Patents by Inventor Edward G. Stokes

Edward G. Stokes 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).

  • Patent number: 7311054
    Abstract: A liquid containment system for an ocean-going vessel. The liquid containment system includes a tank having converging upper walls. The converging upper walls of the tank contain a substantial portion of the liquid therebetween and reduce the free surface area associated with the liquid. The upper converging walls of the tank extend above the horizontal deck of the vessel, but still allow sufficient deck space for supporting various required equipment. In one embodiment, the liquid containment system is a prismatic membrane tank designed to receive and hold liquefied natural gas (LNG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Conocophillips Company
    Inventors: Peter G. Noble, Robert A. Levine, Christopher T. Chipuk, Edward G. Stokes
  • Patent number: 7137345
    Abstract: A liquid containment system for an ocean-going vessel. The liquid containment system includes a tank having converging upper walls. The converging upper walls of the tank contain a substantial portion of the liquid therebetween and reduce the free surface area associated with the liquid. The upper converging walls of the tank extend above the horizontal deck of the vessel, but still allow sufficient deck space for supporting various required equipment. In one embodiment, the liquid containment system is a prismatic membrane tank designed to receive and hold liquefied natural gas (LNG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Peter G. Noble, Robert A. Levine, Christopher T. Chipuk, Edward G. Stokes
  • Patent number: 6454002
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided to improve production from a gas-lift well comprising injecting gas into a well to lift multi-phase formation fluid from the well; measuring at least one characteristic of the multi-phase formation fluid with a multi-phase flow meter while the fluid is in multi-phase form determining a value of the at least one characteristic from the measurement and adjusting at least one injection gas characteristic based on the determined value, the adjustment tending to improve well system production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Conoco Inc.
    Inventors: Edward G. Stokes, Marshall H. Mitchell, Dennis T. Perry