Patents by Inventor Graham Forder

Graham Forder 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).

  • Removing unstable sulfur compounds from crude oil
    Patent number: 9499749
    Abstract: A crude oil which contains at least 0.1 wt % unstable sulfur compounds is treated in a reaction zone at low temperature to convert at least 50 wt % of the unstable sulfur compounds contained therein. The reaction and removal of sulfur from the crude may be facilitated by contacting the crude oil with a catalytic material in the presence of a stripping fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Huping Luo, Zhen Zhou, Lin Li, Alice He, Daniel Chinn, Graham Forder, Lyman Young, Shabbir Husain, William Schinski
  • Removing Unstable Sulfur Compounds From Crude Oil
    Publication number: 20150267126
    Abstract: A crude oil which contains at least 0.1 wt % unstable sulfur compounds is treated in a reaction zone at low temperature to convert at least 50 wt % of the unstable sulfur compounds contained therein. The reaction and removal of sulfur from the crude may be facilitated by contacting the crude oil with a catalytic material in the presence of a stripping fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Huping Luo, Zhen Zhou, Lin Li, Alice He, Daniel Chinn, Graham Forder, Lyman Young, Shabbir Husain, William Schinski
  • Removing unstable sulfur compounds from crude oil
    Patent number: 9062260
    Abstract: A crude oil which contains at least 0.1 wt % unstable sulfur compounds is treated in a reaction zone at low temperature to convert at least 50 wt % of the unstable sulfur compounds contained therein. The reaction and removal of sulfur from the crude may be facilitated by contacting the crude oil with a catalytic material in the presence of a stripping fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Huping Luo, Zhen Zhou, Lin Li, Alice He, Daniel Chinn, Graham Forder, Lyman Young, Shabbir Husain, William Schinski
  • REMOVING UNSTABLE SULFUR COMPOUNDS FROM CRUDE OIL.
    Publication number: 20100140142
    Abstract: A crude oil which contains at least 0.1 wt % unstable sulfur compounds is treated in a reaction zone at low temperature to convert at least 50 wt % of the unstable sulfur compounds contained therein. The reaction and removal of sulfur from the crude may be facilitated by contacting the crude oil with a catalytic material in the presence of a stripping fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Huping Luo, Zhen Zhon, Lin Li, Alice He, Daniel Chinn, Graham Forder, Lyman Young, Shabbir Husain, William Schinski