Patents by Inventor Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen

Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen 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: 9151537
    Abstract: A method and system for optimizing the efficiency of an LNG liquification system of the gas expansion type, wherein an incoming feed gas is first separated in a fractionation column by counter current contact with a cold reflux fluid, and a gaseous stream introduced into the heat exchanger system at a reduced temperature such that an intermediate pinch point is created in the warm composite curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Kanfa Aragon AS
    Inventor: Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen
  • Patent number: 7833317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for control of emission of volatile gases (VOC) from a holding tank (80) for crude oil during unloading, loading and transport/holding of the oil, such as in an oil tank on board an oil tanker, in which a blanket gas is used to regulate pressure and amount of combustible gas and to prevent ingress of oxygen into the mentioned holding tank for crude oil. The system comprises a recovery device (50) for recovery of hydrocarbon gas from the holding tank (80) for crude oil, a storage tank (18) for liquid hydrocarbons under pressure, supplied from the recovery device (50), and that liquid hydrocarbons are fed to an evaporation device (70) set up to convert liquid hydrocarbons to gas form, for use as blanket gas in a holding tank (80) for crude oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Inventor: Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen
  • Publication number: 20100154470
    Abstract: A method and system for optimizing the efficiency of an LNG liquification system of the gas expansion type, wherein an incoming feed gas is first separated in a fractionation column by counter current contact with a cold reflux fluid, and a gaseous stream introduced into the heat exchanger system at a reduced temperature such that an intermediate pinch point is created in the warm composite curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: KANFA ARAGON AS
    Inventor: Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen
  • Publication number: 20100132405
    Abstract: A method is described for production of LNG from an incoming feed gas (1) on an onshore or offshore installation, and it is characterised by the following steps: 1) the feed gas is led through a fractionation column (150) where it is cooled a separated in an overhead fraction with a reduced content of pentane (C5) and heavier components, and a bottom fraction enriched with heavier hydrocarbons, 2) the overhead fraction from the fractionation column is fed to a heat exchanger system (110) and is subjected to a partial condensation to form a two-phase fluid, and the two-phase fluid is separated in a suitable separator (160) a liquid (5) rich in LPG and pentane (C3-C5) which is re-circulated as cold reflux to the fractionation column (150), while the gas (6) containing lower amounts of C5 hydrocarbons and hydrocarbons heavier than C5 is exported for further processing in the heat exchanger system (110) for liquefaction to LNG with a maximum content of ethane and LPG 3) the cooling circuit for liquefaction of gas
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: KANFA ARAGON AS
    Inventor: Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen
  • Patent number: 7273513
    Abstract: The use of turbulent contactors to simultaneously absorb selected acid gas components from a gas stream and flash off hydrocarbons entrained in a liquid stream which include a solvent or reagent for the selected gas component. In particular, the method comprises feeding the gas stream and liquid stream into a first contactor where they are contacted co-currently and subjected to turbulent mixing conditions, and passing the multi-phase flow from the first contactor to a second contactor. The multi-phase flow from the second contactor is subsequently separated into a gas phase and a liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Statoil ASA
    Inventors: Harald Linga, Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen, Finn Patrick Nilsen, Trond Olav Høyland
  • Publication number: 20060243344
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and a method for control of emission of volatile gases (VOC) from a holding tank (80) for crude oil during unloading, loading and transport/holding of the oil, such as in an oil tank on board an oil tanker, in which a blanket gas is used to regulate pressure and amount of combustible gas and to prevent ingress of oxygen into the mentioned holding tank for crude oil. The system comprises a recovery device (50) for recovery of hydrocarbon gas from the holding tank (80) for crude oil, a storage tank (18) for liquid hydrocarbons under pressure, supplied from the recovery device (50), and that liquid hydrocarbons are fed to an evaporation device (70) set up to convert liquid hydrocarbons to gas form, for use as blanket gas in a holding tank (80) for crude oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Applicant: ABB GAS TECHNOLOGY AS
    Inventor: Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen
  • Patent number: 7128276
    Abstract: The use of a turbulent contactor to absorb a selected gas component from a gas stream. The invention particularly applies to a method of distributing a liquid into a gas stream which comprises providing a liquid to an annulus at the periphery of a pipe in which a gas stream is flowing, the gas flow drawing the liquid into a film along the inner surface of the pipe to a sharp edge at the end of the pipe at which point the liquid breaks off the surface of the pipe and mixes intimately with the gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Statoil ASA
    Inventors: Finn Patrick Nilsen, Harald Linga, Rune Fantoft, Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen, Geir Inge Eide
  • Publication number: 20030155436
    Abstract: The use of a turbulent contactor to absorb a selected gas component from a gas stream. The invention particularly applies to a method of distributing a liquid into a gas stream which comprises providing a liquid to an annulus at the periphery of a pipe in which a gas stream is flowing, the gas flow drawing the liquid into a film along the inner surface of the pipe to a sharp edge at the end of the pipe at which point the liquid breaks off the surface of the pipe and mixes intimately with the gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Finn Patrick Nilsen, Harald Linga, Rune Fantoft, Inge Sverre Lund Nilsen, Geir Inge Eide