Patents by Inventor Dale Embry

Dale Embry 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).

  • Publication number: 20230024241
    Abstract: A solvent is dispersed into a natural gas feed at a solvent injection point to produce a mixed feed. The mixed feed contains heavy components with a potentially fouling portion that can cause obstructions in a heat exchanger. A fluid injection system can inject the solvent intermittently, for instance, based on an amount of accumulation or expected accumulation of heavy component solids in the heat exchanger. The solvent prevents the potentially fouling portion of the heavy components from freezing, melts or dissolves the accumulation, and reduces the obstructions in the heat exchanger. The fluid injection system includes a solvent supply, an optional atomizer, an injection controller, optionally one or more sensors, and/or optionally a heater. The solvent injection system can disperse the solvent onto a flow surface for the natural gas feed and/or mixed feed to form a solvent film which further reduces heavy component solids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Dale Embry, Wesley R. Qualls
  • Patent number: 10464826
    Abstract: Systems and methods utilize heated waste flue gas to treat water. The heated waste flue gas, which may come from a steam generator, bubbles through untreated water to vaporize the untreated water and separate out solids and other contaminants before subsequent condensing. The steam generator may receive resulting treated water to produce steam for injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan, Dale Embry, Edward Latimer
  • Patent number: 10392266
    Abstract: Systems and methods utilize heated waste flue gas to indirectly heat untreated water. The heated waste flue gas, which may come from a steam generator, passes through one or more heating coils in a vessel to vaporize untreated water and separate out solids and other contaminants before subsequent condensing. The steam generator may receive resulting treated water to produce steam for injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY
    Inventors: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan, Dale Embry, Edward Latimer
  • Publication number: 20170057835
    Abstract: Systems and methods utilize heated waste flue gas to treat water. The heated waste flue gas, which may come from a steam generator, bubbles through untreated water to vaporize the untreated water and separate out solids and other contaminants before subsequent condensing. The steam generator may receive resulting treated water to produce steam for injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan, Dale Embry, Edward Latimer
  • Publication number: 20170057836
    Abstract: Systems and methods utilize heated waste flue gas to indirectly heat untreated water. The heated waste flue gas, which may come from a steam generator, passes through one or more heating coils in a vessel to vaporize untreated water and separate out solids and other contaminants before subsequent condensing. The steam generator may receive resulting treated water to produce steam for injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Suriyanarayanan Rajagopalan, Dale Embry, Edward Latimer