Patents by Inventor Antonia Hamana

Antonia Hamana 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).

  • Process for treating heavy crude oil
    Patent number: 5269909
    Abstract: Process obtains improved viscosity and improved distillates proportion in heavy hydrocarbons, as heavy crude oil, by providing a feedstock of heavy hydrocarbons containing a water content of greater than or equal to 1% with respect to the weight of the hydrocarbons and reacting said hydrocarbons with a gas containing methane under pressure and at an elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1993
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventors: Cesar Ovalles, Antonia Hamana, Rafael Bolivar, Alfredo Morales