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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8019617 | System for optimizing transportation scheduling A computer modeling application is disclosed for finding the optimal solution to maximize total net margin, for the assignment of vehicles (e.g., especially vessels) in an available fleet to perform a set of voyages to transport cargo comprising one or more bulk pro... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7658838 | Delayed coking process for producing free-flowing coke using polymeric additives A delayed coking process for making substantially free-flowing coke, preferably shot coke. A coker feedstock, such as a vacuum residuum, is heated in a heating zone to coking temperatures then conducted to a coking zone wherein volatiles are collected overhead and c... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7647136 | Method and apparatus for enhancing operation of a fluid transport pipeline The present application is directed to an apparatus and method of managing transport of fluid commodities in a pipeline network. The method includes obtaining operational settings, which include equipment settings and measured parameters, associated with a pipeline ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7491313 | Two-step hydroprocessing method for heavy hydrocarbon oil A method is disclosed for hydroprocessing a heavy hydrocarbon oil, comprising a first hydroprocessing step of bringing a heavy hydrocarbon oil into contact with a Catalyst (1) with a certain specific surface area and pore size distribution in the presence of hydroge... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7448602 | De-entrainment of liquid particles from gas A multi-tray distillation unit having a separator for de-entraining liquid particles. The separator comprises vertically spaced tiers of elongated, substantially horizontal open-topped liquid collector channels arrayed in parallel rows transversely to the flow of th... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7389186 | Prediction of stream composition and properties in near real time The invention provides a method and means of predicting, in near real-time, the detailed chemical composition of major streams in a refinery, including those downstream from the crude distillation column. The dynamically updated feed characterizations can be derived... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374665 | Blending of resid feedstocks to produce a coke that is easier to remove from a coker drum A method of blending delayed coker feedstocks to produce a coke that is easier to remove from a coker drum. A first feedstock is selected having less than about 250 wppm dispersed metals content and greater than about 5.24 API gravity. A second delayed coker feedsto... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7306713 | Delayed coking process for producing free-flowing coke using a substantially metals-free additive A delayed coking process for making substantially free-flowing shot coke. A coker feedstock, such as a vacuum residuum, is treated with an additive, such as a elemental sulfur, high surface area substantially metals-free solids, process fines, a mineral acid anhydri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303664 | Delayed coking process for producing free-flowing coke using a metals-containing additive A delayed coking process for making substantially free-flowing coke, preferably shot coke. A coker feedstock, such as a vacuum residuum, is heated in a heating zone to coking temperatures then conducted to a coking zone wherein volatiles are collected overhead and c... | 12/04/2007 |
