Patents by Inventor Charles J. Lord, III
Charles J. Lord, III 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: 10633600Abstract: Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil containing a synthetic reducing agent is heated to a temperature above 100° C. and held at that temperature for a specified period of time to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by e.g., flashing the hot oil and/or contacting it with a gas phase.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignees: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Lars T. Lambertsson, Charles J. Lord, III, Erik L. Björn, Wolfgang Frech
-
Publication number: 20190055477Abstract: Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil containing a synthetic reducing agent is heated to a temperature above 100° C. and held at that temperature for a specified period of time to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by e.g., flashing the hot oil and/or contacting it with a gas phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Inventors: Lars T. LAMBERTSSON, Charles J. LORD, III, Erik L. BJÖRN, Wolfgang FRECH
-
Patent number: 9574140Abstract: Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil is heated to a temperature above 100° C. and held at that temperature for a specified period of time to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by e.g., flashing the hot oil and/or contacting it with a gas phase. This process transfers the elemental mercury from the oil phase into the gas phase. Elemental mercury can then be removed from the gas phase by methods such as condensation, precipitation, or absorption either alone or in combination.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Charles J Lord, III, Lars T Lambertsson, Erik L. Björn, Wolfgang Frech, Sally A. Thomas
-
Publication number: 20160333278Abstract: Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil is heated to a temperature above 100° C. and held at that temperature for a specified period of time to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by e.g., flashing the hot oil and/or contacting it with a gas phase. This process transfers the elemental mercury from the oil phase into the gas phase. Elemental mercury can then be removed from the gas phase by methods such as condensation, precipitation, or absorption either alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Applicant: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Charles J. LORD, III, Lars T. LAMBERTSSON, Erik L. BJÖRN, Wolfgang FRECH, Sally A. THOMAS
-
Patent number: 9447336Abstract: Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil is heated to a temperature above 100° C. in a stabilization column for a time sufficient to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by flashing, or preferably by gas stripping with a gas injected at the bottom of the column. Either process transfers the elemental mercury from the oil phase into the gas phase. Elemental mercury can then be removed from the gas phase by methods such as condensation, precipitation, or absorption either alone or in combination.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Charles J. Lord, III, Thomas R. Smith, David O'Halloran
-
Patent number: 9266755Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Mark A. Hughes, Charles J. Lord, III, Bruce B. Randolph, Joe B. Cross, Sumod Kalakkunnath, Mike K. Corbett, Roger K. Goenner, Larry E. Reed
-
Publication number: 20150218462Abstract: Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil is heated to a temperature above 100° C. and held at that temperature for a specified period of time to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by e.g., flashing the hot oil and/or contacting it with a gas phase. This process transfers the elemental mercury from the oil phase into the gas phase. Elemental mercury can then be removed from the gas phase by methods such as condensation, precipitation, or absorption either alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Charles J. LORD, III, Lars T. LAMBERTSSON, Erik L. BJÖRN, Wolfgang FRECH, Sally A. THOMAS
-
Publication number: 20150108040Abstract: Methods, systems and designs are provided for removing mercury from crudes. Crude oil is heated to a temperature above 100° C. in a stabilization column for a time sufficient to convert all of the forms of mercury in the oil into the elemental mercury form. The elemental mercury is then stripped from the crude oil by flashing, or preferably by gas stripping with a gas injected at the bottom of the column. Either process transfers the elemental mercury from the oil phase into the gas phase. Elemental mercury can then be removed from the gas phase by methods such as condensation, precipitation, or absorption either alone or in combination.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2014Publication date: April 23, 2015Inventors: Charles J. LORD, III, Thomas R. SMITH, David O'HALLORAN
-
Patent number: 8974676Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Phillips 66 CompanyInventors: Mark A. Hughes, Charles J. Lord, III, Bruce B. Randolph, Joe B. Cross, Sumod Kalakkunnath, Mike K. Corbett, Roger K. Goenner, Larry E. Reed
-
Publication number: 20140042065Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Mark A. Hughes, Charles J. Lord III, Bruce B. Randolph, Joe B. Cross, Sumod Kalakkunnath, Mike K. Corbett, Roger K. Goenner, Larry E. Reed
-
Publication number: 20110203993Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to treating fluid to at least reduce selenium content within the fluid. The treating includes conditioning stages to alter a composition of the fluid prior to removal of the selenium content from the fluid. The composition of the fluid after the conditioning stages facilitates the removal of the selenium content or at least limits detrimental impact to selenium removal efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2011Publication date: August 25, 2011Applicant: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Mark A. Hughes, Charles J. Lord, III, Bruce B. Randolph, Joe B. Cross, Sumod Kalakkunnath, Mike K. Corbett, Roger K. Goenner, Larry E. Reed
-
Patent number: 7575689Abstract: A process for removing naphthenic acids from an aqueous stream using a composition comprising calcium and activated carbon, and optionally a process for removing naphthenic acid and selenium compounds from an aqueous stream, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2008Date of Patent: August 18, 2009Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Devadas Panjala, Joseph B. Cross, Larry E. Reed, Charles J. Lord, III
-
Patent number: 7419606Abstract: A process for removing selenium from an aqueous stream using a supported sulfur material, and optionally the addition of an activating agent for enhanced removal of selenite, is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Marvin Johnson, Charles J. Lord, III, Larry E. Reed, Kenneth C. McCarley, Glenn W. Dodwell, Tin Tack Peter Cheung, John Cruze, Richard Anderson
-
Patent number: 7413664Abstract: A process for removing selenium from an aqueous stream using a supported sulfur material, to convert selenocyanate to selenite, followed by removal of the selenite from the aqueous stream.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2006Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: ConocoPhillips CompanyInventors: Charles J. Lord, III, Larry E. Reed