Patents by Inventor Benjamin David VAN VEEN

Benjamin David VAN VEEN 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).

  • System and method of cleaning fired heater coils
    Patent number: 11890654
    Abstract: A system and method for cleaning coils in a fired heater is provided. The cleaning system includes a data acquisition tool configured to pass through the coils to acquire data. The cleaning system is configured to establish a pre-cleaning fouling baseline derived from the data for the coils. The cleaning system is configured to develop an optimized cleaning plan for the coils based on the pre-cleaning fouling baseline. The optimized cleaning plan includes a focused cleaning for a fouling area in the coils. The cleaning system further includes at least one cleaning pig configured to clean the coils based on the optimized cleaning plan. The cleaning system further includes a decoking truck for cleaning the coils with the cleaning pig based on the optimized cleaning plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Quest Integrity Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Victor De Lorenzo, Philipp Mayer, Arie Jacobus Van Toor, Benjamin David Van Veen, Timothy Haugen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLEANING FIRED HEATER COILS
    Publication number: 20210213493
    Abstract: A system and method for cleaning coils in a fired heater is provided. The cleaning system includes a data acquisition tool configured to pass through the coils to acquire data. The cleaning system is configured to establish a pre-cleaning fouling baseline derived from the data for the coils. The cleaning system is configured to develop an optimized cleaning plan for the coils based on the pre-cleaning fouling baseline. The optimized cleaning plan includes a focused cleaning for a fouling area in the coils. The cleaning system further includes at least one cleaning pig configured to clean the coils based on the optimized cleaning plan. The cleaning system further includes a decoking truck for cleaning the coils with the cleaning pig based on the optimized cleaning plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Victor DE LORENZO, Philipp MAYER, Arie Jacobus VAN TOOR, Benjamin David VAN VEEN, Timothy HAUGEN