Patents by Inventor Glen E. Phillips

Glen E. Phillips 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).

  • Treatment of refinery feedstreams to remove peroxides and prevent subsequent refinery fouling using an electrochemical reduction method (Law890)
    Patent number: 6303019
    Abstract: The present invention is a process to reduce the fouling of equipment for processing petroleum feedstreams. The steps of the process include mixing the feedstream with an aqueous electrolyte forming an oil-in-water dispersion, passing the dispersion through an electrochemical cell, passing a low voltage current through the dispersion, and separating the phases of the dispersion. The oil phase can then be further processed with minimum fouling of the equipment. The water phase is recycled for dispersing fresh petroleum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Exxon Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Michael Siskin, Mark A. Greaney, Glen E. Phillips