Patents by Inventor Ian P. Fisher

Ian P. Fisher 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).

  • Catalytic hydrocracking in the presence of hydrogen donor
    Patent number: 4485004
    Abstract: A process is disclosed in which a heavy hydrocarbon oil is converted to lighter products by hydrocracking in the presence of a hydrogen donor material boiling from 200.degree. C. to 300.degree. C. and a particulate hydrogenation catalyst comprising one of cobalt, molybdenum, nickel, tungsten and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1984
    Assignee: Gulf Canada Limited
    Inventors: Ian P. Fisher, Nicolas G. Samman
  • Process for upgrading heavy hydrocarbonaceous oils
    Patent number: 4294686
    Abstract: An integrated upgrading process is disclosed which can be used to lower the specific gravity, viscosity and boiling range of heavy, viscous hydrocarbonaceous oil by means of fractionally distilling the oil, treating its residuum with a hydrogen donor material under hydrocracking conditions, fractionally distilling the effluent from the hydrocracking zone and rehydrogenating that portion boiling from about 180.degree. C. to 350.degree. C. for recycling to the hydrocracking zone. The liquid portion of the oil not recycled can be recombined into a reconstituted crude suitable for transporting by normal crude pipelines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Assignee: Gulf Canada Limited
    Inventors: Ian P. Fisher, H. John Woods, Frank Souhrada