery and petro-chemical applications
Abstract
A fired heater unit is disclosed having at least one radiant heating section
with each of the at least one radiant heating section having a heating element
located therein. The unit includes a convection section operatively connected
to the at least one radiant heating section, wherein the convection section
having at least one vertically oriented convection tube. Each of the at least
one convection tube being operatively connected to the at least one radiant
heating section. Each of the at least one convection tube includes an inner
tube having process fluid flowing therethrough, wherein the process fluid being
heated by the at least one radiant heating section, and an outer tube extending
along a predetermined portion of the inner tube, wherein the outer tube is
spaced from the inner tube to form a flow path therebetween.
Free Full Text Source: https://www.google.com/patents/US8490581?dq=US8490581+B2&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XNZWU_rRJsLcyQGa_4DwBw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA
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Riding the hyperlink express, we get 368 hits for patents assigned to
TIAX. Perusing the results, we can see
that the patent literature supports the company’s claim. Here, for example, are four of the patents on
the list.
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Polycrystalline metal oxide, methods of manufacture thereof,
and articles comprising the same
Abstract
A particle, including: a plurality of crystallites including a first
composition having a layered α-NaFeO2-type structure and including lithium in
an amount of about 0.1 to about 1.3 moles, per mole of the first composition,
nickel in an amount of about 0.1 to about 0.79 mole, per mole of the first
composition, cobalt in an amount of 0 to about 0.5 mole, per mole of the first
composition, and oxygen in an amount of about 1.7 to about 2.3 moles, per mole
of the first composition; and a grain boundary between adjacent crystallites of
the plurality of crystallites and including a second composition having the
layered α-NaFe02-type structure, a cubic structure, or a combination thereof,
wherein a concentration of cobalt in the grain boundary is greater than a
concentration of cobalt in the crystallites.
Inventors: David Ofer, Adrian W. PULLEN, Suresh Sriramulu
Applicant: Tiax Llc
Free Full Text Source: https://www.google.com/patents/WO2013025328A3?cl=en&dq=inassignee:%22Tiax,+Llc%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TANhU9yzEubgyQGiwYHQCg&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA
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Integrated
protective ensemble
Abstract
An integrated ensemble for personal protection and comfort. The integrated
ensemble may generally include one or more multifunctional layers. Each layer
may include functionality directed to provision of specific types of protection
and/or personal comfort. A liner may be generally capable of providing
immersion protection, cooling, and cold weather protection. A shell may be
designed for wear in cooperation with the liner. The shell may be capable of
providing protection against flame, acceleration, and other environmental
factors, as well as providing cooling and gear carriage. The disclosed
integrated ensembles are generally low-bulk to facilitate movement.
Inventors: Devine Marlene A, Isherwood Kristine Drobot, Nocente Anna Marie,
Stokes John F
Applicant: Devine Marlene A, Isherwood Kristine Drobot, Nocente Anna Marie,
Stokes John F, Tiax Llc
Free Full Text Source: https://www.google.com/patents/WO2007111981A3?cl=en&dq=inassignee:%22Tiax,+Llc%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TANhU9yzEubgyQGiwYHQCg&ved=0CEUQ6AEwAg
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Nano-sized
silicon
Abstract
A method includes combining fumed silicon oxide with a metal to form silicon
having an average particle size of less than approximately 100 nm. The silicon
can be incorporated into an anode of a lithium ion cell.
Inventors: Jack Treger
Applicant: Tiax Llc
Free Full Text Source: https://www.google.com/patents/WO2009073258A3?cl=en&dq=inassignee:%22Tiax,+Llc%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TANhU9yzEubgyQGiwYHQCg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwAw
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Dehumidification
Abstract
Recuperation systems and methods are applied to vapor compression cycles in
dehumidification, such as in air conditioning. In some embodiments, a method
for dehumidification includes introducing a refrigerant from a heating unit to
a cooling unit along a first path; introducing the refrigerant from the cooling
unit to the heating unit along a second path different from the first path;
introducing the refrigerant from the heating unit to the cooling unit along a
third path different from the first path; and contacting the cooling unit and
the heating unit with a first gas stream.
Inventors: Dieckmann John T, Westphalen Detlef
Applicant: Dieckmann John T, Tiax Llc, Westphalen Detlef
Free Full Text Source: https://www.google.com/patents/WO2008057647A3?cl=en&dq=inassignee:%22Tiax,+Llc%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TANhU9yzEubgyQGiwYHQCg&ved=0CFoQ6AEwBQ
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In our next post, TIAX LLC (Part 3), we’ll use the patents database to identify
potential experts.
