Patents by Inventor Jean-Pascal Planche
Jean-Pascal Planche 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).
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Patent number: 12076663Abstract: Methods for of processing an oxygen containing feedstock to an amine reacted liquid or solid phase with a different solubility, polarity and/or functionality may, in various embodiments, comprise steps of contacting the amine with an oxygen containing hydrocarbon with temperature to facilitate reactions to reduce the oxygen content and modulate the solubility, polarity and/or functionality of the products.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Western Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Jeramie Joseph Adams, Jean-Pascal Planche
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Publication number: 20220168669Abstract: Methods for of processing an oxygen containing feedstock to an amine reacted liquid or solid phase with a different solubility, polarity and/or functionality may, in various embodiments, comprise steps of contacting the amine with an oxygen containing hydrocarbon with temperature to facilitate reactions to reduce the oxygen content and modulate the solubility, polarity and/or functionality of the products.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Jeramie Joseph Adams, Jean-Pascal Planche
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Patent number: 10808183Abstract: The inventive technology, in at least one embodiment, may be described as a method of destabilizing an aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion comprising the steps of: effecting contact between a sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; effecting relative motion between said sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; and destabilizing (perhaps in continuous fashion) the aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion. Applications include but are not limited to oil spill clean up, manufacturing of emulsions, oil refinery and production operations (anywhere along the production chain).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research CorporationInventors: John F. Schabron, Jeramie J. Adams, Joseph F. Rovani, Jean-Pascal Planche
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Patent number: 10662384Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the analysis of chemical compositions of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends. This method applies specifically to the problem of analyzing extremely complex hydrocarbon-containing mixtures when the number and diversity of molecules makes it impossible to realistically identify and quantify them individually in a reasonable timeframe and cost. The advantage to this method over prior art is the ability to separate and identify chemical constituents and solvent fractions based on their solvent-solubility characteristics, their high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) adsorption and desorption behaviors, and their interactions with stationary phases; and subsequently identify and quantify them at least partially using various combinations of non-destructive HPLC, destructive HPLC, and stand-alone detectors presently not routinely used for HPLC but reconfigured to obtain spectra on the fly.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research CorporationInventors: Joseph F. Rovani, Jr., Jeramie Joseph Adams, Ryan Bradley Boysen, Jean-Pascal Planche, Nicholas David Bolton
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Patent number: 10449502Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the analysis of chemical compositions of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends. This method, in particular embodiments, may apply specifically to the problem of analyzing extremely complex hydrocarbon-containing mixtures when the number and diversity of molecules makes it extremely difficult or impossible to realistically identify and quantify them individually in a reasonable timeframe. Particular SEC (size exclusion chromatography)-based methods and apparatus disclosed herein may be used to measure, e.g., the molecular size, weight, and/or volume, whether in absolute or relative manner, of the various components of eluate from the SEC stationary phase (e.g., a permeable gel). This analytical method is applicable on a wide variety of hydrocarbonaceous materials, and especially useful for, but not limited to oil, maltenes of oil, asphalt binders and asphalt binder blends, which may contain wide varieties of different types of additives, modifiers, and chemistries.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: The University of Wyoming Research CorporateionInventors: Joseph F. Rovani, Jr., Jean-Pascal Planche, Ryan Bradley Boysen
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Publication number: 20190299180Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may involve the intentional changing of the stability of an emulsion from a first stability to a more desired, second stability upon the addition of a more aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a most aromatic asphaltene subfraction), or a less aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a least aromatic asphaltene subfraction) to a emulsion hydrocarbon of an oil emulsion, thereby increasing emulsion stability or decreasing emulsion stability, respectively. Precipitation and redissolution or sorbent-based techniques may be used to isolate a selected an asphaltene subfraction before its addition to an emulsion hydrocarbon when that hydrocarbon is part of an emulsion or an ingredient of a yet-to-be-formed emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: John F. Schabron, Jeramie J. Adams, Joseph F. Rovani, JR., Jean-Pascal Planche
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Publication number: 20190211272Abstract: A method for determining asphaltene stability in a hydrocarbon-containing material having solvated asphaltenes therein is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, it involves the steps of: (a) precipitating an amount of the asphaltenes from a liquid sample of the hydrocarbon-containing material with an alkane mobile phase solvent in a column; (b) dissolving a first amount and a second amount of the precipitated asphaltenes by changing the alkane mobile phase solvent to a final mobile phase solvent having a solubility parameter that is higher than the alkane mobile phase solvent; (c) monitoring the concentration of eluted fractions from the column; (d) creating a solubility profile of the dissolved asphaltenes in the hydrocarbon-containing material; and (e) determining one or more asphaltene stability parameters of the hydrocarbon-containing material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: John F. Schabron, Joseph F. Rovani, JR., Jean-Pascal Planche
