Patents by Inventor Raymond Clifford Skinner

Raymond Clifford Skinner 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).

  • Publication number: 20230392486
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for reducing an operating expense and a steam oil ratio (SOR) of at least one of an enhanced oil recovery system and a gas recovery system. The system can include a boiler configured to produce steam. The system can further include a super-heater in fluid communication with the boiler, the super-heater configured to generate a plurality of super-heat levels in a plurality of sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and the gas recovery system downstream of the super-heater, wherein the plurality of super-heat levels are implemented per each one of the plurality of downstream sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and gas recovery system to reduce the SOR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11802662
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a large scale direct steam generator operating on an oxidant of air or enriched air configured to generate steam and combustion exhaust constituents. An exhaust constituent separation system and an energy recovery system to reclaim energy and improve the efficiency of the thermodynamic cycle. An optional CO2 separation system and Non Condensable Gas injection system may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20230288054
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11655698
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for reducing an operating expense and a steam oil ratio (SOR) of at least one of an enhanced oil recovery system and a gas recovery system. The system can include a boiler configured to produce steam. The system can further include a super-heater in fluid communication with the boiler, the super-heater configured to generate a plurality of super-heat levels in a plurality of sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and the gas recovery system downstream of the super-heater, wherein the plurality of super-heat levels are implemented per each one of the plurality of downstream sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and gas recovery system to reduce the SOR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11635202
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11624299
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for generating steam. The system can include a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. A close coupled heat exchanger can be fluidly coupled to the direct steam generator, the close coupled heat exchanger can be configured to route the saturated or superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents through an exhaust constituent removal system. The system can include an energy recovery system that reclaims the energy from the exhaust constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20220282833
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a large scale direct steam generator operating on an oxidant of air or enriched air configured to generate steam and combustion exhaust constituents. An exhaust constituent separation system and an energy recovery system to reclaim energy and improve the efficiency of the thermodynamic cycle. An optional CO2 separation system and Non Condensable Gas injection system may be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20220195897
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for generating steam. The system can include a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. A close coupled heat exchanger can be fluidly coupled to the direct steam generator, the close coupled heat exchanger can be configured to route the saturated or superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents through an exhaust constituent removal system. The system can include an energy recovery system that reclaims the energy from the exhaust constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20220023769
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for harvesting salt and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water, comprising. A direct steam generator (DSG) can be configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents from the at least one of the produced water and salt water. A separation system can be configured to separate the salt from at least one of the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in brine form or solid form. An expansion turbine can be configured to recover energy from the steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch
  • Publication number: 20210222534
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for reducing an operating expense and a steam oil ratio (SOR) of at least one of an enhanced oil recovery system and a gas recovery system. The system can include a boiler configured to produce steam. The system can further include a super-heater in fluid communication with the boiler, the super-heater configured to generate a plurality of super-heat levels in a plurality of sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and the gas recovery system downstream of the super-heater, wherein the plurality of super-heat levels are implemented per each one of the plurality of downstream sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and gas recovery system to reduce the SOR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: James C. Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20210190309
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: James C. Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Patent number: 10895137
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for reducing an operating expense and a steam oil ratio (SOR) of at least one of an enhanced oil recovery system and a gas recovery system. The system can include a boiler configured to produce steam. The system can further include a super-heater in fluid communication with the boiler, the super-heater configured to generate a plurality of super-heat levels in a plurality of sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and the gas recovery system downstream of the super-heater, wherein the plurality of super-heat levels are implemented per each one of the plurality of downstream sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and gas recovery system to reduce the SOR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James C. Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20190032913
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for reducing an operating expense and a steam oil ratio (SOR) of at least one of an enhanced oil recovery system and a gas recovery system. The system can include a boiler configured to produce steam. The system can further include a super-heater in fluid communication with the boiler, the super-heater configured to generate a plurality of super-heat levels in a plurality of sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and the gas recovery system downstream of the super-heater, wherein the plurality of super-heat levels are implemented per each one of the plurality of downstream sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and gas recovery system to reduce the SOR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: James C. Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds