Patents by Inventor Joseph Penkala

Joseph Penkala 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 to mitigate halite scale
    Patent number: 11905459
    Abstract: Halite scales in an oilfield brine that has a potential for halite scaling can have halite scale formation inhibited or prevented by adding an effective amount of an additive, where the additive contains at least one non-water-soluble quaternary ammonium compound and at least one organic solvent. The quaternary ammonium compound may be benzyl-alkyldimethyl ammonium chloride, where the alkyl group has from 2 to 30 carbon atoms. The organic solvent may be one or more alcohol or glycol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Dong Shen, Haiping Lu, Daniel Philip Bestgen, Kung-Po Chao, Joseph Penkala
  • METHOD TO MITIGATE HALITE SCALE
    Publication number: 20230383171
    Abstract: Halite scales in an oilfield brine that has a potential for halite scaling can have halite scale formation inhibited or prevented by adding an effective amount of an additive, where the additive contains at least one non-water-soluble quaternary ammonium compound and at least one organic solvent. The quaternary ammonium compound may be benzyl-alkyldimethyl ammonium chloride, where the alkyl group has from 2 to 30 carbon atoms. The organic solvent may be one or more alcohol or glycol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Dong Shen, Haiping Lu, Daniel Philip Bestgen, Kung-Po Chao, Joseph Penkala