Patents by Inventor Francis E. Sage

Francis E. Sage 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 for producing distillable hydrocarbonaceous fuels and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil
    Patent number: 4473464
    Abstract: In a method for producing a distillable hydrocarbonaceous stream and carbonaceous agglomerates from a heavy crude oil by charging the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids to a rotary kiln with the crude oil and carbonaceous solids being charged in a weight ratio from about 0.6 to about 1.5; tumbling the crude oil and finely divided carbonaceous solids in the rotary kiln at a temperature from about 850.degree. to about 1000.degree. F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: Conoco Inc.
    Inventors: Lyndon D. Boyer, Matthew C. Sooter, Francis E. Sage