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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:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Richard L. Martin, Pinehurst, TX (US);
Harold L. Becker, Tomball, TX (US);
Dora Galvan, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Martin, Pinehurst, TX (US);
Harold L. Becker, Tomball, TX (US);
Dora Galvan, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L 1/232 (2006.01); C10M 133/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a composition and a method of using a composition containing an imidazoline, optionally containing a paraffin inhibitor, for improving the pour point of liquid hydrocarbons, such as crude oil and petroleum fuel, and/or inhibiting or reducing the formation of paraffin deposits in such liquids.