Patents by Inventor Ramon Burgues

Ramon Burgues 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).

  • Oxygenated solvent and surfactant for heavy crude upgrade
    Patent number: 10577548
    Abstract: An enhanced diluent (EDIL) composition used to prepare a transportable dense crude oil composition is disclosed. An EDIL composition contains a usually used dense crude hydrocarbon diluent (DIL) plus an additive (ADD) composition that permits the amount of EDIL used in the resulting diluted transportable dense crude (EDIL:DC) to be lessened by about 20 to about 60 percent, while maintaining the viscosity and other properties of the usually used DC:DIL composition. A contemplated ADD composition is a mixture of three components, a solvent mixture, a diol and a surfactant. A contemplated EDIL composition contains about 1 to about 20 percent by weight of the ADD composition. Admixture of EDIL with a dense crude at about 80 to about 40 percent by volume of the amount of DIL usually used provides an easily transportable enhanced dense crude composition. A method of preparing a transportable dense crude composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: PETRODAL CORPORATION S.A., VERTEC BIOSOLVENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Ramon Burgues, Elena Osta, James E. Opre
  • OXYGENATED SOLVENT AND SURFACTANT FOR HEAVY CRUDE UPGRADE
    Publication number: 20190119587
    Abstract: An enhanced diluent (EDIL) composition used to prepare a transportable dense crude oil composition is disclosed. An EDIL composition contains a usually used dense crude hydrocarbon diluent (DIL) plus an additive (ADD) composition that permits the amount of EDIL used in the resulting diluted transportable dense crude (EDIL:DC) to be lessened by about 20 to about 60 percent, while maintaining the viscosity and other properties of the usually used DC:DIL composition. A contemplated ADD composition is a mixture of three components, a solvent mixture, a diol and a surfactant. A contemplated EDIL composition contains about 1 to about 20 percent by weight of the ADD composition. Admixture of EDIL with a dense crude at about 80 to about 40 percent by volume of the amount of DIL usually used provides an easily transportable enhanced dense crude composition. A method of preparing a transportable dense crude composition is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Rathin Datta, Ramon Burgues, Elena Osta, James E. Opre