Patents by Inventor Nicholas Daniel BENHAM

Nicholas Daniel BENHAM 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).

  • Patent number: 11492562
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to upgrading difficult to process heavy-oil. In particular, the disclosure relates to upgrading heavy oil and other high carbon content materials by using an integrated thermal-process (ITP) that utilizes anti-coking management and toluene insoluble organic residues (TIOR) management to directly incorporate lighter hydrocarbons into high molecular weight, low hydrogen content hydrocarbons such as thermally processed heavy oil products. This process can be integrated with other thermal processing schemes, such as cokers and visbreakers, to improve the conversion and yields from these integrated processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.
    Inventors: Kelly Benham, Bernard Mark Archer, Nicholas Daniel Benham
  • Publication number: 20220298431
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to upgrading difficult to process heavy-oil. In particular, the disclosure relates to upgrading heavy oil and other high carbon content materials by using an integrated thermal-process (ITP) that utilizes anti-coking management and toluene insoluble organic residues (TIOR) management to directly incorporate lighter hydrocarbons into high molecular weight, low hydrogen content hydrocarbons such as thermally processed heavy oil products. This process can be integrated with other thermal processing schemes, such as cokers and visbreakers, to improve the conversion and yields from these integrated processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Kelly Benham, Bernard Mark Archer, Nicholas Daniel Benham
  • Publication number: 20200017777
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to upgrading difficult to process heavy-oil. In particular, the disclosure relates to upgrading heavy oil and other high carbon content materials by using an integrated thermal-process (ITP) that utilizes anti-coking management and toluene insoluble organic residues (TIOR) management to directly incorporate lighter hydrocarbons into high molecular weight, low hydrogen content hydrocarbons such as thermally processed heavy oil products. This process can be integrated with other thermal processing schemes, such as cokers and visbreakers, to improve the conversion and yields from these integrated processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Kelly BENHAM, Bernard Mark ARCHER, Nicholas Daniel BENHAM