Patents by Inventor Brian Strazisar

Brian Strazisar 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 of detecting leakage from geologic formations used to sequester CO
    Patent number: 7704746
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for the measurement of carbon dioxide leakage from sequestration reservoirs. Tracer moieties are injected along with carbon dioxide into geological formations. Leakage is monitored by gas chromatographic analyses of absorbents. The invention also provides a process for the early leak detection of possible carbon dioxide leakage from sequestration reservoirs by measuring methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), and/or radon (Rn) leakage rates from the reservoirs. The invention further provides a method for branding sequestered carbon dioxide using perfluorcarbon tracers (PFTs) to show ownership.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Curt White, Arthur Wells, J. Rodney Diehl, Brian Strazisar