Patents by Inventor Eric P. Klein

Eric P. Klein 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 METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBONS FROM THE SURFACE OF A BODY OF WATER
    Publication number: 20130000350
    Abstract: An apparatus for the removal of hydrocarbons from a body of water comprising a temperature reduction device comprising a heat exchange in thermal communication with a flow of a liquefied cryogen, the temperature reduction device being adapted to receive a hydrocarbon/water mixture, position a first surface of the at least partially phase separated mixture in thermal communication with the heat exchanger, and reduce the temperature of the at least partially phase separated mixture to a temperature sufficient to cause the hydrocarbon phase to at least partially congeal or at least partially solidify.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP
    Inventors: David C. Braithwaite, Brandon Sumners, Eric P. Klein, Stephen Bilger, Ronald C. Idol
  • Concrete cooling injection unit and method of injecting a coolant into a concrete mixture
    Patent number: 8235576
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a mixture with an injection system. The injection system is adjustable to accommodate the relative position and particular specifications of a given container (e.g., concrete mixer). In one embodiment, the injection system is operable to inject a coolant directly into the mixture while in the mixing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP
    Inventors: Eric P. Klein, Dino K. Teas, Andrew M. Garnett
  • CONCRETE COOLING INJECTION UNIT AND METHOD OF INJECTING A COOLANT INTO A CONCRETE MIXTURE
    Publication number: 20110198369
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a mixture with an injection system. The injection system is adjustable to accommodate the relative position and particular specifications of a given container (e.g., concrete mixer). In one embodiment, the injection system is operable to inject a coolant directly into the mixture while in the mixing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: AIR LIQUIDE INDUSTRIAL U.S. LP
    Inventors: ERIC P. KLEIN, Dino K. Teas, Andrew M. Garnett
  • Concrete cooling injection unit and method of injecting a coolant into a concrete mixture
    Patent number: 7950841
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cooling a mixture with an injection system. The injection system is adjustable to accommodate the relative position and particular specifications of a given container (e.g., concrete mixer). In one embodiment, the injection system is operable to inject a coolant directly into the mixture while in the mixing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP
    Inventors: Eric P. Klein, Dino K. Teas, Andrew M. Garnett