Patents by Inventor Luis Angel ZIGA, JR.

Luis Angel ZIGA, JR. 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).

  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS AND USES RELATING THERETO
    Publication number: 20230140610
    Abstract: A method of reducing the viscosity of a crude oil, the method including adding to the crude oil (i) a surfactant compound including at least two hydrophobic groups wherein the resultant mixture has a water content of less than 10 vol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm McROBBIE, Joseph Sustayta, Luis Angel Ziga, JR.
  • Compositions and methods and uses relating thereto
    Patent number: 11566164
    Abstract: A method of reducing the viscosity of a crude oil, the method comprising adding to the crude oil (i) a surfactant compound including at least two hydrophobic groups wherein the resultant mixture has a water content of less than 10 vol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: INNOSPEC OIL FIELD CHEMICALS LLC
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm McRobbie, Joseph Sustayta, Luis Angel Ziga, Jr.
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS AND USES RELATING THERETO
    Publication number: 20200157410
    Abstract: A method of reducing the viscosity of a crude oil, the method comprising adding to the crude oil (i) a surfactant compound including at least two hydrophobic groups wherein the resultant mixture has a water content of less than 10 vol %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Ian Malcolm McROBBIE, Joseph SUSTAYTA, Luis Angel ZIGA, JR.