Patents by Inventor Mohamed Nabil NOUI-MEHIDI, JR.

Mohamed Nabil NOUI-MEHIDI, JR. 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).

  • System and method for harvesting energy down-hole from an isothermal segment of a wellbore
    Patent number: 10115880
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating power in a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation are described. A swirling flow of pressurized fluid is passed through a vortex tube to generate a temperature differential between first and second outlets of the vortex tube. The temperature differential is applied to a thermoelectric generator configured to convert the temperature differential into a voltage. The thermoelectric generator produces electrical power that is transmittable to down-hole tools within the wellbore such as an inflow control valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventor: Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi, Jr.
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARVESTING ENERGY DOWN-HOLE FROM AN ISOTHERMAL SEGMENT OF A WELLBORE
    Publication number: 20170317258
    Abstract: Systems and methods of generating power in a wellbore extending through a subterranean formation are described. A swirling flow of pressurized fluid is passed through a vortex tube to generate a temperature differential between first and second outlets of the vortex tube. The temperature differential is applied to a thermoelectric generator configured to convert the temperature differential into a voltage. The thermoelectric generator produces electrical power that is transmittable to down-hole tools within the wellbore such as an inflow control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Mohamed Nabil NOUI-MEHIDI, JR.