Patents by Inventor Matthew Stephen Grimley

Matthew Stephen Grimley 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 of metals recovery from refinery residues
    Patent number: 9273377
    Abstract: A method of recovering vanadium, nickel and molybdenum from heavy crude oil refinery residues comprises pyrolysis and combustion of the residues at temperatures up to 900° C. to produce an ash, converting the ash to an aqueous slurry comprising sodium hydroxide as leading agent and hydrogen peroxide as oxidizer, and extracting vanadium, nickel and molybdenum salts and oxides from the slurry. Extraction processes for the metals are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventor: Matthew Stephen Grimley
  • METHOD OF METALS RECOVERY FROM REFINERY RESIDUES
    Publication number: 20130078167
    Abstract: A method of recovering vanadium, nickel and molybdenum from heavy crude oil refinery residues comprises pyrolysis and combustion of the residues at temperatures up to 900° C. to produce an ash, converting the ash to an aqueous slurry comprising sodium hydroxide as leading agent and hydrogen peroxide as oxidizer, and extracting vanadium, nickel and molybdenum salts and oxides from the slurry. Extraction processes for the metals are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: INTEVEP, S.A.
    Inventor: Matthew Stephen Grimley