Patents by Inventor Ali Faghihnejad

Ali Faghihnejad has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PRODUCED WATER ANTIFOULANT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240116787
    Abstract: A water treatment composition is disclosed herein comprising a nonylphenol resin and a polyethoxylated tallow amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dingzheng Yang, Ali Faghihnejad, Song Gao
  • Methods for enhancing hydrocarbon recovery from oil sands
    Patent number: 10745623
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and process agents for bitumen extraction from ore. More specifically, the method comprises contacting a process agent to the ore and adding water to form a bitumen-containing slurry. The process agent comprises sodium silicate, an aluminate, a dodecyl sulfate, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Faghihnejad, Song Gao, Meng Luo
  • Method for simulating high pressure paraffinic froth treatments
    Patent number: 10400180
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods for decreasing viscosity, yield stress, or viscosity and yield stress of an asphaltene precipitate-containing aqueous mixture. More specifically, the method comprises applying an effective amount of a water-soluble polymer to an asphaltene precipitate-containing aqueous mixture. The water-soluble polymers comprise polyanion, polycation, and polar water-soluble polymer components. The present invention also relates to water-soluble asphaltene dispersants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Faghihnejad, Meng Luo, Song Gao, Anoop Chengara
  • METHODS FOR ENHANCING HYDROCARBON RECOVERY FROM OIL SANDS
    Publication number: 20170218277
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods and process agents for bitumen extraction from ore. More specifically, the method comprises contacting a process agent to the ore and adding water to form a bitumen-containing slurry. The process agent comprises sodium silicate, an aluminate, a dodecyl sulfate, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Ali Faghihnejad, Song Gao, Meng Luo
  • METHOD FOR SIMULATING HIGH PRESSURE PARAFFINIC FROTH TREATMENTS
    Publication number: 20170096607
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to methods for decreasing viscosity, yield stress, or viscosity and yield stress of an asphaltene precipitate-containing aqueous mixture. More specifically, the method comprises applying an effective amount of a water-soluble polymer to an asphaltene precipitate-containing aqueous mixture. The water-soluble polymers comprise polyanion, polycation, and polar water-soluble polymer components. The present invention also relates to water-soluble asphaltene dispersants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Ali Faghihnejad, Meng Luo, Song Gao, Anoop Chengara