Patents by Inventor Timothy Dale Newbound

Timothy Dale Newbound 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).

  • Adsorption trap for the detection of surface-active agents in gas streams
    Patent number: 6920802
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for adsorbing surface-active compounds, such as corrosion inhibitors and water, from pressurized gas streams utilizing existing gas pipeline sampling valves. The apparatus includes an adsorption trap assembly containing an adsorption material packing, such as silica gel, fixedly positioned to selectively adsorb any surface-active compound(s)or water in the gas stream passing through the trap. After sampling, the adsorption material packing is removed and treated to desorb any entrained compound(s) for recovery, testing and identification. The method and apparatus have particular utility in determining the presence of corrosion inhibitors that have been added to petroleum pipelines upstream of the sampling point(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventor: Timothy Dale Newbound
  • Adsorption trap for the detection of surface-active agents in gas streams
    Publication number: 20030200788
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for adsorbing surface-active compounds, such as corrosion inhibitors and water, from pressurized gas streams utilizing existing gas pipeline sampling valves. The apparatus includes an adsorption trap assembly containing an adsorption material packing, such as silica gel, fixedly positioned to selectively adsorb any surface-active compound(s)or water in the gas stream passing through the trap. After sampling, the adsorption material packing is removed and treated to desorb any entrained compound(s) for recovery, testing and identification. The method and apparatus have particular utility in determining the presence of corrosion inhibitors that have been added to petroleum pipelines upstream of the sampling point(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Timothy Dale Newbound