Patents by Inventor Afif Samih HALAL

Afif Samih HALAL 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).

  • Patent number: 9074333
    Abstract: A fluid level control system comprising a structure containing oil and water; a fluid off-take located on said structure; a flow controller fluidly connected to said fluid off-take; a sensor located on said structure and adapted to measure a property of said oil and said water; and a computer for interpreting a signal from said sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Afif Samih Halal, Moye Wicks, III
  • Publication number: 20130183098
    Abstract: A fluid level control system comprising a structure containing oil and water; a fluid off-take located on said structure; flow controller fluidly connected to said fluid off-take; a sensor located on said structure and adapted to measure a property of said oil and said water; and a computer for interpreting a signal from said sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Afif Samih Halal, Moye Wicks, III
  • Publication number: 20120211234
    Abstract: An oil and gas collection system, comprising a source of oil and gas flowing into a body of water; a collector located adjacent the source of oil and gas; a riser to transport the oil and gas towards a surface of the body of water, a first end of the riser fluidly connected to the collector; and a separator fluidly connected to a second end of the riser, the separator adapted to separate the oil and gas into a first oil rich stream and a second gas rich stream, the separator comprising an oil rich stream outlet and a gas rich stream outlet. In some embodiments, the source of oil and gas comprises a blow out preventer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Curtis Len Wilie, David Alex Knoll, Robert Wing-yu Chin, Afif Samih Halal, Early Baggett Denison
  • Publication number: 20120051841
    Abstract: A subsea capture system, comprising a plurality of leak sources on a sea floor, the leak sources having a density less than sea water; and a plurality of capture devices located above each of the plurality of leak sources, the capture devices comprising a funnel shape comprising a large bottom opening inlet and tapering to a small top opening outlet
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory John HATTON, Afif Samih HALAL