Patents by Inventor Francois Panissaud

Francois Panissaud 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).

  • Publication number: 20090112041
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process to reduce the pour point of a waxy paraffinic feedstock comprising a fraction boiling above 450° C. by diluting said feedstock with a solvent comprising an aliphatic ketone compound and an aromatic compound, wherein the volume ratio of ketone compound to aromatic compound is lower than 0.7:1, chilling the mixture to a temperature at which wax is caused to precipitate, physically removing the wax from an oil phase and recovering an oil product having a lower pour point than the waxy paraffinic feedstock, wherein at least part of the waxy paraffinic feedstock is derived from Fischer-Tropsch synthesis products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Gilbert Robert Bernard Germaine, Francois Panissaud