Patents by Inventor Michael Albert Hooper

Michael Albert Hooper 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).

  • Process for treating water in heavy oil production using coated heat exchange units
    Patent number: 8616283
    Abstract: A process for treating a water stream produced in the recovery of heavy oil from geological formations. The process includes use of a heat exchange unit having at least one tube having a multi-layer coating. The multi-layer coating includes a melt flowable copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene adhered to the interior surface or exterior surface of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: E I du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Michael Albert Hooper
  • Process for Treating Water in Heavy Oil Production Using Coated Heat Exchange Units
    Publication number: 20110139451
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for treating a water stream produced in the recovery of heavy oil from geological formations comprising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Laurence Waino McKeen, Michael Albert Hooper