Patents by Inventor Alard Kaplan

Alard Kaplan 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 and apparatus for reducing C2 and C3 at LNG receiving terminals
    Patent number: 7278281
    Abstract: A liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal is provided, including an extraction column adapted and configured to separate a C1 component from other components in a LNG stream into a C1 rich stream, one of a gas condenser and a heat exchanger adapted and configured to condense the C1 rich stream into a liquid, and a pump adapted and configured to increase a pressure of the liquid C1 rich stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Foster Wheeler USA Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Yang, Alard Kaplan, Zupeng Huang
  • Method and apparatus for reducing C2 and C3 at LNG receiving terminals
    Publication number: 20050155381
    Abstract: A liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal is provided, including an extraction column adapted and configured to separate a C1 component from other components in a LNG stream into a C1 rich stream, one of a gas condenser and a heat exchanger adapted and configured to condense the C1 rich stream into a liquid, and a pump adapted and configured to increase a pressure of the liquid C1 rich stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Foster Wheeler USA Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Yang, Alard Kaplan, Zupeng Huang