Patents by Inventor Ajay Praful Mehta

Ajay Praful Mehta 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).

  • Pipe transport system with hydrophobic wall
    Patent number: 8814473
    Abstract: A pipe system comprising a pipe comprising an exterior of the system, the pipe comprising an inner pipe wall; a hydrophobic layer interior to the inner pipe wall; and a liquid interior to the hydrophobic layer and interior to the inner pipe wall, the liquid comprising water and one or more hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Gregory John Hatton, Ajay Praful Mehta, David Joseph Peters
  • PIPE TRANSPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130098798
    Abstract: A non-stick apparatus, comprising a fluid-solids stream storage or conveyance article comprising a first material; a coating on an internal surface of the article comprising a second material; wherein the second material comprises a reduced adhesion strength with a wax deposit of less than 30% of a first material adhesion strength with a wax deposit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory John Hatton, Ajay Praful Mehta, Chien Kuei Tsai
  • PIPE TRANSPORT SYSTEM WITH HYDROPHOBIC WALL
    Publication number: 20130087207
    Abstract: A pipe system comprising a pipe comprising an exterior of the system, the pipe comprising an inner pipe wall; a hydrophobic layer interior to the inner pipe wall; and a liquid interior to the hydrophobic layer and interior to the inner pipe wall, the liquid comprising water and one or more hydrocarbons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Gregory John Hatton, Ajay Praful Mehta, David Joseph Peters
  • Method and apparatus for a cold flow subsea hydrocarbon production system
    Patent number: 7918283
    Abstract: A system for assuring subsea hydrocarbon production flow in pipelines by chilling the hydrocarbon production flow in a heat exchanger and causing solids to form, periodically removing deposits and placing them in a slurry utilizing a closed loop pig launching and receiving systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Szabolcs Roland Balkanyi, James George Broze, Joseph Oscar Esparza, Gregory John Hatton, Ajay Praful Mehta, Chien Kuei Tsai, Moye Wicks, III, George John Zabaras
  • Method and apparatus for a cold flow subsea hydrocarbon production system
    Patent number: 7530398
    Abstract: A system for assuring subsea hydrocarbon production flow in pipelines by chilling the hydrocarbon production flow in a heat exchanger and causing solids to form, periodically removing deposits and placing them in a slurry utilizing a closed loop pig launching and receiving systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Szabolcs Roland Balkanyi, James George Broze, Jose Oscar Esparza, Gregory John Hatton, Ajay Praful Mehta, Chien Kuei Tsai, Moye Wicks, III, George John Zabaras
  • Method and Apparatus for a Cold Flow Subsea Hydrocarbon Production System
    Publication number: 20090020288
    Abstract: A system for assuring subsea hydrocarbon production flow in pipelines by chilling the hydrocarbon production flow in a heat exchanger and causing solids to form, periodically removing deposits and placing them in a slurry utilizing a closed loop pig launching and receiving systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventors: Szabolcs Roland Balkanyi, James George Broze, Joseph Oscar Esparza, Gregory John Hatton, Ajay Praful Mehta, Chien Kuei Tsai, Moye Wicks, III, George John Zabaras