Patents by Inventor Bradley Cyril Ingham

Bradley Cyril Ingham 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 augmented heat up of a unit
    Patent number: 7775046
    Abstract: A system and a method of augmenting the heat up of a unit using a compressed, heated gas that contains moisture such as steam or vaporized water such that the specific heat of the gas is increased. In a preferred embodiment, steam in compressed inert gas such as nitrogen is capable of augmenting the heat up cycle for units such as process reactor vessels, furnaces, process steam and power production boilers, turbines, and other production vessels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: BJ Services Company LLC
    Inventors: Bradley Cyril Ingham, Steven J. Barber
  • Method and apparatus for carbon dioxide accelerated unit cooldown
    Patent number: 7171814
    Abstract: A system and a method of its use for the accelerated cooldown of at least one unit by injecting liquid carbon dioxide via a sparger into a pipeline connected to the unit via an access valve upstream of the unit being cooled. By providing an evenly distributed flow into the system gas prior to entry into the unit, the system and its method of use efficiently and uniformly cooldown the unit. In a preferred embodiment, multiple spargers using this technique can cooldown multiple units in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventors: Bradley Cyril Ingham, Steven J. Barber
  • Method and apparatus for carbon dioxide accelerated reactor cooldown
    Patent number: 7051537
    Abstract: A system and a method of its use for the accelerated cooldown of at least one reactor by injecting liquid carbon dioxide via a sparger into a pipeline connected to the reactor via a access valve upstream of the reactor. By providing an evenly distributed flow into the system gas prior to entry into the reactor, the system and its method of use efficiently and uniformly cooldown the reactor. In a preferred embodiment, multiple spargers using this technique can cooldown multiple reactors in series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: BJ Services Company
    Inventor: Bradley Cyril Ingham