Patents by Inventor Brian Doerksen

Brian Doerksen 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).

  • Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets
    Patent number: 11286424
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: BECHTEL ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Doerksen, John Ward, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-LINE PIGGING AND SPALLING OF COKER FURNACE OUTLETS
    Publication number: 20200048558
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Doerksen, John Ward, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez
  • Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets
    Patent number: 10457872
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Doerksen, John Ward, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-LINE PIGGING AND SPALLING OF COKER FURNACE OUTLETS
    Publication number: 20170174996
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Doerksen, John Ward, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez
  • Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets
    Patent number: 9623453
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Doerksen, John Ward, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez
  • Systems and methods for on-line pigging and spalling of coker furnace outlets
    Patent number: 9511396
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Bechtel Hydrocarbon Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Doerksen, John Ward, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-LINE PIGGING AND SPALLING OF COKER FURNACE OUTLETS
    Publication number: 20160272894
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Brian DOERKSEN, John WARD, Rick HENIFORD, Scott ALEXANDER, Richard VON BRECHT, Jorge GONZALEZ
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ON-LINE PIGGING AND SPALLING OF COKER FURNACE OUTLETS
    Publication number: 20150246379
    Abstract: Systems and methods for safe on-line pigging decoking of a coker furnace tubes and which also permits on-line spalling operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Brian Doerksen, John Ward, Rick Heniford, Scott Alexander, Richard Von Brecht, Jorge Gonzalez
  • Radiant tubes arrangement in low NOx furnace
    Publication number: 20060188417
    Abstract: System and method are disclosed for increasing the effectiveness of the lower tubes in a delayed coker furnace. The system and method involve arranging the tubes so that the lower tubes are as close to the heat source as the upper tubes. Such an arrangement allows all the tubes to have substantially the same amount of radiant flux. In some implementations, it is also possible to conform the refractory floor to the arrangement of the tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: James Roth, Vincent Leung, Brian Doerksen, Robin McGlynn
  • Alternate coke furnace tube arrangement
    Publication number: 20050098477
    Abstract: It has been discovered that the tubes within a radiant heating section of a coking furnace can be advantageously arranged differently than in a single vertical column and connected together in a simple, planar serpentine pattern. By arranging the tubes in a plurality of offset or staggered vertical columns, the same number of tubes can be contained in a shorter vertical space with savings in the size of the coking furnace. This arrangement permits the upper tubes to be closer to the radiant heat source thus making the heating of the feedstock more efficient, and also allows the tube bends connecting adjacent tubes to be of greater radius, meaning that the pressure at which the feedstock is passed through the tube bundle can be lower allowing more vaporization of the cracked process fluids. The tendency for coke to deposit on the interior walls of the tubes is reduced, increasing operational availability and lowering maintenance costs for cleaning out the tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Brian Doerksen