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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:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lyle R Kallenbach, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Marvin M Johnson, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Howard F Efner, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Assignee:
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
507231 ; 507931 ; 137 13 ; 166304 ;
Abstract
A process for inhibiting the deposition or precipitation of wax in a hydrocarbon fluid such as, for example, a crude oil, and for operating a pipeline is disclosed. The process comprises combining an effective amount of a polymer with the hydrocarbon fluid wherein the polymer comprises random repeat unit of butadiene. Also provided is a composition which comprises a hydrocarbon fluid and a random copolymer which comprises repeat units of styrene and butadiene.