Patents by Inventor Faraz Abbasi

Faraz Abbasi 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).

  • Downhole burner systems and methods for heating subsurface formations
    Patent number: 7950453
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly for heating a subsurface formation includes an oxidant conduit, a fuel conduit, and a plurality of oxidizers coupled to the oxidant conduit. At least one of the oxidizers includes a mix chamber for mixing fuel from the fuel conduit with oxidant from the oxidant conduit, an igniter, and a shield. The shield includes a plurality of openings in communication with the oxidant conduit. At least one flame stabilizer is coupled to the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Walter Farman Farmayan, Steven Paul Giles, Joseph Phillip Brignac, Jr., Abdul Wahid Munshi, Faraz Abbasi, Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Karl Gregory Anderson, Kuochen Tsai, Mark Alan Siddoway
  • DOWNHOLE BURNER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20090084547
    Abstract: A gas burner assembly for heating a subsurface formation includes an oxidant conduit, a fuel conduit, and a plurality of oxidizers coupled to the oxidant conduit. At least one of the oxidizers includes a mix chamber for mixing fuel from the fuel conduit with oxidant from the oxidant conduit, an igniter, and a shield. The shield includes a plurality of openings in communication with the oxidant conduit. At least one flame stabilizer is coupled to the shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Inventors: Walter Farman Farmayan, Steven Paul Giles, Joseph Phillip Brignac, JR., Abdul Wahid Munshi, Faraz Abbasi, Lloyd Anthony Clomburg, Karl Gregory Anderson, Kuochen Tsai, Mark Alan Siddoway
  • Polishing composition and method
    Patent number: 6454821
    Abstract: The polishing slurry includes by weight percent, 0.1 to 50 metal oxy-acid accelerator, 0.5 to 50 cerium oxide abrasive particles and balance water. The metal oxy-acid accelerator is formed with a metal selected from the group consisting of chromium, lanthanum and rare earth metals 59 to 71, manganese, molybdenum, niobium, osmium, rhenium, ruthenium, titanium, tungsten, vanadium, yttrium and zirconium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Praxair S. T. Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Faraz Abbasi, Phil O, James Kent Knapp, Lei Liu