Patents by Inventor German Febres

German Febres 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 and method for the recovery of oil in water emulsion spilled in water
    Patent number: 5935447
    Abstract: A method for on line recovery of oil from an oil in water emulsion spilled in water includes the steps of: obtaining a stream of recovered material including an oil in water emulsion and water; inducing a gas into the stream and applying shear so as to provide a mixture wherein oil from the oil in water emulsion is adhered to bubbles of the gas; passing the mixture to a flotation compartment for allowing the oil adhered to the bubbles to rise to a surface of the mixture; and removing the oil from the surface of the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventors: German A. Febres, Mariano E. Gurfinkel, Geoffrey McGrath
  • System and method for the recovery of oil in water emulsion spilled in water
    Patent number: 5935445
    Abstract: A method for on line recovery of oil from an oil in water emulsion spilled in water includes the steps of: obtaining a stream of recovered material including an oil in water emulsion and water; injecting a gas into the stream and applying shear so as to provide an injected mixture wherein oil from the oil in water emulsion is adhered to bubbles of the gas; passing the injected mixture to a flotation compartment for allowing the oil adhered to the bubbles to rise to a surface of the injected mixture; and removing the oil from the surface of the injected mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Intevep, S.A.
    Inventor: German Febres