Patents by Inventor Leonard F. Flint

Leonard F. Flint 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 treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and a product obtained therefrom
    Patent number: 8821712
    Abstract: A process for treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock is disclosed. The process involves separating the feedstock into a residue component and a light component, the residue component having a lower API gravity than the light component and treating at least a portion of the light component to produce a synthetic transport diluent suitable for combining with at least a portion of the residue component to produce a product which meets applicable criteria for pipeline transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Statoil Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Leonard F. Flint, Patrick B. Carlson, Gareth R. Crandall
  • PROCESS FOR TREATING A HEAVY HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK AND A PRODUCT OBTAINED THEREFROM
    Publication number: 20120012503
    Abstract: A process for treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock is disclosed. The process involves separating the feedstock into a residue component and a light component, the residue component having a lower API gravity than the light component and treating at least a portion of the light component to produce a synthetic transport diluent suitable for combining with at least a portion of the residue component to produce a product which meets applicable criteria for pipeline transport.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: STATOIL CANADA LTD.
    Inventors: LEONARD F. FLINT, PATRICK B. CARLSON, GARETH R. CRANDALL
  • Process for treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock and a product obtained therefrom
    Patent number: 8002968
    Abstract: A process for treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock is disclosed. The process involves separating the feedstock into a residue component and a light component, the residue component having a lower API gravity than the light component and treating at least a portion of the light component to produce a synthetic transport diluent suitable for combining with at least a portion of the residue component to produce a product which meets applicable criteria for pipeline transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Statoil Canada Ltd.
    Inventors: Leonard F. Flint, Patrick B. Carlson, Gareth R. Crandall