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Publication number: 20190106639Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the analysis of chemical compositions of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends. This method applies specifically to the problem of analyzing extremely complex hydrocarbon-containing mixtures when the number and diversity of molecules makes it impossible to realistically identify and quantify them individually in a reasonable timeframe and cost. The advantage to this method over prior art is the ability to separate and identify chemical constituents and solvent fractions based on their solvent-solubility characteristics, their high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) adsorption and desorption behaviors, and their interactions with stationary phases; and subsequently identify and quantify them at least partially using various combinations of non-destructive HPLC, destructive HPLC, and stand-alone detectors presently not routinely used for HPLC but reconfigured to obtain spectra on the fly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Inventors: Joseph F. Rovani, JR., Jeramie Joseph Adams, Ryan Bradley Boysen, Jean-Pascal Planche, Nicholas David Bolton
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Publication number: 20190091642Abstract: The present invention is generally related to the analysis of chemical compositions of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon blends. This method, in particular embodiments, may apply specifically to the problem of analyzing extremely complex hydrocarbon-containing mixtures when the number and diversity of molecules makes it extremely difficult or impossible to realistically identify and quantify them individually in a reasonable timeframe. Particular SEC (size exclusion chromatography)-based methods and apparatus disclosed herein may be used to measure, e.g., the molecular size, weight, and/or volume, whether in absolute or relative manner, of the various components of eluate from the SEC stationary phase (e.g., a permeable gel). This analytical method is applicable on a wide variety of hydrocarbonaceous materials, and especially useful for, but not limited to oil, maltenes of oil, asphalt binders and asphalt binder blends, which may contain wide varieties of different types of additives, modifiers, and chemistries.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Inventors: Joseph F. Rovani, JR., Jean-Pascal Planche, Ryan Bradley Boysen
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Publication number: 20170072376Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may involve the intentional changing of the stability of an emulsion from a first stability to a more desired, second stability upon the addition of a more aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a most aromatic asphaltene subfraction), or a less aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a least aromatic asphaltene subfraction) to a emulsion hydrocarbon of an oil emulsion, thereby increasing emulsion stability or decreasing emulsion stability, respectively. Precipitation and redissolution or sorbent-based techniques may be used to isolate a selected an asphaltene subfraction before its addition to an emulsion hydrocarbon when that hydrocarbon is part of an emulsion or an ingredient of a yet-to-be-formed emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: John F. Schabron, Jeramie J. Adams, Joseph F. Rovani, JR., Jean-Pascal Planche
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Publication number: 20150225655Abstract: The inventive technology, in at least one embodiment, may be described as a method of destabilizing an aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion comprising the steps of: effecting contact between a sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; effecting relative motion between said sorbent and said aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion; and destabilizing (perhaps in continuous fashion) the aqueous hydrocarbon emulsion. Applications include but are not limited to oil spill clean up, manufacturing of emulsions, oil refinery and production operations (anywhere along the production chain).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2013Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corpoation d/b/a Western Research InstituteInventors: Jeramie J. Adams, Jean-Pascal Planche, Joseph F. Rovani, John F. Schabron
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Publication number: 20150218461Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may involve the intentional changing of the stability of an emulsion from a first stability to a more desired, second stability upon the addition of a more aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a most aromatic asphaltene subfraction), or a less aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a least aromatic asphaltene subfraction) to a emulsion hydrocarbon of an oil emulsion, thereby increasing emulsion stability or decreasing emulsion stability, respectively. Precipitation and redissolution or sorbent-based techniques may be used to isolate a selected asphaltene subfraction before its addition to an emulsion hydrocarbon when that hydrocarbon is part of an emulsion or an ingredient of a yet-to-be-formed emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research InstituteInventors: John F. Schabron, Jeramie J. Adams, Joseph F. Rovani, JR., Jean-Pascal Planche
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Patent number: 6852779Abstract: Compositions produced by forming a homogenous mass consisting of a bitumen matrix wherein a cross-linked and/or functionalized elastomer produced in situ from a precursor elastomer is dispersed in a uniform manner and makes up 0.5-30% of the weight of the bitumen matrix. The bitumen matrix is created by associating 95%-20 wt. % non oxidized bitumen having a penetrability of 20-900 and 5-80 wt. % oxidized bitumen having a penetrability of 10-90. The compositions can be used as bitumen binders in the production of coverings.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2000Date of Patent: February 8, 2005Assignee: ELF Antar FranceInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Patrick Turello, Pierre Chaverot, Patrice Vegny
