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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Applicants:
David S. Lafyatis, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Edwin P. Boldingh, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Antoine Negiz, Wilmette, IL (US);
Edward M. Casey, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Inventors:
David S. Lafyatis, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Edwin P. Boldingh, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Antoine Negiz, Wilmette, IL (US);
Edward M. Casey, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The subject invention comprises an aromatics complex to improve yields from a mixed aromatics feed. Through the use of a novel catalyst having higher activity and stability in a transalkylation unit in the complex, a higher xylene yield is obtained.