Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Materials and methods for reducing viscosity of oil
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Application No.: US16477305Application Date: 2018-02-07
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Publication No.: US10947444B2Publication Date: 2021-03-16
- Inventor: Sean Farmer , Ken Alibek , Sharmistha Mazumder , Kent Adams , Tyler Dixon , Yajie Chen , Karthik N. Karathur , Nicholas Callow , Blake Ott , Anthony Nerris
- Applicant: Locus Oil IP Company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US OH Solon
- Assignee: Locus Oil IP Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: Locus Oil IP Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Solon
- Agency: Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk
- International Application: PCT/US2018/017205 WO 20180207
- International Announcement: WO2018/148265 WO 20180816
- Main IPC: C09K8/582
- IPC: C09K8/582 ; C09K8/584 ; C10G1/00 ; C10G31/06 ; C10G32/00 ; E21B43/22 ; E21B43/16

Abstract:
The invention provides environmentally-friendly compositions and methods for reducing the viscosity of crude oil using microorganisms and/or biosurfactants produced by microorganisms.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200032128A1 MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VISCOSITY OF OIL Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
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