Patents by Inventor Jeffery K. Bolton

Jeffery K. Bolton 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 TO TREAT AND MINIMIZE SLUDGE FROM BIOREFINERIES
    Publication number: 20240109799
    Abstract: It is a continuing goal to reduce the amount of sludge produced in a biorefinery while also improving oil quality and water quality. In one aspect, an exemplary method of minimizing sludge from biorefineries includes the steps of feeding a source feedstock into a degumming centrifuge, where the source feedstock is separated into wet oil and a primary sludge stream, and conveying a portion of the primary sludge stream to a three-phase centrifuge. At the three-phase centrifuge, the portion of the primary sludge stream is separated into recovered centrifuge oil, which is retrieved; centrifuged water, which is conveyed to a wastewater treatment plant; and centrifuged sludge. The remainder of the primary sludge stream is conveyed to a gravity separator, where the remainder of the primary sludge stream is separated into recovered oil and residual sludge. The residual oil is retrieved from the gravity separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Sankaran Murugesan, Jerry j. Weers, Sai Reddy Pinappu, Jeffery K. Bolton, James E. Klolbassa, Rolando P. Perez
  • Process for reducing the viscosity of heavy residual crude oil during refining
    Patent number: 9212330
    Abstract: Additives may be used to decrease the viscosity of heavy residual hydrocarbons. The additives are prepared using a formulation comprising: a first component selected from the group consisting of (alkoxylated)-(di or tri)-alkyl phenol-aldehyde (amine) resins; ?-Olefin-maleic anhydride co-polymers and grafted polymers including half ester/amide and full ester/amide derivatives; and combinations thereof; and a second component which is a synergist and selected from the group consisting of polyamines, amidoamines, imidazolines, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffery K. Bolton, Kimchi Phan, Paul J. Biggerstaff, Ross Poland
  • PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE VISCOSITY OF HEAVY RESIDUAL CRUDE OIL DURING REFINING
    Publication number: 20140115953
    Abstract: Additives may be used to decrease the viscosity of heavy residual hydrocarbons. The additives are prepared using a formulation comprising: a first component selected from the group consisting of (alkoxylated)-(di or tri)-alkyl phenol-aldehyde (amine) resins; ?-Olefin-maleic anhydride co-polymers and grafted polymers including half ester/amide and full ester/amide derivatives; and combinations thereof; and a second component which is a synergist and selected from the group consisting of polyamines, amidoamines, imidazolines, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jeffery K. Bolton, Kimchi Phan, Paul J. Biggerstaff, Ross Poland