“What a
distressing contrast there is between the radiant
intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.”
-- Sigmund Freud (Austrian neurologist and Founder of psychoanalysis, 1856-1939
Searching for ExxonMobil patents, I ran across one with a co-assignee named TIAX
LLC (see below). This caught my
eye. When a giant like ExxonMobil teams
with a small firm like TIAX, it makes me want to learn more.
This post is the first of a series.
Besides exploring TIAX LLC, the series provide a case study on how to
glean useful information about any small company of interest.
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Publication number US8490581 B2
Publication date Jul 23, 2013
Inventors
San Chhotray, Thomas M. Rudy, Dennis L. Juedes, James P. Norton, Charles E.
Benson
Original
Assignee Exxonmobil Research And Engineering Company, Tiax, Llc.
Advanced fired heater unit for use in
refinery and petro-chemical applications
Abstract
A fired heater unit is disclosed having at least one radiant heating section with each of
the at least one radiant heating section having a heating element located
therein. The unit includes a convection section operatively connected to the at
least one radiant
heating section, wherein the convection section having at least one vertically
oriented convection tube. Each of the at least one convection tube being
operatively connected to the at least one radiant heating section. Each of the at least one
convection tube includes an inner tube having process fluid flowing
therethrough, wherein the process fluid being heated by the at least one radiant
heating section, and an outer tube extending along a predetermined portion of
the inner tube, wherein the outer tube is spaced from the inner tube to form a
flow path therebetween.
fts: https://www.google.com/patents/US8490581?dq=US8490581+B2&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XNZWU_rRJsLcyQGa_4DwBw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA
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The first
step was to visit the company’s Web site (http://www.tiaxllc.com/). The visit results in a description of the
TIAX mission, its president, and its email contact information. The usefulness of each of these bits of
information will be highlighted in future posts.
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THE TIAX MISSION
[From the TIAX Web Site]
TIAX takes early stage inventions and
innovations, and in our labs, transforms them into technology-enabled product
platforms ready for spin-out.
Doing business with us
If you are a business seeking growth through technology-enabled products, you
can acquire one of TIAX’s technology platforms. Our technologies are
substantially de-risked, prepared for commercialization and have solid IP
protection.
TIAX is then available to assist in the transition of the early commercial
process as needed. We transform TIAX-developed technologies into your product
portfolio and integrate them into your own environment.
Innovative technology development
TIAX actively participates in the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
program and is one of the most successful commercialization entities in the U.
S. SBIR community. Government agencies can access our services and technologies
through our General Services Administration (GSA) Professional Engineering
Services (PES) contract.
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THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF TIAX
[From the TIAX Web Site]
Dr. Kenan Sahin
Founder & President of TIAX
Kenan’s role as President of TIAX continues a long career as academic,
technologist and entrepreneur. He received his B.S. (1963) and Ph.D. (1968)
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and then taught and
performed research at MIT, Harvard, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst
until 1985. During his academic career, he published extensively in technology
and received several teaching awards and obtained U.S. and international
patents.
In 1982, Kenan founded Kenan Systems with a $1,000 personal investment and no
outside funding. The company went on to become a world leader in
telecommunications software, employing nearly 1,000 people and with offices in
a dozen countries. Both Kenan Systems and Kenan received numerous awards,
including the Ernst & Young New England Entrepreneur of the Year in 1998.
In early 1999, Kenan Systems was acquired by Lucent Technologies and Kenan
became Vice President of Software Technology at Bell Labs and President of
Lucent’s Software Products Group, serving in those positions through 2000.
Kenan was chosen by the World Economic Forum as one of its 40 Technology
Pioneers for 2003 and received the New England Business and Technology’s first
“Circle of Excellence” award in 2004. In 2006, he was given the Golden Door
Award by the International Institute of Boston and the 2010 Ellis Island Medal
of Honor.
He has published numerous articles. Most recently he addressed the innovation
backlog in articles for R&D Magazine and Technology Review. He is also a
frequent speaker on the topic of successful implementation of innovation in
technology.
Kenan serves, or has served on, numerous non-profit boards, including those of
the Council on Competitiveness (CoC), MIT (for whom he is a life member),
Argonne National Laboratory, the Association of Electrical and Medical Imaging
Equipment Manufacturers (NEMA), the Boston Museum of Science, the Boston Museum
of Fine Arts, Boston Symphony, and the American Field Service. He is also on
the Steering Committee of the CoC’s Energy Security, Innovation &
Sustainability Initiative; and on the External Advisory Board of MIT’s Energy
Initiative.
