Patents by Inventor Iole Moroni

Iole Moroni 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).

  • Process for the recovery of heavy oil from an underground reservoir
    Patent number: 9951263
    Abstract: A process for the recovery of heavy oil from an underground reservoir, comprising: injecting an oil-in-water nanoemulsion into one or more injection wells; recovering said heavy oil from one or more production wells. Said process is particularly advantageous for enhancing the recovery of heavy oils from underground reservoirs within the range of technologies for tertiary recovery, usually known as “EOR” (Enhanced Oil Recovery”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucilla Del Gaudio, Claudio Riccardo Pratesi, Alessandra Belloni, Iole Moroni
  • PROCESS FOR THE RECOVERY OF HEAVY OIL FROM AN UNDERGROUND RESERVOIR
    Publication number: 20120261120
    Abstract: A process for the recovery of heavy oil from an underground reservoir, comprising: injecting an oil-in-water nanoemulsion into one or more injection wells; recovering said heavy oil from one or more production wells. Said process is particularly advantageous for enhancing the recovery of heavy oils from underground reservoirs within the range of technologies for tertiary recovery, usually known as “EOR” (Enhanced Oil Recovery”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: ENI S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucilla Del Gaudio, Claudio Riccardo Pratesi, Alessandra Belloni, Iole Moroni