Patents by Inventor Carol Lyons Bell

Carol Lyons Bell 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).

  • Alkanolamine and glycol ether composition for enhanced extraction of bitumen
    Patent number: 11001747
    Abstract: Embodiments relates to a bitumen recovery process from oil sands. The oil sands may be surface mined and transported to a treatment area or may be treated directly by means of an in situ process of oil sand deposits that are located too deep for strip mining. Specifically, the present invention involves the step of treating oil sands with a composition comprising an alkanolamine and an ethylene oxide capped glycol ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Vikram Prasad, Carol Lyons Bell, Biplab Mukherjee
  • ALKANOLAMINE AND GLYCOL ETHER COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCED EXTRACTION OF BITUMEN
    Publication number: 20200299567
    Abstract: Embodiments relates to a bitumen recovery process from oil sands. The oil sands may be surface mined and transported to a treatment area or may be treated directly by means of an in situ process of oil sand deposits that are located too deep for strip mining. Specifically, the present invention involves the step of treating oil sands with a composition comprising an alkanolamine and an ethylene oxide capped glycol ether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Vikram Prasad, Carol Lyons Bell, Biplab Mukherjee