Patents by Inventor F. Stephen Brusso

F. Stephen Brusso 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).

  • Method for extracting HS from sour gas
    Patent number: 7531159
    Abstract: This invention teaches a process that includes extraction of gas in which the presence of foam results in the carry over in the outlet gas stream of excessive liquids and/or solids, including the steps of injecting the foam laden gas stream tangentially into a cyclonic separator having an axial gas outlet and a liquid outlet, under conditions in which the inlet stream is subjected to at least about 150 G's, the outlet gas being substantially liquids/solids free and the outlet liquid stream being conveyed for disposal or further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: National Tank Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Lanning, F. Stephen Brusso, Gary W. Sams
  • Method for extracting H2S from sour gas
    Publication number: 20080023373
    Abstract: This invention teaches a process that includes extraction of gas in which the presence of foam results in the carry over in the outlet gas stream of excessive liquids and/or solids, including the steps of injecting the foam laden gas stream tangentially into a cyclonic separator having an axial gas outlet and a liquid outlet, under conditions in which the inlet stream is subjected to at least about 150 G's, the outlet gas being substantially liquids/solids free and the outlet liquid stream being conveyed for disposal or further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Robert A. Lanning, F. Stephen Brusso, Gary W. Sams