Patents by Inventor Adam W. Aylor

Adam W. Aylor 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 of designing compressible particles having buoyancy in a confined volume
    Patent number: 11434406
    Abstract: A method of designing compressible particles for a fluid mixture. The compressible particles are intended to be used for attenuating pressure within a confined volume such as a trapped annulus. Preferably, the compressible particles reside buoyantly within an aqueous fluid, forming a fluid mixture. Each of the compressible particles is fabricated to collapse in response to fluid pressure within the confined volume, and comprises carbon. The particles may each have a porosity of between 5% and 40%, and a compressibility of between 10% and 30%, at 10,000 psi. The particles are tuned to have a buoyancy that is lower than the carrier fluid while still having resiliency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Ward E. Narhi, Sandeep A. Kibey, David A. Stiles, Michael R. Awe, Adam W. Aylor
  • Method of Designing Compressible Particles Having Buoyancy in a Confined Volume
    Publication number: 20200148932
    Abstract: A method of designing compressible particles for a fluid mixture. The compressible particles are intended to be used for attenuating pressure within a confined volume such as a trapped annulus. Preferably, the compressible particles reside buoyantly within an aqueous fluid, forming a fluid mixture. Each of the compressible particles is fabricated to collapse in response to fluid pressure within the confined volume, and comprises carbon. The particles may each have a porosity of between 5% and 40%, and a compressibility of between 10% and 30%, at 10,000 psi. The particles are tuned to have a buoyancy that is lower than the carrier fluid while still having resiliency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Ward E. Narhi, Sandeep A. Kibey, David A. Stiles, Michael R. Awe, Adam W. Aylor