Patents by Inventor Liang-Tseng Fan

Liang-Tseng Fan 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).

  • Publication number: 20140088209
    Abstract: A composition and method for extracting, recovering, removing, and/or reducing at least one harmful compound selected from a harmful polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), bisphenol A (BPA), a harmful phthalate, a harmful polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), a harmful dioxin, a harmful hexachlorobenzene, or a harmful organotin from a harmful compound-containing material using harmful compound-extracting composition comprising a turpentine fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng FAN, Shahram Reza SHAFIE
  • Patent number: 8680166
    Abstract: A system for devulcanizing rubber by contacting vulcanized rubber with a turpentine liquid in a reaction mixture in the absence of an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Shahram R. Shafie
  • Publication number: 20130333766
    Abstract: A method and composition for reducing drag, reducing friction, reducing viscosity, and/or improving flow of viscous hydrocarbons including adding an effective amount of a drag-reducing composition containing a blend of turpentine liquids to a viscous hydrocarbon storage or pipeline operation and forming a drag-reducing mixture of viscous hydrocarbons and the blend of turpentine liquids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: GREEN SOURCE ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng FAN, Shahram Reza SHAFIE
  • Publication number: 20130331624
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a hydrocarbon-extracting solvent containing DMSO, Cellosolve, or a mixture thereof; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the hydrocarbon-extracting solvent to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the hydrocarbon-extracting solvent; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: GREEN SOURCE ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng FAN, Shahram Reza SHAFIE
  • Publication number: 20130245141
    Abstract: A system for devulcanizing rubber by contacting vulcanized rubber with a turpentine liquid in a reaction mixture in the absence of an alkali metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: GREEN SOURCE ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng FAN, Shahram R. SHAFIE
  • Publication number: 20130240206
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a first liquid comprising a turpentine liquid; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the turpentine liquid to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the turpentine liquid; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: GREEN SOURCE ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng FAN, Shahram Reza SHAFIE, Julius Michael TOLLAS, William Arthur Fitzhugh LEE
  • Publication number: 20130233671
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a first liquid comprising a turpentine liquid; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the turpentine liquid to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the turpentine liquid; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng FAN, Shahram Reza SHAFIE, Julius Michael TOLLAS, William Arthur Fitzhugh LEE
  • Publication number: 20130237620
    Abstract: Compositions containing a turpentine liquid and methods are disclosed for dissolving, dissolving via melting, selectively dissolving via melting, decomposing plastic comprising a chlorine-containing polymer or thermosetting polymer, and/or co-dissolving plastic with fossil fuel for purifying, separating, recovering or recycling plastic-containing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: GREEN SOURCE ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Shahram Reza Shafie
  • Patent number: 8522876
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon-containing organic matter is extracted from a hydrocarbon-containing material that is a viscous liquid, liquid or gaseous fossil fuel material. A turpentine liquid is contacted with a hydrocarbon-containing material in-situ in an underground formation containing the fossil fuel material to form an extraction mixture so as to extract hydrocarbon-containing organic matter into the turpentine liquid and form an extraction liquid. The extraction liquid is removed from the formation, the extraction liquid including the turpentine liquid containing the extracted hydrocarbon-containing organic matter. The extracted hydrocarbon-containing organic matter is separated from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Shahram Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee
  • Patent number: 8445553
    Abstract: Vulcanized rubber is devulcanized by contacting the vulcanized rubber with a terpentine liquid in a reaction mixture in the absence of an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Green Source Energy, LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Shahram Reza Shafie
  • Patent number: 8404107
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a first liquid comprising a turpentine liquid; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the turpentine liquid to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the turpentine liquid; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee
  • Patent number: 8404108
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a first liquid comprising a turpentine liquid; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the turpentine liquid to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the turpentine liquid; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee
  • Publication number: 20120318504
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon-containing organic matter is extracted from a hydrocarbon-containing material that is a viscous liquid, liquid or gaseous fossil fuel material. A turpentine liquid is contacted with a hydrocarbon-containing material in-situ in an underground formation containing the fossil fuel material to form an extraction mixture so as to extract hydrocarbon-containing organic matter into the turpentine liquid and form an extraction liquid. The extraction liquid is removed from the formation, the extraction liquid including the turpentine liquid containing the extracted hydrocarbon-containing organic matter. The extracted hydrocarbon-containing organic matter is separated from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee
  • Patent number: 8323417
    Abstract: A method of treatment for inhibiting sulfur-based corrosion or scaling or for removing scaling from a surface including inhibiting corrosion caused by sulfur-containing materials, reducing corrosion caused by sulfur-containing materials, inhibiting scaling caused by sulfur-containing materials in gas, liquid or solid phase or any combination of multiple phases of materials, reducing scaling caused by sulfur-containing materials, and removing scaling caused by sulfur-containing materials. The method involves contacting sulfur-containing materials with a composition containing a turpentine liquid. The method also involves contacting corrodible surfaces or surfaces prone to scaling with a composition containing a turpentine liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee
  • Patent number: 8272442
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon-containing organic matter is extracted from a hydrocarbon-containing material that is a viscous liquid, liquid or gaseous fossil fuel material. A turpentine liquid is contacted with a hydrocarbon-containing material in-situ in an underground formation containing the fossil fuel material to form an extraction mixture so as to extract hydrocarbon-containing organic matter into the turpentine liquid and form an extraction liquid. The extraction liquid is removed from the formation, the extraction liquid including the turpentine liquid containing the extracted hydrocarbon-containing organic matter. The extracted hydrocarbon-containing organic matter is separated from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee
  • Patent number: 8101812
    Abstract: Solvents and methods are provided for extracting a hydrocarbon fraction from a solid, semi-solid, liquid or viscous liquid hydrocarbon-containing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie
  • Publication number: 20110174334
    Abstract: A method of treatment for inhibiting sulfur-based corrosion or scaling or for removing scaling from a surface including inhibiting corrosion caused by sulfur-containing materials, reducing corrosion caused by sulfur-containing materials, inhibiting scaling caused by sulfur-containing and sulfur-containing materials in gas, liquid or solid phase or any combination of multiple phases of materials, reducing scaling caused by sulfur-containing and sulfur-containing materials, and removing scaling caused by sulfur-containing and sulfur-containing materials. The method involves contacting sulfur-containing materials with a composition containing a turpentine liquid. The method also involves contacting corrodible surfaces or surfaces prone to scaling with a composition containing a turpentine liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee
  • Publication number: 20100249254
    Abstract: Vulcanized rubber is devulcanized by contacting the vulcanized rubber with a terpentine liquid in a reaction mixture in the absence of an alkali metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Liquefied Fossil Fuels Corporation
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie
  • Patent number: 7767722
    Abstract: Vulcanized rubber is devulcanized by contacting the vulcanized rubber with a terpentine liquid in a reaction mixture in the absence of an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Green Source Energy LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie
  • Publication number: 20100173806
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbon-containing organic matter from a hydrocarbon-containing material includes the steps of providing a first liquid comprising a turpentine liquid; contacting the hydrocarbon-containing material with the turpentine liquid to form an extraction mixture; extracting the hydrocarbon material into the turpentine liquid; and separating the extracted hydrocarbon material from a residual material not extracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: GREEN SOURCE ENERGY LLC
    Inventors: Liang-tseng Fan, Mohammad Reza Shafie, Julius Michael Tollas, William Arthur Fitzhugh Lee