Patents by Inventor Michiel David Walters

Michiel David Walters 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPGRADING A HYDROCARBON
    Publication number: 20160010003
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is described for removing at least some contaminants from a hydrocarbon feedstock, such as a petroleum. The method includes treating the contaminated feedstock during flow through a supercritical reactor with supercritical water to facilitate the removal of at least some of the contaminants. The flow through the supercritical reactor is a continuous flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Industrial Process Technologies (Pty) Ltd
    Inventors: Michiel David Walters, Matthew Richard Crooks, Lawrence Keith Ambrose, Bevan Dooley, John David Winter