公开(公告)号：US08011901B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-06

申请号：US11530848

申请日：2006-09-11

Applicant: Grant Duncan

Inventor： Grant Duncan

IPC: F04B9/08

CPC classification number: F04B5/00 ,  F04B9/10

Abstract: A pump has a pump barrel formed from a larger diameter section and a smaller diameter section. Each section has a biased piston moveable within the section and the pistons are connected together to form a variable volume chamber between the pistons. As the connected pistons move toward the larger diameter section, a volume of fluid is moved through an inlet valve into the variable volume chamber of increasing volume. When the pistons are moved toward the smaller diameter section, a differential volume of fluid is discharged from the variable volume chamber of decreasing volume through a discharge valve into a discharge conduit. The pistons are actuated to move within the pump barrel by application and release of pressure at a remote end of the discharge conduit.

Abstract translation: 泵具有由较大直径部分和较小直径部分形成的泵筒。 每个部分具有在该部分内可移动的偏置活塞，并且活塞连接在一起以在活塞之间形成可变容积室。 随着连接的活塞朝向较大直径部分移动，一定体积的流体通过入口阀移动到增加体积的可变容积室中。 当活塞向较小直径部分移动时，不同体积的流体通过排放阀从减小体积的可变容积室排出到排放管道中。 通过在排出管道的远端施加和释放压力来致动活塞以在泵筒内移动。

公开(公告)号：US20110094944A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-28

申请号：US12842973

申请日：2010-07-23

Applicant: Kyle Alan Bruggencate ,  Paul Frederick MacDOUGALL

Inventor： Kyle Alan Bruggencate ,  Paul Frederick MacDOUGALL

IPC: B07B1/15 ,  B07B1/14 ,  B07B1/46

CPC classification number: B07B1/15 ,  B07B1/4618 ,  B07B1/4627

Abstract: A screening disk for use on a roller of a roller screen for screening an ore feed is disclosed, which includes first and second opposing side working surfaces, and provisions for mounting the screening disk on a shaft of the roller. At least one of the first and second side working surfaces has a plurality of protrusions operable to extend outwardly into an interstice between the applicable side working surface and a side working surface of an adjacent mounted screening disk. A spacer may be disposed in the one interstice for confining an extent of the one interstice to a region disposed generally between the third working surface and the shaft. A screening disk may have a keyway configured to receive a key for coupling the body of the screening disk to the shaft for rotation therewith.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于筛网矿石进料的辊筛辊的筛盘，其包括第一和第二相对的侧面工作表面，以及用于将筛盘安装在辊的轴上的装置。 第一和第二侧面工作表面中的至少一个具有多个突起，其可操作以向外延伸到可应用的侧面工作表面和相邻安装的掩模盘的侧面工作表面之间的空隙中。 间隔件可以设置在一个空隙中，用于将一个空隙的范围限制在通常设置在第三工作表面和轴之间的区域。 筛盘可以具有键槽，其被配置为接收用于将筛盘的主体联接到轴上以与其一起旋转的钥匙。

公开(公告)号：US07438189B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US11360489

申请日：2006-02-24

Applicant: William Nicholas Garner ,  Donald Norman Madge ,  William Lester Strand

Inventor： William Nicholas Garner ,  Donald Norman Madge ,  William Lester Strand

IPC: C10G1/00 ,  B03B9/02

CPC classification number: B03B9/02 ,  B03B5/34 ,  B04C5/08 ,  C10G1/045 ,  C10G1/047

Abstract: An apparatus for separating bitumen from a bitumen froth output of a oil sands hot water extraction process comprises an inclined plate separator (IPS) for providing a first bitumen separation stage and a cyclone for providing a second bitumen separation stage. The cyclone overflow is recycled to the IPS inlet.

