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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2012
Mark Ernest Blue, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Lisa Patton Zastrow, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ryan Matthew Whitney, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ronald Edward Jackson, Jr., West Melbourne, FL (US);
John Anton Meyer, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Mark Ernest Blue, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Lisa Patton Zastrow, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ryan Matthew Whitney, Indialantic, FL (US);
Ronald Edward Jackson, Jr., West Melbourne, FL (US);
John Anton Meyer, Palm Bay, FL (US);
HARRIS CORPORATION, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A device for transporting and upgrading a hydrocarbon resource may include a pair of pipeline segments configured to transport the hydrocarbon resource therethrough and a radio frequency (RF) upgrading device. The RF upgrading device may include an RF applicator comprising an inner tubular dielectric coupler between the pair of pipeline segments, and an electrically conductive outer housing surrounding the inner tubular dielectric coupler. The RF upgrading device may also include an RF source coupled to the electrically conductive outer housing and having an operating frequency and power to upgrade the hydrocarbon resource.