Patents by Inventor Craig R. Green

Craig R. Green 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).

  • Nozzle assembly for separating hydrocarbon emulsions and methods of separating hydrocarbon emulsions
    Patent number: 8097058
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly and related methods for separating hydrocarbon emulsions in a fluid is provided. The nozzle assembly comprises an impingement plate into which hydrocarbon emulsions are ejected causing large emulsion particles in the fluid to be broken apart upon impact with the plate, thus allowing the various constituent components of the emulsion to be more easily separated. In certain embodiments, impact of the hydrocarbon emulsions into the impingement plate also expose clean surfaces on the various components of the emulsion fluid that can more easily interact with any surfactant that may be mixed with the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Britewater International, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Deberry, Jr., Craig R. Green
  • Nozzle assembly for separating hydrocarbon emulsions and methods of separating hydrocarbon emulsions
    Publication number: 20100213144
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly and related methods for separating hydrocarbon emulsions in a fluid is provided. The nozzle assembly comprises an impingement plate into which hydrocarbon emulsions are ejected causing large emulsion particles in the fluid to be broken apart upon impact with the plate, thus allowing the various constituent components of the emulsion to be more easily separated. In certain embodiments, impact of the hydrocarbon emulsions into the impingement plate also expose clean surfaces on the various components of the emulsion fluid that can more easily interact with any surfactant that may be mixed with the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Deberry, JR., Craig R. Green