Patents by Inventor Brent Mayo

Brent Mayo 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).

  • Online coke removal in a heater pass
    Patent number: 10968399
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for decoking tubular passes of crude oil heaters and processed hydrocarbon heaters. The method permits continued operation of an associated crude oil processing unit or a processed hydrocarbon processing unit receiving crude oil or processed hydrocarbons from the heater during the decoking operation. The decoking operation utilizes dry steam to remove coke from passes within the crude oil heater or processed hydrocarbon heater and dry steam to maintain balanced operation of the crude oil processing unit or processed hydrocarbon processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brent Mayo, John Curry, Darrell W. Gill
  • ONLINE COKE REMOVAL IN A HEATER PASS
    Publication number: 20180291283
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for decoking tubular passes of crude oil heaters and processed hydrocarbon heaters. The method permits continued operation of an associated crude oil processing unit or a processed hydrocarbon processing unit receiving crude oil or processed hydrocarbons from the heater during the decoking operation. The decoking operation utilizes dry steam to remove coke from passes within the crude oil heater or processed hydrocarbon heater and dry steam to maintain balanced operation of the crude oil processing unit or processed hydrocarbon processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Brent Mayo, John Curry, Darrell W. Gill