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TIAX CONTACT INFORMATION
[From the TIAX Web Site]
Sales
Boyd Bucher, Executive Vice President
781-879-1250
Bucher.B@TIAXLLC.com
Career inquiries
David Benoit, Human Resource Manager
781-879-1702
careers@tiaxllc.com
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“Show me a sane
man and I will cure him for you.”
-- Carl Gustav Jung (Swiss psychiatrist, Psychologist and Founder of Analytic
Psychology, 1875-1961)
I found the following item interesting, and maybe you will, too …
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Helping To Cure
Sulfur Emissions: Auramarine cooling system aids switch to low-sulfur marine
gas oil
The new tightened sulfur emissions rules will become effective in the
Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the English Channel and North America in 2015. The
time for making the alterations required by the new regulations is running
short.
One solution for meeting the reduced sulfur-emissions requirements is to switch
from heavy fuel oil (HFO) to marine gas oil (MGO), which contains 0.1% sulfur.
Finnish company Auramarine said it offers a fast, reliable and affordable
service for this switch. Auramarine’s equipment consists of three units: the
fuel oil supply unit, the MGO cooling system and the Auramarine fuel selector.
The fuel selector is an automatic system that controls the HFO to MGO
changeover procedure.
“Our solution can easily be integrated with any heavy fuel oil feeding system,
whether newbuild or retrofit,” said Isto Sakkara, director, Marketing &
Sales, Auramarine Oy. “In the case of a newbuild, it is worthwhile to utilize
Auramarine’s AMB FO (fuel oil) supply units, which have been designed to
function seamlessly in an MGO solution.”
The Auramarine MGO cooling system chills marine gas oil even below 20°C so that
the viscosity and lubricity meet the requirements of the engine manufacturers.
The ability of ship engines to utilize MGO varies considerably, and the company
said its MGO cooling system enables practically all ships to switch to
low-sulfur fuel. Auramarine’s fuel selector makes it possible to program the fuel
changeover procedure to take place automatically, the company said. In addition
to the automatic changeover process, the system can be controlled manually and
ensures that the temperature change process is slow enough — the temperature of
the fuel entering the engine must not change by more than about 2°C/min.
The fuel selector also provides for data reporting, saving the data on the PLC
unit and converting it into a clear report for use by the shipping company and
relevant authorities. The fuel selector allows the ship’s crew to monitor the
process data in real time and the overall functionality of the system.
Source: April 2014 Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide (www.dieselgasturbine.com )
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“Marriage is like
a phone call in the night: first the ring, and then you wake up.”
-- Evelyn Hendrickson, Actress, seen in movies such as "Bayou",
(1957), in which she portrayed Doucette, and "Mandingo"(1975).
Getting published is an important component of professional success. With the advent of open access journals,
opportunities for getting published have increased.
One such journal is IJERT-International Journal of Engineering Research &
Technology (http://www.ijert.org)
As with their subscription-only counterparts, open access journals are peer
reviewed. They typically do not enjoy
the same prestige as subscription-only journals, but that is changing. For more background on open access journals,
read the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access_journal.
IJERT has issued a call for papers.
If you are looking for a place to get published, you might want to check
them out.
Finding an expert when you need one is not the
easiest thing you will ever do. Thanks to the miracle of the Web, tools are
available to lighten the load. I ran across a company called Intota (while
searching for something else, as is so often the case) that looks pretty
interesting. Caveat … I have no experience with this company, so you will have
to vet it yourself, but here is what they have to say about themselves …
INTOTA
What is Intota ?
Intota is a business-to-business service connecting
business, technical and legal professionals to over 10,000 rigorously screened
peer-recommended experts in over 30,000 areas of science, engineering,
medicine/healthcare, regulation, and business. Intota is not a directory and
our experts do not pay to be listed.
Intota experts provide Expert Consulting ,
Expert Witness Services , and Expert-based Research covering a wide variety of
needs such as market research, product development, materials sourcing,
manufacturing production, and litigation consulting. Experts may be engaged for
quick telephone or e-mail consulting or extended consulting engagements which
may include both remote and on-site work.
Who are Intota Experts?
Intota Experts are peer-recommended authorities
who have been carefully selected and rigorously screened for competency and
suitability. Each Intota expert is examined against an extensive list of
objective and subjective criteria by Intota expert recruiters. Applicants are
interviewed, their credentials qualified and their overall profile scored to
determine if they meet the certification requirements. To ensure quality,
experts are continuously evaluated based on customer feedback and internal
review.
The Intota Expert Network is primarily composed
of independent consultants, academics, and industry professionals. Our experts
communicate well with clients and are skilled at answering tough questions.
