Patents by Inventor Bruce Michael Marriott

Bruce Michael Marriott 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 GENERATING A GASEOUS HYDROCARBON STREAM FROM A LIQUEFIED HYDROCARBON STREAM
    Publication number: 20100126186
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating gaseous hydrocarbon stream from a liquefied hydrocarbon stream (10) such as liquefied natural gas, the method at least comprising the steps of: a) feeding a liquefied hydrocarbon stream (10) at an inlet (21) of a storage tank (2) to provide a liquefied hydrocarbon in the storage tank (2); b) removing at least a part (40) from the liquefied hydrocarbon from the storage tank (2) to provide a removed liquefied hydrocarbon stream (40); c) passing at least a part of the removed liquefied hydrocarbon stream (40) to a line (10, 20) downstream of an expander (4) and upstream of the inlet (21) of the storage tank (2); d) generating and removing a gaseous hydrocarbon stream (50, 60) as fuel gas. The method according to the present invention is particularly suitable for starting up a liquefaction plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V.
    Inventors: Bruce Michael Marriott, Chun Kit Poh