Patents by Inventor Christabel Tomla

Christabel Tomla 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).

  • Cationic starch-based additives for reduction of fouling in water coolers in SAGD production systems
    Patent number: 11186500
    Abstract: Methods and additives for reducing fouling in water coolers in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage systems (SAGD) are described in which an additive comprising a cationic starch, either alone or in combination with a water clarifier compound, is introduced into a SAGD system, wherein a lower amount of the additive is used to achieve the same or better results in reducing fouling in the water coolers as compared to an otherwise identical method absent the additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Carla Perla, Carlos Diaz, Bruce Oyer Horne, II, Keith Osness, Larry Sartori, Victor Barbu, Tomasa Ledesma, Leonardo Franca, Cole T. Jones, Christabel Tomla
  • High temperature tolerant, modified cationic starch-based additives for water clarification
    Patent number: 11104854
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to additives comprising modified cationic starches that may be applied to a production fluid at high temperatures, such as temperatures ranging from about 80° C. to about 300° C., for separating water from an emulsion in the production fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Christabel Tomla, Wojciech Jakubowski, Jason J. Thomas