They are enthusiastic about their areas of expertise, stay oriented to the
practical application of their specialized knowledge, and are active listeners
who display sound judgment.
source: http://www.intota.com/aboutus/AboutUs.asp
A search of the Intota site on
“desulfurization” produces the following results …
Experts
1 to 25 of 39 Desulfurization Experts Request
Free
Expert Quote
Expert 107612 Expert in Stainless Steel
Expert 724793 Expert in Refining and
Petrochemical Processes including Safety and Energy Conservation Audits, Expert
Witness
Expert 724493 Expert in Commissioning, Process
Start-Up Oil & Gas Industry and Associated Production Systems Worldwide
Expert 718821 Expert in SO2, H2S, & CO2
Removal
Expert 108359 Expert in Organic Chemistry,
Heterogeneous Catalysis, Coal, Stereochemistry
Expert 716794 Expert in Coal Science and
Engineering
Expert 108062 Expert in Chemical Process
Synthesis, Sulfur Recovery, Sour Water Treatment, Acid Gas Removal
Expert 108266 Expert in Air Quality
Engineering, Aerosols
Expert 108492 Expert in Chemical and
Environmental Engineering
Expert 724628 Expert in Industrial and
Residential Power Distribution, Home Inspection, Root Cause Failure Analysis,
EE
Expert 723505 Expert in Industrial Chemical
Production, Natural Gas Conversion to Liquid Fuels, Fine Chemicals
Expert 108327 Expert in Chemical Reactors
Expert 725444 Expert in Hydrogenation,
Gasification, Amination, Reactor, Kinetic Modeling, Distillation,
Thermodynamics
Expert 107843 Expert in Environmental &
Energy Engineering
Expert 722837 Expert in Refining,
Hydroprocessing, Catalytic Reforming
Expert 714112 Expert in Chemical Reaction
Engineering
Expert 722030 Expert in Chemical and Petroleum
Process Technology Assessment
Expert 722669 Expert in Chemical
Decontamination, Precommissioning, Commissioning, Bolting and Joint Integrity
Management
Expert 715010 Expert in Waste Processing, High
Temperature Chemistry
Expert 107913 Expert in Biotechnology: All
Areas of Business and Technology
Expert 107763 Expert in Petroleum Refining and
Optimization
Expert 719779 Expert in Process Engineering
Expert 720334 Expert in Metal Alloy Welding,
Stainless Steel, and Nickel Alloy Properties
Expert 714496 Expert in Petroleum Refining
Evaluation
Expert 722156 Expert in Gaseous Air Pollution
Measurement and Control
Expert 723341 Expert in Resistance Welding,
Laser Welding, Arc Welding, Ultrasonic Welding, Brazing, and Soldering
Expert 711793 Expert in Catalysis, Surface
Chemistry
Expert 721060 Expert in Reaction Kinetics,
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Adsorbents
Expert 717488 Expert in Fermentation, Product
Recovery, Bioprocess Scale-Up, Bioinformatics, Former ISO 9000 Auditor
Expert 723069 Expert in Stainless Steel
Welding, Fabrication, and Failure Analysis
Expert 108173 Expert in Steel Product
Manufacture
Expert 721787 Expert in Mixing Processes and
Equipment
Expert 108017 Expert in Air Pollution Control
and Waste Management Consulting, Environmental Engineering, etc.
Expert 107879 Expert in Welding Engineering:
Application, Arcs, Laser, Base Metal, Troubleshooting, Pressure, Nuclear, Code
Expert 107943 Expert in Air Toxics, Hazardous
Waste
Expert 108099 Expert in Petroleum Refining and
Petrochemical Operations
Expert 716753 Expert in Sour Gas Chemistry
Expert 720094 Expert in Ultrasonics,
Sonochemistry, Sonoluminescence, Sensors, Electronic Nose, Porphyrins, Spray
Pyrolysis
Expert 722916 Expert in Chemical Project
Development, Chemical Engineering & Construction, Chemical Business
Development
“Smooth ice is paradise for those who dance with
expertise.” --
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Sometimes it takes an expert to
point out the obvious.” -- Scott Allen
The search for expertise never ends … and tools to help you engage in that
search are available. One such tool is produced by Thomson
Reuters in the online database, ResearcherID (www.Researcherid.com). Registration is
free, as of the date of this post.
