Patents by Inventor Bryan M. Oettle

Bryan M. Oettle 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).

  • Testing apparatus for simulating stratified or dispersed flow
    Patent number: 9194787
    Abstract: A system and method for simulating stratified or dispersed flow dynamics are disclosed herein. The method includes filling an apparatus with a multi-phase mixture that includes an upper phase and a lower phase, wherein the upper phase and the lower phase are immiscible liquids. The method also includes establishing contact between a bottom surface of a rotor drum and a top surface of the upper phase. The method also includes rotating the rotor drum such that the rotation of the rotor drum causes the upper phase to rotate and ultimately causes the lower phrase to also rotate. The method further includes monitoring a parameter of the multi-phase system while the rotor drum is rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Chong Li, Joseph W. Stolle, Roy W. Livingston, Bryan M. Oettle
  • Testing Apparatus For Simulating Stratified or Dispersed Flow
    Publication number: 20140123778
    Abstract: A system and method for simulating stratified or dispersed flow dynamics are disclosed herein. The method includes filling an apparatus with a multi-phase mixture that includes an upper phase and a lower phase, wherein the upper phase and the lower phase are immiscible liquids. The method also includes establishing contact between a bottom surface of a rotor drum and a top surface of the upper phase. The method also includes rotating the rotor drum such that the rotation of the rotor drum causes the upper phase to rotate and ultimately causes the lower phrase to also rotate. The method further includes monitoring a parameter of the multi-phase system while the rotor drum is rotating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Chong Li, Joseph W. Stolle, Roy W. Livingston, Bryan M. Oettle