Patents by Inventor Georges Bihn-Cirlot

Georges Bihn-Cirlot 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).

  • Process for the stabilization of crude oils at the outlet of the extraction well and device for implementation thereof
    Patent number: 5645692
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for stabilizing crude oil at the outlet of a well, including at least one separation step wherein the crude oil is pressure distilled in at least one distillation column into at least two cuts, i.e., a C.sub.1-5 hydrocarbon gas cut recovered at the top of the column and a stabilized crude oil cut recovered below the point where the original crude oil was injected into the column. The method advantageously includes at least one decompression step before the separation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Elf Aquitaine Production
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Gourlia, Jacques Tournier Lasserve, Georges Bihn-Cirlot, Jean Vandermeersch