Patents by Inventor Ryan Jilka

Ryan Jilka 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).

  • METHODS FOR REDUCING THE PRECIPITATION PROPENSITY OF ASPHALTENES IN BLENDED CRUDE OILS
    Publication number: 20170082594
    Abstract: Methods for selecting crude oils to prepare a crude oil blend. A precipitation propensity of a first crude oil and a precipitation propensity of at least one second crude oil can be measured. At least one of the first crude oil and the second crude oil can include asphaltenes. The precipitation propensity of the first crude oil can be multiplied by a proposed volume percent of the first crude oil in a proposed crude oil blend to provide a first value. The precipitation propensity of the second crude oil can be multiplied by a proposed volume percent of the second crude oil in the proposed crude oil blend to provide a second value. A composition of the proposed crude oil blend can be modified if a sum of the first value and the second value is less than a predetermined cutoff.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: FLINT HILLS RESOURCES, LP
    Inventors: Scott Blumenshine, Ryan Jilka