Patents by Inventor Sameer Ali Ghamdi

Sameer Ali Ghamdi 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).

  • Petroleum upgrading process
    Patent number: 9957450
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for upgrading a petroleum feedstock with supercritical water are provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) heating and pressurizing a petroleum feedstock; (2) heating and pressurizing a water feed to above the supercritical point of water; (3) combining the heated and pressurized petroleum feedstock and the heated and pressurized water feed to produce a combined feed; (4) supplying the combined feed to a hydrothermal reactor to produce a first product stream; (5) supplying the first product stream to a post-treatment process unit to produce a second product stream; and (6) separating the second product stream into a treated and upgraded petroleum stream and a water stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Ashok K. Punetha, Mohammed R. Al-Dossary, Sameer Ali Ghamdi
  • PETROLEUM UPGRADING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20160272901
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for upgrading a petroleum feedstock with supercritical water are provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) heating and pressurizing a petroleum feedstock; (2) heating and pressurizing a water feed to above the supercritical point of water; (3) combining the heated and pressurized petroleum feedstock and the heated and pressurized water feed to produce a combined feed; (4) supplying the combined feed to a hydrothermal reactor to produce a first product stream; (5) supplying the first product stream to a post-treatment process unit to produce a second product stream; and (6) separating the second product stream into a treated and upgraded petroleum stream and a water stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Ashok K. Punetha, Mohammed R. Al-Dossary, Sameer Ali Ghamdi
  • Petroleum upgrading process
    Patent number: 9382485
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for upgrading a petroleum feedstock with supercritical water are provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) heating and pressurizing a petroleum feedstock; (2) heating and pressurizing a water feed to above the supercritical point of water; (3) combining the heated and pressurized petroleum feedstock and the heated and pressurized water feed to produce a combined feed; (4) supplying the combined feed to a hydrothermal reactor to produce a first product stream; (5) supplying the first product stream to a post-treatment process unit to produce a second product stream; and (6) separating the second product stream into a treated and upgraded petroleum stream and a water stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Ashok K. Punetha, Mohammed Rashid Al-Dossary, Sameer Ali Ghamdi
  • Petroleum Upgrading Process
    Publication number: 20120061294
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for upgrading a petroleum feedstock with supercritical water are provided. The method includes the steps of: (1) heating and pressurizing a petroleum feedstock; (2) heating and pressurizing a water feed to above the supercritical point of water; (3) combining the heated and pressurized petroleum feedstock and the heated and pressurized water feed to produce a combined feed; (4) supplying the combined feed to a hydrothermal reactor to produce a first product stream; (5) supplying the first product stream to a post-treatment process unit to produce a second product stream; and (6) separating the second product stream into a treated and upgraded petroleum stream and a water stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Ki-Hyouk Choi, Ashok K. Punetha, Mohammed Rashid Al-Dossary, Sameer Ali Ghamdi