Patents by Inventor Samuel Heng

Samuel Heng 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).

  • Patent number: 10414673
    Abstract: A method for testing an underwater filtration system as well as the underwater testing device which enables the operation of filtration systems in aquatic conditions. The testing method includes introducing a flow of water into the underwater testing device via a water inlet, said underwater testing device including at least one filter, bringing said flow in the underwater testing device up to said filter, obtaining a filtrate downstream of said filter and discharging said filtrate into the environment via a discharge pipe. The underwater testing device is placed underwater at a depth of at least 500 meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: TOTAL SA, SAIPEM S.A., VEOLIA EAU—COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES EAUX, VWS WESTGARTH LTD.
    Inventors: Pierre Pedenaud, Samuel Heng, Didier Bigeonneau, Stéphane Anres, Raymond Hallot, Michel Baylot, Mourad Ben Boudinar, Graeme Skivington
  • Patent number: 9726002
    Abstract: A water treatment method includes: withdrawing water from the environment; filtering the withdrawn water in a membrane filtration unit; extracting a production flow from an underground formation containing hydrocarbons; separating and collecting production water from the production flow; filtering the production flow in the membrane filtration unit; collecting a treated water flow from the membrane filtration unit. An installation adapted for applying this method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Total S.A.
    Inventors: Samuel Heng, Pierre Pedenaud, Philippe Coffin
  • Patent number: 9540253
    Abstract: A water treatment method is provided. The method includes filtering water in a membrane filtration unit including at least one membrane filtration module, collecting a permeate and collecting a retentate at the outlet of the membrane filtration module, withdrawing solid materials and/or hydrocarbons contained in the retentate, in order to provide a treated retentate, recycling the treated retentate at the inlet of the membrane filtration module, and providing a treated water flow from the permeate from membrane filtration module(s). An installation adapted for applying this method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Samuel Heng, Pierre Pedenaud
  • Publication number: 20150274553
    Abstract: A method for testing an underwater filtration system as well as the underwater testing, device which enables the operation of filtration systems in aquatic conditions. The testing method includes introducing a flow of water into the underwater testing device via a water inlet, said underwater testing device including at least one filter, bringing said flow in the underwater testing device up to said filter, obtaining a filtrate downstream of said filter and discharging said filtrate into the environment via a discharge pipe. The underwater testing device is placed underwater at a depth of at least 500 meters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Pierre Pedenaud, Samuel Heng, Didier Bigeonneau, Stéphane Anres, Raymond Hallot, Michel Baylot, Mourad Ben Boudinar, Graeme Skivington
  • Publication number: 20130213649
    Abstract: A water treatment method includes: withdrawing water from the environment; filtering the withdrawn water in a membrane filtration unit; extracting a production flow from an underground formation containing hydrocarbons; separating and collecting production water from the production flow; filtering the production flow in the membrane filtration unit; collecting a treated water flow from the membrane filtration unit. An installation adapted for applying this method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: TOTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Samuel Heng, Pierre Pedenaud, Philippe Coffin
  • Publication number: 20130192836
    Abstract: A water treatment method includes: filtering water in a membrane filtration unit including at least one membrane filtration module; collecting a permeate and collecting a retentate at the outlet of the membrane filtration module; withdrawing solid materials and/or hydrocarbons contained in the retentate, in order to provide a treated retentate; recycling the treated retentate at the inlet of the membrane filtration module; providing a treated water flow from the permeate from membrane filtration module(s). An installation adapted for applying this method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: TOTAL S.A.
    Inventors: Samuel Heng, Pierre Pedenaud
  • Publication number: 20090321354
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is a membrane reactor for the treatment of liquid effluents containing organic pollutants, of the type comprising at least one porous membrane (3) for the diffusion of an oxidizing gas, characterized in that it includes at least one selective membrane (2), (4) of said pollutants, which selective membrane defines, with said porous membrane for the diffusion of an oxidizing gas, a reaction space (31) into which said liquid effluents are injected, said reactor having means (34) for extracting retentates from said reaction space (31) and a space (32) for recovering the treated effluents, which space is separated from said reaction space (31) by said selective membrane or membranes (2), (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: OTV SA
    Inventors: Samuel Heng, King Lun Yeung, Jean-Christophe Schrotter
  • Patent number: 7494610
    Abstract: A method of activating a zeolite membrane comprising a step of placing the membrane in contact with a fluid mixture containing ozone, wherein when the fluid mixture is a gaseous mixture, the fluid mixture has a temperature of at least 423K, and wherein when the fluid mixture is a liquid mixture, the fluid mixture has a temperature of 353K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: King Lun Yeung, Koon Fung Lam, Samuel Heng, Lik Hang Joseph Chau
  • Publication number: 20070045174
    Abstract: A method of activating a zeolite membrane comprising a step of placing the membrane in contact with a fluid mixture containing ozone, wherein when the fluid mixture is a gaseous mixture, the fluid mixture has a temperature of at least 423K, and wherein when the fluid mixture is a liquid mixture, the fluid mixture has a temperature of 353K.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: King Yeung, Koon Lam, Samuel Heng, Lik Chau