Patents by Inventor Syed A. Ali

Syed A. Ali 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).

  • Publication number: 20100314117
    Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods of removing an organic deposit including introducing a fluid, wherein the fluid comprises at least two non-polar organic solvents and at least two polar organic solvents; allowing the fluid to dissolve at least a portion of the organic deposit; and removing at least a portion of the fluid. This invention relates to compositions and methods of removing an organic deposit including introducing a fluid, wherein the fluid comprises at least two non-polar organic solvents and at least two polar organic solvents, wherein the non-polar organic solvents comprise aromatic naphtha, terpenes, kerosene, and combination thereof, and wherein the polar solvents comprise heavy aromatic naphtha, cyclohexanone, N-2-methyl pyrrolidone, N-ethyl-2-pyrrolidone, and combination thereof, allowing the fluid to dissolve at least a portion of the organic deposit, and removing at least a portion of the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Jack Li, Syed A. Ali, Oscar Bustos, Matthew J. Miller
  • Publication number: 20100307757
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus of embodiments of the invention relate to a system for treating a subterranean formation including mixing equipment to form a fluid comprising sodium hypochlorite and sodium diacetate; and pumps and a tubular to introduce the fluid into the subterranean formation, wherein a surface of the subterranean formation contains at least 15 percent less microorganisms than if no sodium hypochlorite were in the fluid. Methods and apparatus of embodiments of the invention relate to a method of producing a petroleum product from a wellbore including using a well treatment system comprising mixing equipment, pumps, and a tubular, forming a fluid comprising sodium hypochlorite and sodium diacetate; and introducing the fluid to the well treatment system to achieve a reduced population of microorganisms in the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Kristel A. Blow, Syed A. Ali, Paul R. Howard, Curtis L. Boney, Shawn McCleskey Rimassa, Bruce A. MacKay, Leiming Li, Noel Coffman, Richard D. Hutchins
  • Publication number: 20100300684
    Abstract: A technique facilitates monitoring of conditions which are prone to cause scale precipitation around downhole equipment. The technique also enables a local, downhole reaction to the potential for precipitation of scale. A downhole scale monitoring and inhibition system may be provided with a measurement module and injection module. The measurement module monitors at least one downhole parameter indicative of the potential for scale formation. In response to data output from the measurement module, the injection module is operated to provide downhole, local injections of an inhibitor chemical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Spyro Kotsonis, Syed A. Ali, Ives Loretz
  • Patent number: 7712075
    Abstract: An UML model can be visually rendered upon a canvas of a graphical user interface of a software modeling application. The UML model can include at least one stereotype that extends an UML modeling element. A stereotype application can include values of attributes that are part of the stereotype that is applied on the UML modeling element. The visual rendering can include a stereotype application object which is able to be edited. Editing of the stereotype application object can result in changes to values of attributes of the stereotype application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Syed A. Ali, Dusko Misic
  • Publication number: 20100029467
    Abstract: The multiple zeolite catalyst is a catalytic composition used to convert C9+ alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to BTX, particularly commercially valuable xylenes. The catalyst is formed by mixing at least two zeolites selected from mordenite, beta zeolite, ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ZSM-12, ZSM-22, ZSM-23, MFI topology zeolite, NES topology zeolite, EU-1, MAPO-36, SAPO-5, SAPO-11, SAPO-34, and SAPO-41, and adding at least one metal component selected from Group VIB and Group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements. The two zeolites should have different physical and chemical characteristics, such as pore size and acidity. An exemplary catalyst includes mordenite, ZSM-5, and 3 wt. % molybdenum. The transalkylation reaction may be conducted in one or more reactors with a fixed bed, moving bed, or radial flow reactor at 200-540° C., a pressure of 1.0-5.0 MPa, and liquid hourly space velocity of 1.0-5.0 per hour.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Inui, Masayuki Inui, Mohammad A. Ali, Muhammad A. Al-Saleh, Syed A. Ali, Khalid Al-Nawad, Tsutomu Okamoto, Katsuhiko Ishikawa, Minoru Hatayama