An example … a keyword search using “sulfur”
produced, among others, the following …
Armando Gonzalez-Sanchez
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana -
Cuajimalpa. (UAM C) B-2499-2009 sulfur, hydrogen sulfide, voc, biofiltration,
bioreactor Armando Gonzalez
ResearcherID: B-2499-2009
E-mail: agonzalez@correo.cua.uam.mx
URL: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-2499-2009
Subject: Environmental Sciences &
Ecology
Role: Researcher (Academic)
Primary Institution: Universidad Autonoma
Metropolitana - Cuajimalpa. (UAM C)
Role: Researcher (Academic)
A few of Armando Gonzalez-Sanchez’s recent listed publications are …
1. Title: The effect of chemical oxidation on
the biological sulfide oxidation by an alkaliphilic sulfoxidizing bacterial
consortium
Source: ENZYME AND MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY Volume:
40 Issue: 2 Pages: 292-298 Published: JAN 4 2007
2. Title: Oxygen transfer and consumption in a
thiosulfate oxidizing bioreactor with sulfur production
Source: LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY Volume:
41 Issue: 2 Pages: 141-146 Published: 2005
3. Title: Evaluation of feed COD/sulfate ratio
as a control criterion for the biological hydrogen sulfide production and lead
precipitation
Source: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Volume:
151 Issue: 2-3 Pages: 407-413 Published: 2008
4. Title: Alkaline biofiltration of H2S odors
Source: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY Volume: 42 Issue: 19 Pages: 7398-7404 Published: 2008
5. Title: Sulfur formation and recovery in a
thiosulfateoxidizing bioreactor
Source: ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY Volume: 29
Issue: 8 Pages: 847-853 Published: 2008
6. Title: Development of a kinetic model for
elemental sulfur and sulfate formation from the autotrophic sulfide oxidation
using respirometric techniques
Source: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Volume: 59
Issue: 7 Pages: 1323-1329 Published: 2009
7. Title: Biological sulfide removal under
alkaline and aerobic conditions in a packed recycling reactor
Source: WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Volume: 59
Issue: 7 Pages: 1415-1421 Published: 2009
Your corporate librarian can help you search for the
expertise you need to advance your research. Or you can contact an Independent
Information Professional. For details, send a request to us at research@JeanSteinhardtConsulting.com
“Acting is merely
the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.” -- Ralph Richardson
(English Actor, 1902-1983)
The groupsavailable
to LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/)
members constitute one of the most valuable parts of the LinkedIn service. The
only trouble is picking out the three or four that will work for you.
One way is to see what groups the people in your LinkedIn network subscribe to.
Another is to search the LinkedIn groups by keyword. Searching for PETROLEUM, for
example, results in a number of hits, including …
Petroleum Explorationists
CIM – Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petro…
Qatar Petroleum
Petroleum Downstream
Petroleum Upstream – Production/Development
“Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and
planning” -- Winston Churchill (British Prime Minister
during World War II, 1874-1965)
I am a Google Patents fan. So I was worried one morning when I couldn’t find
the Advanced
search form. Not to worry. Google has simply added a step to the search process.
In essence, Google requires you to do a simple
keyword search first. Then you can click the Options icon (located near the
upper right corner) and click the Advanced search link.
“Money can't buy friends but it can get you a
better class of enemy” -- Spike Milligan (Indian Humorist and Actor,
1918-2002)
The Web has made it so easy to keyword search for patents that it is easy to
forget to use a very powerful advanced tool … patent classification numbers.
Each patent submitted to the Patent Office is assigned to an examiner
knowledgeable in the area addressed by the patent. He or she then assigns one
or more classification numbers to the patent.
A major advantage of searching by classification numbers is that it can produce
results containing patents of interest even if some of those patents have none of the keywords
you would have used to look for them.
So how do you figure out which classification number or numbers to use?
That is the subject of today’s search tip. Using Google® Patents …
Step one: Keyword search, using keywords
that fit your topic
Step two: Browse the results for useful hits.
Step three: Select a patent and view it
Step four: Note the classification number(s) assigned to the patent
Step five: Click on each classification number to see how it is defined
Step six: Select and copy one or more classification numbers that seem to
address your topic
Step seven: In the Google Patent Advanced Search form, paste your selected
number(s) into the search box labeled Current U.S.
Classification
Step eight: Click Google Search and browse the results
Here is an example. I found the following patent …
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Ultrasound-Assisted Oxidative Desulfurization Of Diesel Fuel
Using Quaternary Ammonium Fluoride And Portable Unit For Ultrasound-Assisted
Oxidative Desulfurization Abstract
The desulfurization of fossil fuels is effected by the combination of fossil
fuels with an aqueous mixture of hydroperoxide and quaternary ammonium fluoride
phase transfer catalyst, the mixture then subjected to ultrasound to oxidize
sulfur compounds present in the fuels. The polar oxidized species are removed
via extraction. Another aspect is a portable, continuous ultrasound assisted
desulfurization device having a sonoreactor for subjecting mixtures of fossil
fuels to sonication to effect removal of sulfur containing compounds.
