Patents by Inventor Dave Pinchin

Dave Pinchin 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).

  • Method and apparatus for treatment of water for an injection well
    Patent number: 7731843
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus (10) for treatment of water (26) to be injected into a subsea injection well, the apparatus (10) being disposed in water overlying the well, preferably on a water bed (12). The invention is characterized in that the apparatus (10) contains at least one receptacle (38, 40, 46, 48, 50) provided with at least one water-soluble solid-state chemical (42, 52, 54, 56) for treatment of the injection water (26). The water (26) is brought into contact with the at least one chemical (42, 52, 54, 56), causing it to gradually dissolve and mix with the water (26), after which treated water (26?) is led into an injection stream to the injection well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Sørco AS
    Inventor: Dave Pinchin
  • Method and apparatus for treatment of water for an injection well
    Publication number: 20060243670
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an apparatus (10) for treatment of water (26) to be injected into a subsea injection well, the apparatus (10) being disposed in water overlying the well, preferably on a water bed (12). The invention is characterized in that the apparatus (10) contains at least one receptacle (38, 40, 46, 48, 50) provided with at least one water-soluble solid-state chemical (42, 52, 54, 56) for treatment of the injection water (26). The water (26) is brought into contact with the at least one chemical (42, 52, 54, 56), causing it to gradually dissolve and mix with the water (26), after which treated water (26?) is led into an injection stream to the injection well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventor: Dave Pinchin