Patents by Inventor Dora Galvan

Dora Galvan 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).

  • Method of reducing paraffin deposition with imidazolines
    Patent number: 7857871
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition and a method of using a composition containing an imidazoline, optionally containing a paraffin inhibitor, for improving the pour point of liquid hydrocarbons, such as crude oil and petroleum fuel, and/or inhibiting or reducing the formation of paraffin deposits in such liquids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard L. Martin, Harold L. Becker, Dora Galvan
  • NAPHTHENIC ACID SOLIDS DISSOLVER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO
    Publication number: 20100029514
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for dissolving naphthenic acid solids from oilfield systems. The composition includes glacial acetic acid and a solvent that is soluble in the glacial acetic acid or a solvent in which the glacial acetic acid is soluble.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: SANDRA L. BERRY, HAROLD L. BECKER, JOEL L. BOLES, FRANCES DE BENEDICTIS, DORA GALVAN
  • Pour point reduction and paraffin deposition reduction by use of imidazolines
    Publication number: 20070051033
    Abstract: This invention provides a composition and a method of using a composition containing an imidazoline, optionally containing a paraffin inhibitor, for improving the pour point of liquid hydrocarbons, such as crude oil and petroleum fuel, and/or inhibiting or reducing the formation of paraffin deposits in such liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Martin, Harold Becker, Dora Galvan
  • Winterized paraffin crystal modifiers
    Patent number: 6309431
    Abstract: Winterized wax crystal modifiers which remain fluid at temperatures ranging from about −40° F. to 160° F. and methods for winterizing wax crystal modifiers are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Harold L. Becker, Dora Galvan