Patent 7857871 was granted and assigned to Baker Hughes on December, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
This invention provides a composition and a method of using a composition containing an imidazoline, optionally containing a paraffin inhibitor, for improving the pour point of liquid hydrocarbons, such as crude oil and petroleum fuel, and/or inhibiting or reducing the formation of paraffin deposits in such liquids.