Inventors: Teh-Fu Yen, Meng-Wei Wan
Application number: 11/854,927
Publication number: US 2008/0173571 A1
Filing date: Sep 13, 2007
Assignee: University of Southern California
Current U.S. Classification: 208/213; 422/127///////
Clicking on the Current
U.S. Classification numbers, I found the following definitions …
CLASS 208, MINERAL OILS: PROCESSES AND
PRODUCTS
SUBCLASS 213 With solid catalyst or absorbent: This
subclass is indented under subclass 209. Processes wherein the
hydrodesulfurization takes place in the presence of a solid catalyst or
adsorbent.
CLASS 422, CHEMICAL APPARATUS AND PROCESS DISINFECTING, DEODORIZING,
PRESERVING, OR STERILIZING
SUBCLASS 127 SHOCK OR SOUND WAVE: This subclass is
indented under the class definition. Apparatus having means for creating sonic
energy which is used to initiate or perfect a process. Included herein is
apparatus for destroying organisms by the sudden release of high pressure.
Subclass 127 looked interesting, so I created a Google Patents Advanced Search
using that class
number.
Google Patents Advanced Search: oil uspclass:"422/127"
Note that I added the keyword oil to focus the results a bit.
One of the hits was …
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Method and
apparatus for separating petroleumPatent number: 7399405
Filing date: Aug 5, 2005
Issue date: Jul 15, 2008
Application number: 11/197,333
Abstract
In the present invention, petroleum is separated into hydrocarbon mixtures
having different components at an atomizing step and a collecting step. At the
atomizing step, the petroleum is ultrasonically vibrated and is discharged and
atomized in a state of an atomized fine particle floating in a carrier gas. At
this step, the petroleum is separated into a mixed fluid containing the
atomized fine particle and the carrier gas and residual petroleum which is not
atomized. At the collecting step, the hydrocarbon mixture is separated and
collected from the mixed fluid obtained at the collecting step. In the
separating method, the petroleum is separated into the residual petroleum and
the mixed fluid at the atomizing step, and the mixed fluid is collected at the
collecting step so that the petroleum is separated into hydrocarbon mixtures
having different components.
Inventor: Kazuo Matsuura
Original Assignee: Ultrasound Brewery
source: http://www.google.com/patents/US7399405?dq=oil+uspclass:%22422/127%22&ei=Lk_rT66dLufu0gHCuJW2BQ
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Using Current
U.S. Classification numbers requires more
work, but the results are worth the extra effort.
“Don't go around saying the world owes you a living; the world owes you nothing; it was here
first” -- Mark Twain
(American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)
Google Patents makes searching U.S. patents easy. Why search for patents on
Google Scholar?
Two reasons …
1) World
patents
2) Cites
If you are interested in patents granted outside the U.S., Google Scholar is
the way to go.
An added benefit is the cite count for each item returned in a Google Scholar
search. Sometimes you want to gauge the weight of a given article or patent.
The cite count, that is, the number of times the item has been cited in other
scholarly works, helps you do that.
To demonstrate, try searching for UOP patents in both Google Patents and Google
Scholar.
The Patent search for this example …
dibenzothiophene
inassignee:uop
The same search in Google Scholar:
dibenzothiophene
uop patent
One result returned by Google Scholar …
Removal of sulfur-containing compounds from liquid hydrocarbon
streams
JA Kocal … - US Patent 6,368,495, 2002 – Google Patents
… Brandvold, Arlington Heights. Assignee: UOP LLC
Cited by 33 – Related articles – All 2 versions
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“I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look
for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy.”
-- Albert Einstein (German born American Physicist, 1879-1955)
Google© Scholar has made it easy, with its advanced search feature, to create
sophisticated search strategies to retrieve what you need while reducing the
amount of time you spend wading through irrelevant results.
Here, from simple to increasingly complex, are four examples, each illustrated with
samples from the results list. To get the most out of the examples, navigate to
Google Scholar (http://scholar.google.com/schhp?hl=en&tab=ws),
then click “Advanced
Scholar Search.” All search strings are restricted to a publication
date of “2011.”
