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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Locus Oil Ip Company, Llc, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sean Farmer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Ken Alibek, Solon, OH (US);
Sharmistha Mazumder, Copley, OH (US);
Kent Adams, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Tyler Dixon, Kent, OH (US);
Yajie Chen, Solon, OH (US);
Karthik N. Karathur, Solon, OH (US);
Nicholas Callow, Solon, OH (US);
Blake Ott, Solon, OH (US);
Anthony Nerris, Solon, OH (US);
Assignee:
LOCUS OIL IP COMPANY, LLC, Solon, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/582 (2006.01); C09K 8/584 (2006.01); C10G 1/00 (2006.01); C10G 31/06 (2006.01); C10G 32/00 (2006.01); E21B 43/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 8/582 (2013.01); C09K 8/584 (2013.01); C10G 1/002 (2013.01); C10G 31/06 (2013.01); C10G 32/00 (2013.01); E21B 43/16 (2013.01); C09K 2208/24 (2013.01); C10G 2300/302 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for reducing the viscosity of crude oil using microorganisms and/or biosurfactants produced by microorganisms.