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Patent number: 6218449Abstract: The invention provides a method comprising contacting, between 100° C. and 230° C. and under agitation, an elastomer, a functionalising agent and optionally, a peroxide compound. The functionalising agent is a thiolcarboxylic acid polyester or a reaction product of a thiolcarboxylic acid or ester with ethylene sulphide. The functionalised elastomer can also be pre-formed, then incorporated into the bitumen. The resulting compositions are usable directly or after dilution, for forming bituminous binders to produce surfacing, coating and waterproofing materials.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1999Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Elf Antar FranceInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Paul Maldonado, Bernard Neff, Thierry Senninger, Annie Zins, St{overscore (e)}phane Drouilhet
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Patent number: 6087420Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing bitumen/polymer compositions which consists of contacting, between 100.degree. C. and 230.degree. C. and under agitation, a bitumen or a mixture of bitumens with at least one styrene and butadiene copolymer having a global butadiene content ranging between 50% and 95 wt. % and a content of butadiene 1,2 double-bond structural units ranging between 12% and 50 wt % of the copolymer, and, preferably, also a sulphuring coupling agent or a functionalizing agent. The bitumen/polymer compositions are usable, directly or after dilution, for forming bitumen/polymer binders for surfacing materials.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Elf Antar FranceInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Annie Zins, Claude Lacour
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Patent number: 6020404Abstract: Bitumen/polymer compositions are provided containing a bitumen or a mixture of bitumens and, reckoned by weight of bitumen, 0.3% to 20% of at least one primary polymer selected among certain elastomers and plastomers and 0.01% to 12% of at least one olefinic polymer bearing epoxy or COOH groupings. The compositions are useful, directly or after dilution, to form bitumen/polymer binders for carrying out road surfacing, for coated materials or waterproof coatings.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1998Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Elf Antar France Tour Elf-2 Place de la CoupoleInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Patrick Turello, Claude Lacour
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Patent number: 6011095Abstract: Bitumen/polymer compositions are produced by contacting, between 100.degree. C. and 230.degree. C., under agitation, one bitumen or a mixture of bitumens with at least one olefinic polymer bearing epoxy or COOH groupings, then by incorporating in the product, an acid additive while the whole mixture is agitated at a range between 100.degree. C. and 230.degree. C. for at least 10 minutes. The product, which is subjected to treatment by the acid additive may still contain one or several additional polymers, for instance of the elastomer type cross-linkable with sulphur, and even be subjected to sulphur cross-linking before treatment. The bitumen/polymer compositions are useful directly or after dilution, to form binders for carrying out surfacing operations.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 1998Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: ELF Antar FranceInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Patrick Turello, Claude Lacour
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Patent number: 6011094Abstract: Bitumen/polymer compositions having improved mechanical properties are produced by stirring together, at a temperature of 100-230.degree. C., a bitumen or bitumen mixture, a sulphur-curable elastomer and a polymeric additive consisting of at least one functionalized olefin copolymer and a sulphur-donating coupling agent. The bitumen/polymer compositions may be used directly or in dilute form to make bituminous binders for road surfaces, coated materials and sealing coatings.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1996Date of Patent: January 4, 2000Assignee: Elf Aquitaine ProductionInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Claude Lacour
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Patent number: 5883162Abstract: Functionalized elastomer/bitumen compositions with a broad plasticity range are produced by contacting a bitumen or bitumen mixture with an elastomer, a functionalizing agent and optionally a peroxide compound at 100.degree.-230.degree. C. under stirring conditions. The funtionalizing agent is a thiolcarboxylic acid having 3 or more carbon atoms, a thiolcarboxylic acid ester and specifically a disulphide having carboxylic groupings or carboxylic esters. The compositions may be used either directly or in diluted form to produce bitumous binders for making road surfacings, coated materials and sealing coatings.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 1997Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Assignee: Elf Exploration ProductionInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Laurent Germanaud, Annie Zins
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Patent number: 5880185Abstract: Bitumen/polymer compositions with a broadened plasticity range are produced by contacting a bitumen or bitumen mixture with a sulphur-cross-linkable elastomer and a sulphur-donating coupling agent, at 100.degree.-230.degree. C. and under stirring conditions, to produce a cross-linked bitumen/polymer composition, then adding to the composition, maintained at 100.degree.-232.degree. C. and under stirring conditions, an acidic additive selected from polyphosphoric acids, acids of formula R--(COO).sub.t --SO.sub.3 H wherein t=0 or 1 and R is a monovalent hydrocarbyl radical having up to 12 carbon atoms, and mixtures of both types of acid separately or jointly with sulphuric acid, and maintaining the resulting reaction medium at 100.degree.-230.degree. C. and under stirring conditions for at least ten minutes. The bitumen/polymer compositions may be used directly or in diluted form to produce bituminous binders for making road surfaces, coated materials or sealing coatings.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 1997Date of Patent: March 9, 1999Assignee: Elf Exploration ProductionInventors: Jean-Pascal Planche, Patrick Turello