Patents by Inventor Gerald P. Bergeron

Gerald P. Bergeron 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).

  • System for removing polymer pellets and other contaminants from water reservoirs
    Patent number: 11814804
    Abstract: Systems for removing debris from a water reservoir include a moveable floating skimmer device positioned within the water reservoir and configured to receive floating debris, the skimmer device comprising an adjustable weir for capturing the debris and a receptacle for containing the debris; a discharge pipe connected to the skimmer device, the discharge pipe configured to receive the debris and a first portion of water from the receptacle in the skimmer device; a debris separator fluidly connected to the discharge pipe and configured to receive the debris and the first portion of water from the discharge pipe, the debris separator further configured to separate the debris from the first portion of water; a pump positioned between the discharge pipe and the debris separator and configured to transport the debris and the first portion of water in the discharge pipe to the debris separator via a pump outlet; and a recycle line connected to the debris separator and configured to return a second portion of water
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Gerald P. Bergeron, Amy E. Hudson
  • SYSTEM FOR REMOVING POLYMER PELLETS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS FROM WATER RESERVOIRS
    Publication number: 20230167619
    Abstract: Systems for removing debris from a water reservoir include a moveable floating skimmer device positioned within the water reservoir and configured to receive floating debris, the skimmer device comprising an adjustable weir for capturing the debris and a receptacle for containing the debris; a discharge pipe connected to the skimmer device, the discharge pipe configured to receive the debris and a first portion of water from the receptacle in the skimmer device; a debris separator fluidly connected to the discharge pipe and configured to receive the debris and the first portion of water from the discharge pipe, the debris separator further configured to separate the debris from the first portion of water; a pump positioned between the discharge pipe and the debris separator and configured to transport the debris and the first portion of water in the discharge pipe to the debris separator via a pump outlet; and a recycle line connected to the debris separator and configured to return a second portion of water
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Gerald P. Bergeron, Amy E. Hudson