Patents by Inventor Bart Tarleton

Bart Tarleton 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).

  • Compositions, configurations, and methods of reducing naphtenic acid corrosivity
    Patent number: 8118994
    Abstract: Naphthenic acid corrosivity of hydrocarbon feedstocks is correlated with the chemical composition of naphthenic acids, and especially with a ratio between an alpha fraction and a beta fraction of naphthenic acids. Contemplated plants, configurations, and methods are directed to reducing naphthenic acid corrosivity of hydrocarbon feedstocks by increasing the beta fraction over the alpha fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Barry Messer, Bart Tarleton, Michael Beaton
  • Compositions, Configurations, and Methods of Reducing Naphtenic Acid Corrosivity
    Publication number: 20080164137
    Abstract: Naphthenic acid corrosivity of hydrocarbon feedstocks is correlated with the chemical composition of naphthenic acids, and especially with a ratio between an alpha fraction and a beta fraction of naphthenic acids. Contemplated plants, configurations, and methods are directed to reducing naphthenic acid corrosivity of hydrocarbon feedstocks by increasing the beta fraction over the alpha fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Applicant: FLUOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barry Messer, Bart Tarleton, Michael Beaton