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Alain Billon
Also filed as: BILLON ALAIN
33 granted patents·2 pending applications·999 citations·filing 1981–2004
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35 records- 0195US4498972AHydrotreatment process for converting a heavy hydrocarbon fraction containing sulfur impurities and metal impurities to a lighter oil, in at least two stepsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 12, 1985·104 cites·15 claims
- 0293US6783661B1Process for producing oils with a high viscosity indexINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 31, 2004·73 cites·20 claims
- 0392US4395329ACatalyst and process for hydrorefining hydrocarbon charges with high contents of metals, resins and/or asphaltenesCATALYSE SOC PROD FRANCAIS·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 26, 1983·57 cites·26 claims
- 0488US6306287B1Process for hydrotreatment of a heavy hydrocarbon fraction using permutable reactors and introduction of a middle distillateINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 23, 2001·85 cites·15 claims
- 0586US7250107B2Flexible method for producing oil bases and distillates from feedstock containing heteroatomsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 31, 2007·42 cites·22 claims
- 0686US5759385AProcess and plant for purifying spent oilINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 2, 1998·62 cites·17 claims
- 0785US6017441AMulti-step catalytic process for conversion of a heavy hydrocarbon fractionINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 25, 2000·66 cites·10 claims
- 0883US6277270B1Process for converting heavy petroleum fractions that comprise a fixed-bed hydrotreatment stage, an ebullated-bed conversion stage, and a catalytic cracking stageINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 21, 2001·57 cites·20 claims
- 0981US6884339B2Flexible method for producing oil bases with a ZSM-48 zeoliteINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 26, 2005·32 cites·24 claims
- 1079US5980730AProcess for converting a heavy hydrocarbon fraction using an ebullated bed hydrodemetallization catalystINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 9, 1999·55 cites·12 claims
- 1175US4715946AProcess for deasphalting a hydrocarbon charge containing asphaltenesINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 29, 1987·32 cites·12 claims
- 1275US4510042AHeavy oil process with hydrovisbreaking, hydrodemetallation and hydrodesulfurationINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1983·Granted Apr 9, 1985·27 cites·14 claims
- 1372US5306860AMethod of hydroisomerizing paraffins emanating from the Fischer-Tropsch process using catalysts based on H-Y zeoliteINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 26, 1994·35 cites·21 claims
- 1469US6117306ACatalytic process for conversion of a petroleum residue using a fixed bed hydrodemetallization catalystINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 12, 2000·34 cites·26 claims
- 1567US6280606B1Process for converting heavy petroleum fractions that comprise a distillation stage, ebullated-bed hydroconversion stages of the vacuum distillate, and a vacuum residue and a catalytic cracking stageINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 28, 2001·30 cites·18 claims
- 1666US5525209AProcess for the improved production of middle distillates jointly with the production of high viscosity oils with high viscosity indices from heavy petroleum cutsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 11, 1996·24 cites·22 claims
- 1763US6350370B1NU-85 zeolite catalyst and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffinsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 26, 2002·4 cites·24 claims
- 1863US5834522AHydroisomerization treatment process for feeds from the fisher-tropsch processINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 10, 1998·28 cites·24 claims
- 1962US7160436B2Method for two-step hydrocracking of hydrocarbon feedstocksINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 9, 2007·8 cites·24 claims
- 2062US6171477B1Hydroconversion of vacuum distillates and deasphalted oils in fixed beds and boiling bedsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 9, 2001·25 cites·17 claims
- 2159US5345019AMethod of hydrocracking paraffins emanating from the Fischer-Tropsch process using catalysts based on H-Y zeoliteINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 6, 1994·18 cites·18 claims
- 2258US5879539APrecious metal and silica-alumina based catalyst and hydroisomerisation treatment process for heavy feedsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 9, 1999·20 cites·6 claims
- 2356US4511458AHeavy oil process with hydrodemetallation, hydrovisbreaking and hydrodesulfurationINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1983·Granted Apr 16, 1985·12 cites·14 claims
- 2454US4533462AProcess for the treatment of highly viscous heavy oils at the oil field to effect desalting and transportability thereofINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1984·Granted Aug 6, 1985·11 cites·11 claims
- 2551US4391700AProcess for converting heavy hydrocarbon oils, containing asphaltenes, to lighter fractionsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 5, 1983·10 cites·16 claims
- 2648US5989410AProcess for improving the pour point of paraffin feedstocks with a catalyst containing an IM-5 zeolite baseINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 23, 1999·11 cites·14 claims
- 2744US2005029161A1Process for improving the cetane number of a gas oil cutFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2843US6036846ACatalyst based on modified NU-87 zeolite and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffinsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 14, 2000·8 cites·24 claims
- 2940US6153548ANU-85 zeolite catalyst and a process for improving the pour point of feeds containing paraffinsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 28, 2000·5 cites·17 claims
- 3040US6007703AMulti-step process for conversion of a petroleum residueINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 28, 1999·9 cites·19 claims
- 3138US6733658B2EU-1 zeolite catalyst and a process for the reduction of the pour point of feeds containing paraffinsINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1998·Granted May 11, 2004·5 cites·29 claims
- 3237US5843384APlant for purifying spent oilINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·6 cites·5 claims
- 3337US2004050753A1Method for producing diesel fuel by moderate pressure hydrocrackingFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3434US4498974AProcess for converting a highly viscous hydrocarbon charge to a less viscous, more easily transportable and more easily refinable hydrocarbon fractionINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 12, 1985·3 cites·9 claims
- 3528US4414105AProcess for deasphalting an asphaltene containing hydrocarbon chargeINST FRANCAIS DU PETROLE·Filed 1981·Granted Nov 8, 1983·1 cites·8 claims
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