Patents by Inventor Ikenna Benedict ONYEACHU

Ikenna Benedict ONYEACHU 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).

  • Patent number: 10844282
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibiting formulations including a substituted benzimidazole, a mercaptocarboxylic acid, a 2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-dione, a sulfhydryl alcohol, a surfactant, and a solvent. Methods for preventing, inhibiting, or reducing metal (e.g. carbon steel) corrosion utilizing these formulations are described. The formulations are effective against corrosion of metallic substrates in sweet (i.e. CO2), sour (i.e. H2S), and/or high salinity environments commonly found in petroleum industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey Obot, Ikenna Benedict Onyeachu
  • Publication number: 20200291297
    Abstract: Corrosion inhibiting formulations including a substituted benzimidazole, a mercaptocarboxylic acid, a 2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-dione, a sulfhydryl alcohol, a surfactant, and a solvent. Methods for preventing, inhibiting, or reducing metal (e.g. carbon steel) corrosion utilizing these formulations are described. The formulations are effective against corrosion of metallic substrates in sweet (i.e. CO2), sour (i.e. H2S), and/or high salinity environments commonly found in petroleum industry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ime Bassey OBOT, Ikenna Benedict ONYEACHU