Patents by Inventor Corben C. RICE

Corben C. RICE 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).

  • Apparatus and methods of collecting and sampling fluids
    Patent number: 11022527
    Abstract: A method of collecting a fluid sample includes flowing the fluid sample into an isolating container, wherein the isolating container includes a reactant material; removing a component from the fluid sample by reacting the component with the reactant material; and collecting the fluid sample leaving the isolating container into a sample container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: STRATUM RESERVOIR (US), LLC
    Inventors: Todd M. Coleman, Corben C. Rice, Dennis D. Coleman
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS OF COLLECTING AND SAMPLING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20190170615
    Abstract: A method of collecting a fluid sample includes flowing the fluid sample into an isolating container, wherein the isolating container includes a reactant material; removing a component from the fluid sample by reacting the component with the reactant material; and collecting the fluid sample leaving the isolating container into a sample container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Todd M. COLEMAN, Corben C. RICE, Dennis D. COLEMAN
  • Apparatus and methods of collecting and sampling hydrocarbon fluids
    Patent number: 10241010
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the collection, transportation, and analysis of gas samples which may be required in various scientific, environmental, and natural resource contexts is provided. An isolating container for removing a component from a fluid sample includes a body defining a sampling chamber having a first end and a second end; a first valve assembly coupled to the first end; a reactant material positioned within the sampling chamber for reacting with the component; and a second valve assembly coupled to the second end, wherein the fluid sample enters the sampling chamber through the first valve assembly and exits through the second valve assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Todd M. Coleman, Corben C. Rice, Dennis D. Coleman
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS OF COLLECTING AND SAMPLING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20150285716
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for the collection, transportation, and analysis of gas samples which may be required in various scientific, environmental, and natural resource contexts is provided. An isolating container for removing a component from a fluid sample includes a body defining a sampling chamber having a first end and a second end; a first valve assembly coupled to the first end; a reactant material positioned within the sampling chamber for reacting with the component; and a second valve assembly coupled to the second end, wherein the fluid sample enters the sampling chamber through the first valve assembly and exits through the second valve assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Todd M. COLEMAN, Corben C. RICE, Dennis D. COLEMAN