Patents by Inventor Bert QUINTANILLA

Bert QUINTANILLA 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).

  • Removal of iron contaminants from hydrocarbon oils and aqueous by-products of oil and gas recovery/production
    Patent number: 10435632
    Abstract: Iron contaminants are removed from hydrocarbon oils, and from produced water or flowback water by-products of oil and gas production, by treatment of such liquids with a composition comprising a two-tail lipid compound. The lipid binds iron to form a lipid/iron phase in the liquid, which is then removed to provide a liquid with a reduced iron level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Temple University—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: Bert Quintanilla, Daniel R. Strongin
  • REMOVAL OF IRON CONTAMINANTS FROM HYDROCARBON OILS AND AQUEOUS BY-PRODUCTS OF OIL AND GAS RECOVERY/PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20170253814
    Abstract: Iron contaminants are removed from hydrocarbon oils, and from produced water or flowback water by-products of oil and gas production, by treatment of such liquids with a composition comprising a two-tail lipid compound. The lipid binds iron to form a lipid/iron phase in the liquid, which is then removed to provide a liquid with a reduced iron level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Bert QUINTANILLA, Daniel R. STRONGIN