Patents by Inventor Sharon Feiller

Sharon Feiller 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: 8440069
    Abstract: Method of isolating active resins from a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil includes providing a HSDP crude oil, deasphalting the HSDP crude oil into at least a deasphalted oil (DAO) fraction and a first asphaltenes fraction, deasphalting the first asphaltenes fraction to isolate active resins from a second asphaltenes fraction, and combining the DAO fraction and the second asphaltenes fraction to form a de-resinated crude. Method of using components isolated from a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil includes providing a HSDP crude oil, deasphalting the HSDP crude oil into at least a deasphalted oil (DAO) fraction and a first asphaltenes fraction, deasphalting the first asphaltenes fraction to isolate active resins from a second asphaltenes fraction, and selecting at least one of the DAO fraction, the active resins, or the second asphaltenes fraction for use in a refinery process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Chris A. Wright, Glen B. Brons, Sharon Feiller
  • Patent number: 8425761
    Abstract: Non-high solvency dispersive power (non-HSDP) crude oil with increased fouling mitigation and on-line cleaning effects includes a base non-HSDP crude oil and an effective amount of resins isolated from a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil, and method of making same. Also, methods of using such non-HSDP crude oil for on-line cleaning of a fouled crude oil refinery component, for reducing fouling in a crude oil refinery component, and in a system capable of experiencing fouling conditions associated with particulate or asphaltene fouling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Chris A. Wright, Glen B. Brons, Sharon Feiller, George A. Lutz
  • Publication number: 20120330057
    Abstract: A method for recovering high molecular weight naphthenic tetra-acids, particularly ARN acids from a calcium naphthenate deposit. Calcium naphthenate deposits contain large amounts of calcium naphthenate salts of ARN acids. The method dual solvent extraction process in which the naphthenic tetra-acids chemically bound as calcium naphthenate salts are converted into free acid monomers by an aqueous acid. The resulting free acid monomers are then dissolved into an organic solvent phase and the counterions dissolve in the aqueous acid phase. The naphthenic tetra-acids are then recovered from the organic solvent phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven W. LEVINE, Manuel A. FRANCISCO, Sharon A. FEILLER, Clifford C. WALTERS
  • Patent number: 8329941
    Abstract: A method for recovering high molecular weight naphthenic tetra-acids, particularly ARN acids from a calcium naphthenate deposit. Calcium naphthenate deposits contain large amounts of calcium naphthenate salts of ARN acids. The method dual solvent extraction process in which the naphthenic tetra-acids chemically bound as calcium naphthenate salts are converted into free acid monomers by an aqueous acid. The resulting free acid monomers are then dissolved into an organic solvent phase and the counterions dissolve in the aqueous acid phase. The naphthenic tetra-acids are then recovered from the organic solvent phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Steven W. Levine, Manuel A. Francisco, Sharon A. Feiller, Clifford C. Walters
  • Publication number: 20100163461
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling fouling in a hydrocarbon refining process that includes measuring a level of a particulate in a process stream of the hydrocarbon refining process in communication with a hydrocarbon refinery component, identifying an effective amount of additive capable of reducing particulate-induced fouling based at least in part on the measured level of the particulate in the process stream, and introducing the effective amount of additive to the hydrocarbon refining process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Chris A Wright, Glen B. Brons, Manuel S. Alvarez, Peter W. Jacobs, Sharon A. Feiller, George A. Lutz
  • Publication number: 20100160680
    Abstract: A method for recovering high molecular weight naphthenic tetra-acids, particularly ARN acids from a calcium naphthenate deposit. Calcium naphthenate deposits contain large amounts of calcium naphthenate salts of ARN acids. The method dual solvent extraction process in which the naphthenic tetra-acids chemically bound as calcium naphthenate salts are converted into free acid monomers by an aqueous acid. The resulting free acid monomers are then dissolved into an organic solvent phase and the counterions dissolve in the aqueous acid phase. The naphthenic tetra-acids are then recovered from the organic solvent phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven W. LEVINE, Manuel A. FRANCISCO, Sharon A. FEILLER, Clifford C. WALTERS
  • Publication number: 20100147333
    Abstract: Non-high solvency dispersive power (non-HSDP) crude oil with increased fouling mitigation and on-line cleaning effects includes a base non-HSDP crude oil and an effective amount of resins isolated from a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil, and method of making same. Also, methods of using such non-HSDP crude oil for on-line cleaning of a fouled crude oil refinery component, for reducing fouling in a crude oil refinery component, and in a system capable of experiencing fouling conditions associated with particulate or asphaltene fouling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Chris A. Wright, Glen B. Brons, Sharon A. Feiller, George A. Lutz
  • Publication number: 20090127166
    Abstract: Method of isolating active resins from a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil includes providing a HSDP crude oil, deasphalting the HSDP crude oil into at least a deasphalted oil (DAO) fraction and a first asphaltenes fraction, deasphalting the first asphaltenes fraction to isolate active resins from a second asphaltenes fraction, and combining the DAO fraction and the second asphaltenes fraction to form a de-resinated crude. Method of using components isolated from a high solvency dispersive power (HSDP) crude oil includes providing a HSDP crude oil, deasphalting the HSDP crude oil into at least a deasphalted oil (DAO) fraction and a first asphaltenes fraction, deasphalting the first asphaltenes fraction to isolate active resins from a second asphaltenes fraction, and selecting at least one of the DAO fraction, the active resins, or the second asphaltenes fraction for use in a refinery process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Chris A. Wright, Glen B. Brons, Sharon Feiller