Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Piglia, Sr.

Thomas J. Piglia, Sr. 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).

  • Glycol dehydration apparatus for natural gas
    Patent number: 5141536
    Abstract: An improved glycol dehydration apparatus with a condenser on the reboiler water vapor vent to condense volatile carbon compounds, said condenser comprising a countercurrent flow shell-and-tube condenser with an annular space of at least three-quarters of an inch, said shell inlet in fluid communication with the glycol dehydration apparatus at a first location between the pressure reduction pump and the glycol reboiler and said shell outlet in fluid communication with the glycol dehydration apparatus at a second location between the glycol reboiler and the first location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Vernon H. Schievelbein, Thomas J. Piglia, Sr.