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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:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Mark Van Wees, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Robert B. James, Jr., Northbrook, IL (US);
Tom N. Kalnes, LaGrange, IL (US);
Gavin P. Towler, Inverness, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark Van Wees, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Robert B. James, Jr., Northbrook, IL (US);
Tom N. Kalnes, LaGrange, IL (US);
Gavin P. Towler, Inverness, IL (US);
Assignee:
UOP LLC, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 11/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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.