Patents by Inventor Leonard L. Manson

Leonard L. Manson 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).

  • System and method for cracking hydrocarbons to reduce viscosity of crude oil for improved pumping
    Publication number: 20020189668
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for facilitating the pumping of crude oil through a pipe is disclosed. The facilitation includes receiving the crude oil through an input end of the pipe, processing the crude oil within the pipe to lower viscosity by at least partially cracking the crude oil into lower fractions and providing processed crude oil at the output end of the pipe in a reduced viscosity form. The step of processing the crude oil includes establishing an electrical discharge in proximity to the input end and passing the crude oil sufficiently close to the electrical discharge such that at least a portion is subjected thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: WOODCOCK WASHBURN LLP
    Inventor: Leonard L. Manson