Abstract translation: 用于从油砂热水提取方法的沥青泡沫输出中分离沥青的装置包括用于提供第一沥青分离级的倾斜板式分离器（IPS）和用于提供第二沥青分离级的旋风分离器。 旋风溢流被再循环到IPS入口。

公开(公告)号：US20230322866A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US17898870

申请日：2022-08-30

Applicant: Suncor Energy Inc.

Inventor： Samuel S. Slattery ,  Daniel J. Giguere ,  Martin Flatley ,  Gregory B. Gloor ,  David R. Edgell

IPC: C12N15/79 ,  A61K39/215 ,  C07K14/165 ,  G01N33/543 ,  C12N1/12

CPC classification number: C07K14/165 ,  A61K39/215 ,  C12N1/12 ,  C12N15/79 ,  G01N33/54388 ,  C12N2500/24 ,  C12N2500/42

Abstract: Phosphate-regulated expression of recombinant glycoprotein antigens and other recombinant proteins in diatoms is described herein. More specifically, described herein is the expression and purification of glycosylated, immunogenic, and serologically active receptor-binding domain (RBD) of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, as well as SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein, in the marine pennate diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, as well as a functional lateral flow assay-based diagnostic device based on the produced recombinant RBD and nucleocapsid protein. Also described herein is the use of phosphate/iron levels in culture media to regulate expression/secretion of recombinant proteins under control of an HASP1 promoter in P. tricornutum or other suitable host cells. Also described herein is a method for increasing the expression/secretion of a recombinant protein by engineering the recombinant protein to lack a Tobacco Etch Virus (TEV) protease cleavage site.

公开(公告)号：US11668536B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US16358426

申请日：2019-03-19

Applicant: Suncor Energy Inc.

Inventor： Fei Qi ,  Mathew Walker

IPC: F28G15/00 ,  F22B37/56 ,  F22B35/18 ,  G01N17/00 ,  F28F27/00

CPC classification number: F28G15/003 ,  F22B35/18 ,  F22B37/56 ,  G01N17/008 ,  F28F27/00 ,  F28F2200/00

Abstract: The following provides a system and method to predict an indicator of tube fouling in a fired apparatus such as a boiler. Historical data can be collected when the tubing is still considered to be clean, and used to build a first model between an indicator of fouling, such as tube skin temperature, and boiler load. The actual measurement of that indicator of fouling can then be compared against the model output, such that the error between the model and measurement is considered an indication of the tube fouling. Moreover, the rate of change of the model error can be used to measure the fouling rate. Next, historical data on the fluid feed quality can be collected and together with the historical error rate change data can be combined to develop a second model. This second model reflects how fluid feed quality variables may affect the fouling rate over time.

公开(公告)号：US11667850B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17892411

申请日：2022-08-22

Applicant: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Inventor： Tom Corscadden ,  Darius Remesat ,  David Denton

IPC: C10G21/00 ,  C10G55/04 ,  B01D11/04 ,  C08L95/00

CPC classification number: C10G21/003 ,  B01D11/04 ,  C08L95/00 ,  C10G55/04 ,  C08L2555/40

Abstract: An integrated process that is operated to create both a higher value pipelineable crude and a higher value carbon fiber product from a lower value common heavy hydrocarbon feedstock where the feedstock is processed in a thermal reactor followed by a solvent deasphalting unit with the liquids being gathered and processed to reduce olefins for pipeline transport and the solids are processed to generate a marketable carbon fiber product with any gases generated throughout the entire process reused in the process or sold.

