Patents by Inventor Richard Aviani

Richard Aviani 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).

  • Methods for monitoring solids content in Fischer-Tropsch products
    Patent number: 6881760
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the solids content in a Fischer-Tropsch product to allow subsequent changes in the Fischer-Tropsch process to prevent downstream problems. The method comprises irradiating the Fischer-Tropsch product with light and measuring the light transmitted through the Fischer-Tropsch product to determine the solids content in the Fisher-Tropsch product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Smith, Richard Aviani, Dennis J. O'Rear