Patents by Inventor Aaby Kjeld Sorensen

Aaby Kjeld Sorensen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD FOR CONVERTING HYDRATES BURIED IN THE WATERBOTTOM INTO A MARKETABLE HYDROCARBON COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20110309668
    Abstract: A method for producing hydrocarbons wherein hydrates are excavated from the sea bottom and mixed into a transportable slurry, the slurry being pumped to a support vessel, using near sea bottom positive displacement hydraulic pumps, where the hydrates are converted into a hydrocarbon containing stream, with excavation tailings being pumped down to hydraulic motors to drive the hydraulic pumps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Michalakis Efthymiou, Ulfert Cornelis Klomp, Thomas Alexander Pasfield, Aaby Kjeld Sorensen