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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:
Jun. 01, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Bl Technologies, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Guangzhe Yu, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Nimeshkumar Kantilal Patel, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Bryan Christopher Crom, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Anthony Fields, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Roberto Manuel Gutierez, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Xiomara Price, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 9/16 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); C10G 75/00 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G05B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10G 9/16 (2013.01); C10G 75/00 (2013.01); G01N 1/4077 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01); G01N 33/2805 (2013.01); G01N 33/2876 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4038 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4088 (2013.01); G05B 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for evaluating and mitigating the fouling potential of a given crude oil. The system and methods enable the refiner to rapidly and readily identify the particular mechanisms by which a crude oil may foul, and to select the optimal chemical treatment and/or crude blend to mitigate fouling potential.