Patents by Inventor Cathy Fuchs

Cathy Fuchs 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).

  • Publication number: 20190233315
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a facility for treating Produced Water stream from a production well of an oil and gas field, the method and facility including: obtaining a first stream by directing the Produced Water stream to a system of separation by physical way; oxidizing the first stream by introducing in the stream an oxidant by contacting the Produced Water stream with an oxidant; and directing the oxidized stream to an aerobic bioreactor, to achieve a biological treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Bertrand SEGUES, Audrey BRETON, Nicolas LESAGE, Pierre PEDENAUD, Patrick BALDONI-AUDREY, Sylvie BAIG, Cathy FUCHS, Craig WALLIS
  • Patent number: 9598298
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating wastewater containing hydrocarbons, in particular hydrocarbons from the group of compounds referred to as BTEX, comprising benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene aromatic compounds, said wastewater being in particular from the production or conditioning of natural gas, wherein, according to the method, the wastewater is subjected to stripping by the natural gas such that the hydrocarbon pollution is not only removed from the water by means of being transferred to the gas, but also eliminated during the subsequent combustion of the gas. The wastewater to be treated has a soluble BTEX content that is no higher than 1,200 ppm, preferably no higher than 900 ppm, and the weight ratio of the stripping gas to the treated water is less than 10%, the water being discharged from the stripper having a soluble BTEX content that is no higher than 30 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: ONDEO INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Cathy Fuchs, Craig Wallis, Benoit Tommy-Martin
  • Publication number: 20140231345
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating wastewater containing hydrocarbons, in particular hydrocarbons from the group of compounds referred to as BTEX, comprising benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene aromatic compounds, said wastewater being in particular from the production or conditioning of natural gas, wherein, according to the method, the wastewater is subjected to stripping by the natural gas such that the hydrocarbon pollution is not only removed from the water by means of being transferred to the gas, but also eliminated during the subsequent combustion of the gas. The wastewater to be treated has a soluble BTEX content that is no higher than 1,200 ppm, preferably no higher than 900 ppm, and the weight ratio of the stripping gas to the treated water is less than 10%, the water being discharged from the stripper having a soluble BTEX content that is no higher than 30 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: ONDEO INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Cathy Fuchs, Craig Wallis, Benoit Tommy-Martin