Patents by Inventor Bruce O. Horne

Bruce O. Horne 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).

  • Demulsifying additive for separation of oil and water
    Patent number: 11452950
    Abstract: A demulsifying additive comprising a branched aliphatic compound may be introduced to a stream containing mixtures of or emulsions of oil and water in an effective amount to separate water from the oil in the stream, such as separating oil from emulsified oil-in-water and/or separating water from emulsified water-in-oil in a production fluid. The branched aliphatic compound may be grafted with a polyether via a crosslinking reaction. Alternatively, branched aliphatic compounds may be crosslinked together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Joey D. Mangadlao, Wojciech Jakubowski, Bruce O. Horne, Mary Jane Legaspi Felipe, Jorge E. Ramos
  • PROCESS FOR REMOVING WATER AND WATER SOLUBLE CONTAMINANTS FROM BIOFUELS
    Publication number: 20140331546
    Abstract: Water may be removed from a biofuel or biofuel intermediate by using a demulsifier. The demulsifier includes the product of oxyalkylating a resin prepared from a formulation including a phenol and a compound selected from the group consisting of an aldehyde, a diamine a polyamine and mixtures thereof. The demulsifier may also be used with admixtures of biofuels, biofuel intermediates, or biofuel feedstocks with conventional hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy J. O'Brien, Bruce O. Horne, Waynn C. Morgan, Mark R. Williams
  • Process for Removing Water and Water Soluble Contaminants From Biofuels
    Publication number: 20090293344
    Abstract: Water may be removed from a biofuel or biofuel intermediate by using a demulsifier. The demulsifier includes the product of oxyalkylating a resin prepared from a formulation including a phenol and a compound selected from the group consisting of an aldehyde, a diamine a polyamine and mixtures thereof. The demulsifier may also be used with admixtures of biofuels, biofuel intermediates, or biofuel feedstocks with conventional hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy J. O'Brien, Bruce O. Horne, Waynn C. Morgan, Mark R. Williams