Mineral oils: processes and products – Chemical conversion of hydrocarbons – Plural serial stages of chemical conversion
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-12
2011-07-12
Caldarola, Glenn A (Department: 1771)
Mineral oils: processes and products
Chemical conversion of hydrocarbons
Plural serial stages of chemical conversion
C208S050000, C208S131000, C208S046000, C208S067000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07976695
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for possibly producing pipeline-ready heavy oil from substantially non-pumpable oil feeds. The methods and apparatus may be designed to produce such pipeline-ready heavy oils in the production field. Such methods and apparatus may involve thermal soaking of liquid hydrocarbonaceous inputs in thermal environments (2) to generate, though chemical reaction, an increased distillate amount as compared with conventional boiling technologies.
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Caldarola Glenn A
Santangelo Law Offices P.C.
Stein Michelle L
University of Wyoming Research Corporation
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