https://patentbrief.org/company/standard-oil-co Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to Standard Oil Co, newest first. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:10:35 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1049667/petroleum-cracking-burton A 1913 patent by William Burton that describes a thermal cracking process to turn heavy crude oil into usable gasoline for automobiles. Tue, 07 Jan 1913 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1049667/petroleum-cracking-burton