Patents by Inventor Christopher L. Kyle

Christopher L. Kyle 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).

  • Pipeline turbine generator
    Patent number: 9077220
    Abstract: A pipeline turbine generator for generating electric power from fluid flowing in a pipeline, the pipeline associated with, and downstream of, a wellhead, and either the pipeline including a valve proximate a chemical injection pump for the pipeline or including secondary piping inserted into the fluid line between the wellhead and a downstream facility, the secondary piping in fluid communication with the turbine and creating a secondary fluid flow path for the turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher L. Kyle, Billy E Pierce
  • Pipeline Turbine Generator
    Publication number: 20140117669
    Abstract: A pipeline turbine generator for generating electric power from fluid flowing in a pipeline, the pipeline associated with, and downstream of, a wellhead, and either the pipeline including a valve proximate a chemical injection pump for the pipeline or including secondary piping inserted into the fluid line between the wellhead and a downstream facility, the secondary piping in fluid communication with the turbine and creating a secondary fluid flow path for the turbine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher L. Kyle, Billy E. Pierce