Patents by Inventor Theis Ivan SOLLING

Theis Ivan SOLLING 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).

  • Controlling crystallization at the interface between oil and brine
    Patent number: 11530996
    Abstract: A method is described for determining the structure of a surfactant complex formed at an immiscible liquid-liquid interface. The surfactant complex forms and crystallizes at the interface between an aqueous phase comprising a divalent metal salt and a non-aqueous phase comprising an anionic surfactant. The non-aqueous phase may be in the form of a droplet surrounded by the aqueous phase. The structure of the surfactant complex is determined by X-ray crystallography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Theis Ivan Solling, Safwat Abdelazeim
  • CONTROLLING CRYSTALLIZATION AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN OIL AND BRINE
    Publication number: 20220381707
    Abstract: A method is described for determining the structure of a surfactant complex formed at an immiscible liquid-liquid interface. The surfactant complex forms and crystallizes at the interface between an aqueous phase comprising a divalent metal salt and a non-aqueous phase comprising an anionic surfactant. The non-aqueous phase may be in the form of a droplet surrounded by the aqueous phase. The structure of the surfactant complex is determined by X-ray crystallography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Theis Ivan SOLLING, Safwat ABDELAZEIM
  • Rock hardness for hydraulic fracturing and art preservation
    Patent number: 11492494
    Abstract: A method of increasing the strength of a carbonate rock is described. The carbonate rock may be located within a subterranean carbonate formation or may be located on a building exterior. The method involves contacting the carbonate rock with a composition comprising a zinc salt or a silicon alkoxide. This may increase the hardness of the carbonate rock by 10% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mahmoud Desouky, Murtada Al Jawad, Theis Ivan Solling
  • ROCK HARDNESS FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING AND ART PRESERVATION
    Publication number: 20210301140
    Abstract: A method of increasing the strength of a carbonate rock is described. The carbonate rock may be located within a subterranean carbonate formation or may be located on a building exterior. The method involves contacting the carbonate rock with a composition comprising a zinc salt or a silicon alkoxide. This may increase the hardness of the carbonate rock by 10% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mahmoud DESOUKY, Murtada AL JAWAD, Theis Ivan SOLLING
  • Demulsification methods using palm oil fuel ash
    Patent number: 11123658
    Abstract: A method of demulsifying an emulsion of oil and water whereby palm oil fuel ash, which is a low cost waster product obtained from oil palm processing, is added to the emulsion and the resulting mixture is agitated, thereby breaking the emulsion into an aqueous phase and an oil phase. Solid particles of palm oil fuel ash settle to the bottom of the aqueous phase, allowing easy separation of the oil phase, the aqueous phase, and the settled solid particles of palm oil fuel ash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Ahmad A. Adewunmi, Muhammad Shahzad Kamal, Theis Ivan Solling, Babatunde Abiodun Salami
  • DEMULSIFICATION METHODS USING PALM OIL FUEL ASH
    Publication number: 20200368640
    Abstract: A method of demulsifying an emulsion of oil and water whereby palm oil fuel ash, which is a low cost waster product obtained from oil palm processing, is added to the emulsion and the resulting mixture is agitated, thereby breaking the emulsion into an aqueous phase and an oil phase. Solid particles of palm oil fuel ash settle to the bottom of the aqueous phase, allowing easy separation of the oil phase, the aqueous phase, and the settled solid particles of palm oil fuel ash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Ahmad A. ADEWUNMI, Muhammad Shahzad KAMAL, Theis Ivan SOLLING, Babatunde Abiodun SALAMI