Patents by Inventor Richard P. Cheney, Jr.

Richard P. Cheney, 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).

  • Method and system for processing natural gas using a rotary screw compressor
    Patent number: 7377956
    Abstract: Method and system for processing natural gas containing contaminants through the use of one or more rotary screw compressors. A natural gas containing a contaminant (e.g., water or carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulfide) and a contaminant removing agent are combined and processed within a rotary screw compressor. The contaminant removing agent may be a dehydrating agent such as a glycol or a carbon dioxide and/or hydrogen sulfide removing agent such an amine. The method and system of the present invention also may employ a series of rotary screw compressors to process natural gas containing a plurality of contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: RDC Research LLC
    Inventors: Richard P. Cheney, Jr., Brad Salzman