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The simplest of all search strategies is to
search for one key word …
Search String: DESULFURIZATION
One result (out of 3440):
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Journal of Catalysis, Volume 279, Issue 2, 25 April 2011, Pages 269-275
Oxidative
desulfurization of dibenzothiophene and diesel over [Bmim]3PMo12O40
Jian
Zhang (a), Anjie Wang (a, b), Xiang Li (a, b), Xuehu Ma (b)
ajwang@dlut.edu.cn
a State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology,
Dalian 116012, PR China
b Liaoning Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Technology and Equipments, Dalian
University of Technology, Dalian 116012, PR China
Abstract
A hybrid material ([Bmim]3PMo12O40) was synthesized by reacting H3PMo12O40 with
the ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium bromide. SiO2-supported
[Bmim]3PMo12O40 showed a high catalytic activity in the oxidation of
dibenzothiophene (DBT) with 29% H2O2 aqueous solution as the oxidant. Maximum
activity was observed at a loading of 20 wt.% [Bmim]3PMo12O40 on SiO2, and 100%
DBT conversion was achieved at 60 °C, atmospheric pressure, and an oxygen to
sulfur (O/S) molar ratio of 3.0 in 100 min. The high performance of
[Bmim]3PMo12O40/SiO2 might be attributable to its amphiphilicity, which
enhances adsorption of both H2O2 and sulfur-containing compounds.
[Bmim]3PMo12O40/SiO2 could be easily separated by centrifugation and reused
without deactivation after seven runs. Quinoline and carbazole had slightly
positive effects on DBT oxidation, whereas indole had a negative effect. The
high performance of [Bmim]3PMo12O40 was verified in the sulfur removal from a
real diesel by means of oxidation followed by dimethylformamide extraction.
source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021951711000285
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Focus your search by adding a second key word. Type
the two key words into the “with all the words” box …
Search String: desulfurization diesel
One result (out of 685):
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Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Volume 18, Issue 1, January 2011, Pages 264-268
Sono-desulfurization
oxidation reactivities of FCC diesel fuel in metal ion/H2O2 systems
Yongchuan
Dai (a), Dezhi Zhao (a), Yutai Qi (b)
ych_dasic@yahoo.com
a Department of Petroleum Chemical Engineering, School of Petroleum Chemical
Engineering, Liaoning Shihua University, Fushun 113001, PR China
b School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of
Technology, Harbin 115001, PR China
Abstract
The objective of this work was to probe experimentally the characteristics of
the use of Fe2+ or Cu2+ ions in the ultrasound-assisted oxidation
desulfurization (UAODS) of diesel fuels and to develop a model that
appropriately represented the mechanism. The influence of metal ions (Fe2+ or
Cu2+) on aqueous phase pH values of the UAODS of diesel fuels was investigated.
The UAODS proceeded rapidly only within a limited pH range from 1.9 to 2.1. It
was observed that the UAODS of diesel fuels fitted pseudo-first-order kinetics
under our experimental conditions. In UAODS of diesel fuels the apparent
reaction rate constants can be greatly enhanced by addition of metal ions
and/or using ultrasound. The combination of ultrasound and the metal ions can
also reduce the apparent activation energy rapidly. The order of the apparent
reaction rate constants in UAODS of diesel fuels is US–Fe2+–H2O2 system
> US–Cu2+–H2O2 system > US–H2O2 system > H2O2 system.
source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350417710001045
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Refine your search by adding a Boolean OR statement.
Type “desulfurization” in the “with all the words” box. Type “diesel gasoline”
in the “with at least one of the words” box. The resulting Google Scholar
search string will be …
Search string: desulfurization diesel OR gasoline
Two results (out of 904):
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Journal of Environmental Sciences, Volume 23, Issue 6, June 2011, Pages 975-982
Desulfurization
of dibenzothiophene (DBT) by a novel strain Lysinibacillus sphaericus DMT-7
isolated from diesel contaminated soil
Ashutosh
Bahuguna (a), Madhuri K. Lily (a), Ashok Munjal (b), Ravindra N. Singh (c),
Koushalya Dangwal (a),
ashubahuguna@gmail.com
kdangwall@yahoo.co.in
a Department of Biotechnology, Modern Institute of Technology (MIT), Dhalwala,
Rishikesh 249201, Uttarakhand, India
b Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Banasthali
304022, Rajasthan, India
c Department of Biochemistry, S.B.S. P.G. Institute of Biomédical Sciences and
Research, Balawala, Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, India
Abstract
A new bacterial strain DMT-7 capable of selectively desulfurizing
dibenzothiophene (DBT) was isolated from diesel contaminated soil. The DMT-7 was
characterized and identified as Lysinibacillus sphaericus DMT-7 (NCBI GenBank
Accession No. GQ496620) using 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. The desulfurized
product of DBT, 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2HBP), was identified and confirmed by high
performance liquid chromatography analysis and gas chromatography-mass
spectroscopy analysis respectively. The desulfurization kinetics revealed that
DMT-7 started desulfurization of DBT into 2HBP after the lag phase of 24 hr,
exponentially increasing the accumulation of 2HBP up to 15 days leading to
approximately 60% desulfurization of the DBT. However, further growth resulted
into DBT degradation. The induced culture of DMT-7 showed shorter lag phase of
6 hr and early onset of stationary phase within 10 days for desulfurization as
compared to that of non-induced culture clearly indicating the inducibility of
the desulfurization pathway of DMT-7. In addition, Lysinibacillus sphaericus
DMT-7 also possess the ability to utilize broad range of substrates as sole
source of sulfur such as benzothiophene, 3,4-benzo DBT, 4,6-dimethyl DBT, and
4,6-dibutyl DBT. Therefore, Lysinibacillus sphaericus DMT-7 could serve as
model system for efficient biodesulfurization of diesel and petrol.