公开(公告)号：US20230159833A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17991813

申请日：2022-11-21

Applicant: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Inventor： Iftikhar Huq ,  Ali Abbaspour ,  Brian Doucette ,  Alexander Hyndman ,  Billy James Rideout

IPC: C10G1/04

CPC classification number: C10G1/045 ,  C10G2300/44

Abstract: A non-aqueous process for producing bitumen from oil sands is provided, and includes contacting oil sands and solvent to produce solvent diluted bitumen and solvent diluted tailings. The solvent diluted bitumen is subjected to a first fines separation stage that produces an overflow solvent diluted bitumen stream with residual fines that is subjected to a second fines separation stage to remove residual fines and produce a solvent diluted bitumen stream, which is subjected to solvent recovery. The fines streams are subjected to washing to produce washed tailings and solvent wash liquor comprising solvent and bitumen. Another non-aqueous process for producing bitumen from oil sands is provided, and includes subjecting oil sands to solvent extraction, including displacing the oil sands material and a solbit counter-currently and horizontally, and recovering a bitumen enriched solbit stream which is subjected to fines separation and subjecting the solvent diluted bitumen stream to solvent recovery.

公开(公告)号：US11649404B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-16

申请号：US17683715

申请日：2022-03-01

Applicant: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Inventor： Farid Vaezi Ghobaeiyeh ,  Ali Abbaspour ,  Jiayi Claire Cao ,  Iftikhar Huq ,  Brian Doucette

IPC: C10G1/04

CPC classification number: C10G1/045 ,  C10G2300/44

Abstract: A non-aqueous extraction process for producing a bitumen product from an oil sands material that includes an ablation stage is provided. The ablation stage can include adding an ablation solvent to an oil sands material to achieve a solvent-to-ore ratio of less than about 10, mixing the ablation solvent and the oil sands material to reduce the size of the oil sands material and produce ablated ore that includes ablated ore fragments having a diameter of less than about 2 inches, and retrieving the ablated ore as a single stream. The ablated ore can be subjected to a reject separation stage to separate reject material therefrom. The reject material can also be subjected to a wash reject stage. The ablated ore can then be subjected to an extraction stage. Examples of ablators are also described, which can include for instance a conveyor, or can be a rotary screen ablator.

公开(公告)号：US11643603B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US16994211

申请日：2020-08-14

Applicant: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Inventor： Kasra Nikooyeh ,  Richard McFarlane ,  John Bleile ,  Ali Abbaspour ,  Ruoyu Cheng ,  Iftikhar Huq ,  Brian Doucette

IPC: C10G1/04

CPC classification number: C10G1/045 ,  C10G2300/206 ,  C10G2300/4081 ,  C10G2300/44

Abstract: A non-aqueous extraction (NAE) process for producing bitumen from oil sands ore can include a multistage bitumen extraction step where paraffinic solvent and deasphalted oil are added at a downstream stage of extraction at solvent-to-bitumen ratios below asphaltene precipitation onset threshold to remove bitumen from the solid mineral material, while the ore is added to a first stage to mix with the solvent-bitumen mixture and produce solvent diluted bitumen. The process includes recovering the solvent diluted bitumen and the solvent diluted tailings from the extraction step. The solvent diluted bitumen is subjected to deasphalting to produce solvent diluted deasphalted bitumen that is used as a source of the paraffinic solvent and deasphalted oil supplied to extraction. The tailings and asphaltene fraction from deasphalting can be subjected to washing and the washed material can then be subjected to sand solvent recovery. The NAE process can be operated within an operating envelop for effective and efficient performance.

公开(公告)号：US20230020290A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17375873

申请日：2021-07-14

Applicant: SUNCOR ENERGY INC.

Inventor： Darius REMESAT

IPC: C01B32/33 ,  C01B32/39 ,  C01B32/354 ,  D01D5/084 ,  D01F9/155

Abstract: There is provided a process and system for producing carbon fiber products. The process can involve deasphalting a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock, which can contain native asphaltenes, to produce a solid asphaltene particulate material, which can be further treated to produce the carbon fiber products. In some implementations, the solid asphaltene particulate material can be extruded in the presence of a polymer. In some implementations, the solid asphaltene particulate material can be chemically treated with a chemical agent including a Lewis acid, an oxidizing agent and/or a reducing agent before extrusion. In some implementations, the process can further produce activated carbon fibers.