Patents by Inventor Chad TOMLINSON

Chad TOMLINSON 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).

  • Systems and methods for crude oil desalting and dehydration in a single vessel
    Patent number: 11299682
    Abstract: A system for crude oil desalting and dehydration in a single vessel is disclosed. The system comprises a pressure vessel defining a cavity and comprising a sealed bulkhead separating the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment. Disposed within the first compartment is a first distributor disposed within the first compartment, a first electrical grid assembly, and a transfer conduit that passes through the bulkhead from the first compartment to the second compartment, the second compartment being in fluid communication with the first compartment via the transfer conduit. The pressure vessel may further comprise an overflow weir in the first compartment and a second electrical grid assembly disposed within the second compartment and aligned substantially transverse to a flow path extending from the transfer conduit to the crude collection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: VME Process, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Thomas, Chad Tomlinson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRUDE OIL DESALTING AND DEHYDRATION IN A SINGLE VESSEL
    Publication number: 20200239787
    Abstract: A system for crude oil desalting and dehydration in a single vessel is disclosed. The system comprises a pressure vessel defining a cavity and comprising a sealed bulkhead separating the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment. Disposed within the first compartment is a first distributor disposed within the first compartment, a first electrical grid assembly, and a transfer conduit that passes through the bulkhead from the first compartment to the second compartment, the second compartment being in fluid communication with the first compartment via the transfer conduit. The pressure vessel may further comprise an overflow weir in the first compartment and a second electrical grid assembly disposed within the second compartment and aligned substantially transverse to a flow path extending from the transfer conduit to the crude collection header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Michael THOMAS, Chad TOMLINSON
  • Systems and methods for crude oil desalting and dehydration in a single vessel
    Patent number: 10669489
    Abstract: A system for crude oil desalting and dehydration in a single vessel is disclosed. The system comprises a pressure vessel defining a cavity and comprising a sealed bulkhead separating the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment. Disposed within the first compartment is a first distributor disposed within the first compartment, a first electrical grid assembly, and a transfer conduit that passes through the bulkhead from the first compartment to the second compartment, the second compartment being in fluid communication with the first compartment via the transfer conduit. The pressure vessel may further comprise an overflow weir in the first compartment and a second electrical grid assembly disposed within the second compartment and aligned substantially transverse to a flow path extending from the transfer conduit to the crude collection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: VME Process, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Thomas, Chad Tomlinson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRUDE OIL DESALTING AND DEHYDRATION IN A SINGLE VESSEL
    Publication number: 20190359895
    Abstract: A system for crude oil desalting and dehydration in a single vessel is disclosed. The system comprises a pressure vessel defining a cavity and comprising a sealed bulkhead separating the cavity into a first compartment and a second compartment. Disposed within the first compartment is a first distributor disposed within the first compartment, a first electrical grid assembly, and a transfer conduit that passes through the bulkhead from the first compartment to the second compartment, the second compartment being in fluid communication with the first compartment via the transfer conduit. The pressure vessel may further comprise an overflow weir in the first compartment and a second electrical grid assembly disposed within the second compartment and aligned substantially transverse to a flow path extending from the transfer conduit to the crude collection header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Michael THOMAS, Chad TOMLINSON