Patents by Inventor Lee Brecher

Lee Brecher 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).

  • Hydrocarbonaceous Material Processing Methods and Apparatus
    Publication number: 20080093259
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for possibly producing pipeline-ready heavy oil from substantially non-pumpable oil feeds. The methods and apparatus may be designed to produce such pipeline-ready heavy oils in the production field. Such methods and apparatus may involve thermal soaking of liquid hydrocarbonaceous inputs in thermal environments (2) to generate, though chemical reaction, an increased distillate amount as compared with conventional boiling technologies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventor: Lee Brecher
  • Methods and apparatus for continuous coking refining
    Publication number: 20060049032
    Abstract: A system for refining hydrocarbon containing materials in a continuous coking mode may provide a pyrolyzer (1) which may be inclined to effect a liquid seal between a liquid conduction environment (6) and a gaseous conduction environment (7). A heat source (9) may heat the material past the coking point and the system may include a screw or auger (10) which can continuously remove the coke while simultaneously outputting refined products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: The University of Wyoming Research Corporation d/b/a Western Research Institute
    Inventors: Lee Brecher, Lyle Johnson, Vijay Sethi