Patents by Inventor Brandon Sumners

Brandon Sumners 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS FROM THE SURFACE OF A BODY OF WATER
    Publication number: 20130000350
    Abstract: An apparatus for the removal of hydrocarbons from a body of water comprising a temperature reduction device comprising a heat exchange in thermal communication with a flow of a liquefied cryogen, the temperature reduction device being adapted to receive a hydrocarbon/water mixture, position a first surface of the at least partially phase separated mixture in thermal communication with the heat exchanger, and reduce the temperature of the at least partially phase separated mixture to a temperature sufficient to cause the hydrocarbon phase to at least partially congeal or at least partially solidify.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP
    Inventors: David C. Braithwaite, Brandon Sumners, Eric P. Klein, Stephen Bilger, Ronald C. Idol