ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,857, issued on July 15, was assigned to ExxonMobil Chemicals Patents Inc. (Baytown, Texas).
"Processes for producing high-octane-number fuel component" was invented by Robert G. Tinger (Friendswood, Texas), Theophile E. Foyen (Seabrook, Texas), Stephen J. Mokulis (Houston) and Todd E. Detjen (Bellaire, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Processes for producing high-octane-number fuel components, particularly those useful for AvGas blends, can be advantageously produced from hydrocarbon feed streams comprising C8+ aromatic hydrocarbons. Such feed streams may be produced by, among others, separation and other optional post-processing...