Patents by Inventor Ahmed Mohsen Orfali

Ahmed Mohsen Orfali 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).

  • Non-metallic laterals for filtration and water treatment
    Patent number: 11446591
    Abstract: A lateral filter, a method of its use, and a system incorporating at least one lateral filter are provided. The lateral filter includes a filter screen that includes a screen wire and screen support rod comprise a non-metallic material and are a unitary, integrated, inseparable, and singular component. In using the lateral filter, a fluid entrained with solids is introduced through an exterior-facing side and permeate forms in the interior of the filter. The solids remaining in the permeate, if any, have a smallest dimension that is less than a width of a slot in the filter screen. The permeate passes from the interior of the lateral filter. Lateral filters may be incorporated into a system comprising many lateral filter, such as sand filter is configured to filter raw seawater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Rakan Wajdi Banna, Ahmed Mohsen Orfali, Imran A. Khan, Ensan Mahmoud El-ayoubi, Abdulaziz Y. Asiri, Mirza Mansoor Baig
  • NON-METALLIC LATERALS FOR FILTRATION AND WATER TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20220072455
    Abstract: A lateral filter, a method of its use, and a system incorporating at least one lateral filter are provided. The lateral filter includes a filter screen that includes a screen wire and screen support rod comprise a non-metallic material and are a unitary, integrated, inseparable, and singular component. In using the lateral filter, a fluid entrained with solids is introduced through an exterior-facing side and permeate forms in the interior of the filter. The solids remaining in the permeate, if any, have a smallest dimension that is less than a width of a slot in the filter screen. The permeate passes from the interior of the lateral filter. Lateral filters may be incorporated into a system comprising many lateral filter, such as sand filter is configured to filter raw seawater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Rakan Wajdi Banna, Ahmed Mohsen Orfali, Imran A. Khan, Ensan Mahmoud El-ayoubi, Abdulaziz Y. Asiri, Mirza Mansoor Baig