Patents by Inventor George Rodrigue Carriere

George Rodrigue Carriere 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).

  • Device for floccing a mixture produced during oil or gas well drilling
    Patent number: 6554141
    Abstract: A device for floccing a mixture produced during oil or gas well drilling has a vertical tank with a vertical peripheral wall having a central axis, and a bottom located in a lower end of the peripheral wall, the tank having a height which is significantly greater than a cross-section of the tank, a line for introducing the mixture through a top end of the tank into an interior of the tank so that a solid fraction of the mixture settles on the bottom, and a line for withdrawing a liquid fraction of the mixture from the interior of the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Inventor: George Rodrigue Carriere
  • Device for floccing a mixture produced during oil or gas well drilling
    Publication number: 20020162793
    Abstract: A device for floccing a mixture produced during oil or gas well drilling has a vertical tank with a vertical peripheral wall having a central axis, and a bottom located in a lower end of the peripheral wall, the tank having a height which is significantly greater than a cross-section of the tank, a line for introducing the mixture through a top end of the tank into an interior of the tank so that a solid fraction of the mixture settles on the bottom, and a line for withdrawing a liquid fraction of the mixture from the interior of the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: George Rodrigue Carriere