Patents by Inventor Carlos Manuel Avila

Carlos Manuel Avila 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).

  • Modified compact oil-water separation device and systems and methods for use thereof
    Patent number: 8715513
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compact liquid-liquid separation device useful for the separation of oil and water in hydrocarbon production operations, as well as systems and methods for use thereof. The device includes a separator body of generally vertical pipe having an upper portion and a lower portion, and an inlet to the separator body of generally horizontal pipe in fluid communication with the separator body and attached to the separator body between the upper section and the lower section. The inlet has a round cross-section portion and a reducing area nozzle portion in which the horizontal width of the inlet decreases symmetrically with proximity to the separator body. The vertical interface between the inlet and the separator body has a generally rectangular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ivan Mantilla, Vasudevan Sampath, Carlos Manuel Avila
  • MODIFIED COMPACT OIL-WATER SEPARATION DEVICE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130239816
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compact liquid-liquid separation device useful for the separation of oil and water in hydrocarbon production operations, as well as systems and methods for use thereof. The device includes a separator body of generally vertical pipe having an upper portion and a lower portion, and an inlet to the separator body of generally horizontal pipe in fluid communication with the separator body and attached to the separator body between the upper section and the lower section. The inlet has a round cross-section portion and a reducing area nozzle portion in which the horizontal width of the inlet decreases symmetrically with proximity to the separator body. The vertical interface between the inlet and the separator body has a generally rectangular cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Ivan Mantilla, Vasudevan Sampath, Carlos Manuel Avila