Patents by Inventor Erin E. Tullos

Erin E. Tullos 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).

  • Automated flare control
    Patent number: 9677762
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to control of smoke suppressant flow rate to a flare that disposes of combustible gas, such as waste from refineries and chemical plants. One or more detectors produce signals that enable separate monitoring of both particulate emissions from the flare and combustion efficiency of the flare. Adjusting the flow rate of the smoke suppressant to the flare in response to such dual monitoring facilitates operation of the flare so as to manage environmental pollution caused by unburned volatile organic compounds and smoke emitted from the flare.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventor: Erin E. Tullos
  • AUTOMATED FLARE CONTROL
    Publication number: 20110195364
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to control of smoke suppressant flow rate to a flare that disposes of combustible gas, such as waste from refineries and chemical plants. One or more detectors produce signals that enable separate monitoring of both particulate emissions from the flare and combustion efficiency of the flare. Adjusting the flow rate of the smoke suppressant to the flare in response to such dual monitoring facilitates operation of the flare so as to manage environmental pollution caused by unburned volatile organic compounds and smoke emitted from the flare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventor: Erin E. Tullos
  • Mercury removal from hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 7919665
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for removing mercury from a liquid hydrocarbon stream by contacting the mercury-containing liquid hydrocarbon stream with ferrous halide at moderate temperatures and without preheating the liquid hydrocarbon stream, or subjecting the liquid hydrocarbon stream to a heat treating step, immediately prior to contact with the ferrous halide particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: John M. Hays, Erin E. Tullos, Joseph B. Cross
  • MERCURY REMOVAL FROM WATER
    Publication number: 20110068046
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus relate to removal of mercury from water. The removal relies on transferring mercury from an aqueous stream to a natural gas stream upon contacting the aqueous stream with the natural gas stream. Processing of the natural gas stream after used to strip the mercury from the aqueous stream removes the mercury from the natural gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: Erin E. Tullos, Joseph B. Cross, Sally A. Thomas
  • MERCURY REMOVAL FROM HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20100210889
    Abstract: A process is disclosed for removing mercury from a liquid hydrocarbon stream by contacting the mercury-containing liquid hydrocarbon stream with ferrous halide at moderate temperatures and without preheating the liquid hydrocarbon stream, or subjecting the liquid hydrocarbon stream to a heat treating step, immediately prior to contact with the ferrous halide particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: ConocoPhillips Company
    Inventors: John M. Hays, Erin E. Tullos, Joseph B. Cross