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Shawn Van Der Merwe
Also filed as: VAN DER MERWE SHAWN
20 granted patents·4 pending applications·24 citations·filing 2011–2022
90Inventor score
Files withVAN DER MERWE SHAWN11FORT HILLS ENERGY LP9DUERR RYAN1PENNER BLAIR JAMES1SUNCOR ENERGY INC1
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24 records- 0182US9791170B2Process for direct steam injection heating of oil sands slurry streams such as bitumen frothVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 17, 2017·6 cites·59 claims
- 0281US10041005B2Process and system for solvent addition to bitumen frothVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 7, 2018·5 cites·101 claims
- 0375US9676684B2Process and unit for solvent recovery from solvent diluted tailings derived from bitumen froth treatmentDUERR RYAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 13, 2017·7 cites·74 claims
- 0471US8795537B2Settler with overflow recycleVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 5, 2014·2 cites·22 claims
- 0569US11261383B2Enhanced temperature control of bitumen froth treatment processFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 1, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 0664US10226717B2Method of recovering solvent from tailings by flashing under choked flow conditionsVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 12, 2019·1 cites·41 claims
- 0764US2021122982A1Bitumen production in paraffinic froth treatment (pft) operations with near infrared (nir) monitoringFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 0863US9587177B2Enhanced turndown process for a bitumen froth treatment operationVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 7, 2017·1 cites·35 claims
- 0962US10988695B2Process and system for solvent addition to bitumen frothFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 27, 2021·0 cites·26 claims
- 1060US10774268B2Bitumen production in paraffinic froth treatment (PFT) operations with near infrared (NIR) monitoringFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·19 claims
- 1159US11525093B2Direct steam injection (DSI) heating and use in bitumen froth treatment operationsFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·0 cites·26 claims
- 1259US9207019B2Heat recovery for bitumen froth treatment plant integration with sealed closed-loop cooling circuitVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 8, 2015·2 cites·26 claims
- 1357US10851310B2Direct steam injection (DSI) heating and use in bitumen froth treatment operationsFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 1, 2020·0 cites·38 claims
- 1457US10144876B2Enhanced turndown process for a bitumen froth treatment operationFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·0 cites·22 claims
- 1555US9956503B2Method for separating a feed material containing immiscible phases of different densitiesFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2017·Granted May 1, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 1654US11198821B2Monitoring of residual metals in paraffinic froth treatment operations and process controlYANG XIAOLI·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·0 cites·28 claims
- 1753US10125325B2Process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumenVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 13, 2018·0 cites·26 claims
- 1852US2014151269A1Enhanced temperature control of bitumen froth treatment processVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 1950US2023037003A1Re-wetting treatment of dry tailings produced by an oil sands solvent extraction processSUNCOR ENERGY INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2047US9789422B2Apparatus and method for separating a feed material containing immiscible phases of different densitiesVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 17, 2017·0 cites·33 claims
- 2147US9546323B2Process for integration of paraffinic froth treatment hub and a bitumen ore mining and extraction facilityVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 17, 2017·0 cites·49 claims
- 2246US9587176B2Process for treating high paraffin diluted bitumenVAN DER MERWE SHAWN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 7, 2017·0 cites·38 claims
- 2342US2014076785A1Heat and water integration process for an oil sand operation with direct steam injection of warm thickener overlfowPENNER BLAIR JAMES·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2434US10519382B2Bitumen production with solvent separation from tailings using distributor constructions and techniquesFORT HILLS ENERGY LP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 31, 2019·0 cites·26 claims
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