Patents by Inventor Claude Baumann

Claude Baumann 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 and apparatus for desalting crude petroleum
    Patent number: 4200550
    Abstract: A process for desalting crude petroleum comprises breaking down a stable emulsion of water and crude petroleum when formed in a desalter, by injecting a demulsifying agent, such as di-2-ethyl hexyl sulphosuccinate, into the desalter at a predetermined level, when the sample taken at this level contain a predetermined content of stable emulsion.An apparatus for carrying out this process continuously is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1980
    Assignees: Compagnie Francaise de Raffinage, Universal Matthey Products S.A.
    Inventors: Claude Scherrer, Claude Baumann, Herbert Wiegandt, John-Russel Richmond, Bernard Siffert, Claudine Bourgeois