Patents by Inventor Grant C. Karsner

Grant C. Karsner 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 control of visbreaker severity
    Patent number: 4880748
    Abstract: A method for assaying incompatible sediment in a blended heavy fuel oil is provided. The method is based on measuring total light absorption at 1600 nanometers wavelength, for example, of two or more samples blended to different viscosities, at least one such sample being at specification viscosity. The method may be used to control visbreaker severity so as to reduce the large ERT safety margin commonly used by refiners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Altman, Byung C. Choi, Grant C. Karsner