Patents by Inventor Chris Landeck

Chris Landeck 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).

  • Subsea separation system
    Patent number: 7210530
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the inventive fluid delivery system comprises a vertical liquid/vapor separator and riser assembly that comprises a multi-phase separator inlet, a vapor outlet and riser, and a liquid outlet port connected to a hydraulically-driven centrifugal pump. By controlling the operational speed of the pump, the level of the separated liquid within the separator can be controlled without the need for control valves. The vertical separator is capable of low pressure operation and large variations in controlled liquid levels within the separator, allowing the relatively slow reaction time pump to control the liquid level from low pressure wells penetrating low pressure reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: David Lush, Jonathan Eng, Hikmet Ucok, Dave Hopgood, Chris Landeck, Ken Carmon
  • Subsea riser separator system
    Publication number: 20040099422
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the inventive fluid delivery system comprises a vertical liquid/vapor separator and riser assembly that comprises a multi-phase separator inlet, a vapor outlet and riser, and a liquid outlet port connected to a hydraulically-driven centrifugal pump. By controlling the operational speed of the pump, the level of the separated liquid within the separator can be controlled without the need for control valves. The vertical separator is capable of low pressure operation and large variations in controlled liquid levels within the separator, allowing the relatively slow reaction time pump to control the liquid level from low pressure wells penetrating low pressure reservoirs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: David Lush, Jonathan Eng, Hikmet Ucok, Dave Hopgood, Chris Landeck, Ken Carmon
  • Subsea riser separator system
    Patent number: 6651745
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the inventive fluid delivery system comprises a vertical liquid/vapor separator and riser assembly that comprises a multi-phase separator inlet, a vapor outlet and riser, and a liquid outlet port connected to a hydraulically-driven centrifugal pump. By controlling the operational speed of the pump, the level of the separated liquid within the separator can be controlled without the need for control valves. The vertical separator is capable of low pressure operation and large variations in controlled liquid levels within the separator, allowing the relatively slow reaction time pump to control the liquid level from low pressure wells penetrating low pressure reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventors: David Lush, Jonathan Eng, Hikmet Ucok, Dave Hopgood, Chris Landeck, Ken Carmon
  • SUBSEA RISER SEPARATOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20030205384
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the inventive fluid delivery system comprises a vertical liquid/vapor separator and riser assembly that comprises a multi-phase separator inlet, a vapor outlet and riser, and a liquid outlet port connected to a hydraulically-driven centrifugal pump. By controlling the operational speed of the pump, the level of the separated liquid within the separator can be controlled without the need for control valves. The vertical separator is capable of low pressure operation and large variations in controlled liquid levels within the separator, allowing the relatively slow reaction time pump to control the liquid level from low pressure wells penetrating low pressure reservoirs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: David Lush, Jonathan Eng, Hikmet Ucok, Dave Hopgood, Chris Landeck, Ken Carmon