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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2024
Marathon Petroleum Company Lp, Findlay, OH (US);
Chris A. Harrison, Findlay, OH (US);
Vidyashankar Kuppuraj, Findlay, OH (US);
Joseph John Boyce, Findlay, OH (US);
Jeffrey A Sexton, Findlay, OH (US);
Scott Christopher Flanagan, Findlay, OH (US);
Roy Roger Bledsoe, Jr., Findlay, OH (US);
Marathon Petroleum Company LP, Findlay, OH (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for enhancing control of a distillation operation are disclosed. The method includes obtaining data for a plurality of ongoing and continuous distillation operations from one or more of (a) a plurality of sensors or (b) a plurality of analyzers configured to analyze fluid output via the distillation operations. The method may include determining one or more parameters for each one or more of one or more distillation columns or distillation control devices based on application of the data to a machine learning model. The method may include in response to determination of the one or more parameters, operating each of the one or more distillation columns or distillation control devices based on the one or more parameters, thereby to enhance operation of the one or more distillation column.