Patents by Inventor Everett Kamandala Minga

Everett Kamandala Minga 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).

  • High temperature high pressure electrostatic treater
    Patent number: 9795972
    Abstract: A high temperature high pressure electrostatic treater and method of use are described for removing water from heavy crude oil. The electrostatic treater is comprised of a vessel with a wet bitumen inlet and water outlet in the upper portion of the vessel, a dry bitumen outlet in the lower portion of the vessel, a plurality of electrodes on an electrically isolating support inside the vessel, an entrance bushing, and an interface control to regulate the flow of water through the water outlet. The water outlet is located above the dry bitumen outlet. The electrostatic treater and method reduce the amount of diluent needed to process the heavy crude when compared to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cameron International Corporation
    Inventors: Gary W. Sams, Everett Kamandala Minga
  • High Temperature High Pressure Electrostatic Treater
    Publication number: 20140042028
    Abstract: A high temperature high pressure electrostatic treater and method of use are described for removing water from heavy crude oil. The electrostatic treater is comprised of a vessel with a wet bitumen inlet and water outlet in the upper portion of the vessel, a dry bitumen outlet in the lower portion of the vessel, a plurality of electrodes on an electrically isolating support inside the vessel, an entrance bushing, and an interface control to regulate the flow of water through the water outlet. The water outlet is located above the dry bitumen outlet. The electrostatic treater and method reduce the amount of diluent needed to process the heavy crude when compared to the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Gary W. Sams, Everett Kamandala Minga