Francis P Kelly

US Patent:

20120279114, Nov 8, 2012

Filed:

May 5, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/101580

Inventors:

Francis X. KELLY - Alexandria VA, US
Tian Chong LAU - Ontario, CA

Assignee:

EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

C10L 1/182

US Classification:

44451

Abstract:

A method for controlling the manufacture and certification of an oxygenated gasoline product is carried out by manufacturing a gasoline Basestock for Oxygenate Blending (BOB) at a refinery site in accordance with an empirical relationship, valid for at that site under typical manufacturing conditions, between (i) a property value of the BOB stream such as octane as determined by an on-site online process analyzer and (ii) the corresponding instantaneous value or FPAPV property value as determined by the test method mandated by the product specification for the final gasoline stream when blended with the required proportion of oxygenate. The quality of fit of this empirical relationship is calculated according to the standard deviation of the residuals of the relationship and a confidence level is fixed so that the final oxygenated gasoline formulated with the BOB will meet the required property specification when measured by the test method mandated by the specification. The final oxygenated gasoline blend is certified as having a property value conforming to the required specification based on the predicted property value for the finished gasoline.

US Patent:

20140075831, Mar 20, 2014

Filed:

Sep 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/621364

Inventors:

Francis X. Kelly - Alexandria VA, US

Assignee:

EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY - Annandale NJ

International Classification:

C10L 10/10

US Classification:

44451

Abstract:

A method for manufacturing an oxygenated gasoline-blend by blending a hydrocarbon Basestock for Oxygenate Blending (BOB) with an alcohol such as ethanol to a required octane specification first blends the BOB to an octane number, (RON+MON)/2 based on the octane sensitivity (RON−MON) of the BOB and the proportion of alcohol to be added to the BOB, such that when the BOB is blended with the specification proportion of alcohol to form the oxygenated gasoline blend, this blend will have the required octane specification. The blending of the BOB with the alcohol will typically be done at a location remote from that where the BOB is blended, e.g. at the product distribution terminal after being transported from the refinery by pipeline or tank car.

US Patent:

54345847, Jul 18, 1995

Filed:

Dec 11, 1973

Appl. No.:

5/421708

Inventors:

Francis J. Kelly - Adelphi MD

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC

International Classification:

H01Q 134
H01Q 132
H01Q 708

US Classification:

343710

Abstract:

A low frequency submarine communication system which utilizes the submarine ody as part of the antenna. The antenna is coiled around the submarine hull and utilizes the hull as the core for low frequency (below 1000 Hz) communication. The system allows communication with other vehicles below, on, or above the surface without impeding submarine operation (speed or depth) and the system greatly decreases chances of unwanted detection of the submarine.