Patents by Inventor Alexandre M C R Santos

Alexandre M C R Santos 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 OF COOLING A HYDROCARBON STREAM AND AN APPARATUS THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20100139317
    Abstract: A hydrocarbon feed stream is separated in one or more separators to provide a hydrocarbon stream and at least one methane-lean stream comprising a first ethane-rich header feed stream. The hydrocarbon stream is heat exchanged with at least one refrigerant stream to provide at least one cooled hydrocarbon stream and at least one at least partially evapourated refrigerant stream. The first ethane-rich header feed stream is passed to at least one fuel gas header, from which header fuel gas is removed as at least one fuel gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Francois Chantant, Adriaan Johannes Kodde, Alexandre M C R Santos