source: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1001074210605049
Energy Fuels, 2011, 25 (9), pp 3940–3949
Catalytic
Mechanism of MCM-41 Supported Phosphoric Acid Catalyst for FCC Gasoline
Desulfurization by Alkylation: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation
Rong
Wang†, Yonghong Li*†‡, Benshuai Guo†, and Hongwei Sun§
yhli@tju.edu.cn
Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of State Education Ministry,
Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
National Engineering Research Center for Distillation Technology, Tianjin
300072, P. R. China
Department of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
Abstract
The desulfurization of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) gasoline by alkylation over solid
acid catalysts is considered to be a viable and less costly path to meet
environmental regulations of sulfur emissions. However, side reactions in the process
lead to significant levels of coke, which will greatly reduce the lifetime of
the catalyst. In this paper, the catalytic mechanism of MCM-41 supported
phosphoric acid catalyst for gasoline desulfurization by alkylation has been
investigated by using experimental methods and quantum chemical calculations to
study the catalytic behavior for the adsorption and reaction of different
reactants, which can help optimize the reaction conditions and preparation
methods of the catalyst for a more efficient alkylation process. The results
showed that both the typical main and side reactions in the alkylation process
started from a stable alkoxide intermediate that was formed by protonation of
olefin adsorbed on the catalyst. Thiophenic compounds were more inclined to be
adsorbed on the alkoxide intermediate than olefins for further reaction, and
the activation energy for the alkylation of thiophenic sulfurs with alkenes was
obviously lower than that for alkene oligomerization. Moreover, the thiophene
alkylation was exothermic while the olefin oligomerization was endothermic. On
the basis of these findings obtained by experimental and theoretical
investigation, two methods that might be useful to further inhibit the
occurrence of side reactions and improve the catalyst performance in the
alkylation process were proposed
source: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ef200705b?mi=v8k6so&af=R&pageSize=20&searchText=Gasoline+desulfurization
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Fine tune your search by adding a
key phrase. Type “diesel gasoline” in the
“with at least one of the words” box. Type “deep desulfurization” in the “with
the exact phrase” box. The resulting Google Scholar search string will be …
Search string: diesel
OR gasoline "deep desulfurization"
One result (out of 166):
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China Petroleum Processing and Petrochemical Technology, 2011,Vol. 13, No. 3,
pp 16-20, September 30, 2011
Deep
Desulfurization via Adsorption by Silver Modified Bentonite
Tang
Xiaolin; Le Zheting; Shi Li
(State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science
andTechnology, Shanghai 200237)
Abstract:
In order to further reduce the sulfur content in liquid hydrocarbon fuels, a
desulfurization process by adsorption for removing alkyl dibenzothiophenes was
investigated. Desulfurization of model gasoline by bentonite adsorbents loaded
with silver nitrate was studied. The test results indicated that the bentonite
adsorbents loaded with Ag+ ions were effective for adsorbing the alkyl
dibenzothiophenes. The crystal structure of bentonite adsorbents was
characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and their acidity was measured by
Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Several factors influencing
the desulfurization capability, including the Ag+ loading, the baking
temperature, as well as the reaction temperature, were investigated. The
desulfurization efficiency was enhanced by increasing the Ag+ loading and the
best result was obtained at a silver loading of 7 m%. It was found that the
adsorption capacity of the alkyl dibenzothiophenes on bentonite loaded with Ag+
ions increased with a decreasing temperature. Baking of the adsorbent could
also improve the desulfurization capacity and the optimum baking temperature
was 423 K
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