Patents by Inventor Suchang REN

Suchang REN 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).

  • Process and system to separate diluent
    Patent number: 10597588
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process and system for treating a feed diluent to produce a retentate product that is enriched in a heavy diluent component. The process includes: applying the feed diluent to a feed side of an organic solvent nanofiltration membrane; causing the light diluent component in the diluent to preferentially pass through the membrane in comparison to the light diluent component in the feed diluent; and producing the retentate product that is enriched in the heavy diluent component in comparison to the heavy diluent component in the feed diluent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: FCCL Partnership
    Inventors: Michael Patrick McKay, Suchang Ren, Mayamin Binti Mohd Razali, Gyorgy Szekely
  • PROCESS AND SYSTEM TO SEPARATE DILUENT
    Publication number: 20180119030
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process and system for treating a feed diluent to produce a retentate product that is enriched in a heavy diluent component. The process includes: applying the feed diluent to a feed side of an organic solvent nanofiltration membrane; causing the light diluent component in the diluent to preferentially pass through the membrane in comparison to the light diluent component in the feed diluent; and producing the retentate product that is enriched in the heavy diluent component in comparison to the heavy diluent component in the feed diluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Patrick MCKAY, Suchang REN, Mayamin Binti Mohd RAZALI, Gyorgy SZEKELY
  • PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING WATER FROM AN EMULSION PRODUCED FROM A HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION OPERATION
    Publication number: 20170182431
    Abstract: A process for recovering water from an emulsion produced from a hydrocarbon production operation. The process includes heating the emulsion to generate water vapor, separating the water vapor from oil in the emulsion, compressing the water vapor separated from the oil, thereby increasing pressure to provide condensate, wherein heat generated from compression of the water vapor to provide condensate is utilized to provide heat for heating the emulsion, and separating at least one of remaining oil, gas, or water from the condensate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Subodh GUPTA, Michael N. HOLMES, Michael Patrick MCKAY, Suchang REN, Susan Wei SUN