Patents by Inventor Hani Najm

Hani Najm 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).

  • Nanodissolver for iron sulfide scale removal
    Patent number: 11377584
    Abstract: A method may include introducing into a wellbore a treatment fluid including a nanoparticle antiscalant; and a base fluid; contacting the nanoparticle antiscalant with an iron sulfide scale present in the wellbore; and dissolving at least a portion of the iron sulfide scale with the nanoparticle antiscalant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Saleh Haif Almutairi, Yasmeen Hani Najm, Azhar Ahmed Alhasawi
  • Gradually-expandable stent apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11076954
    Abstract: A gradually-expandable stent includes a base ring completely encircling a central valve-accepting area. A plurality of uprights is provided. Each upright includes two longitudinally extending upright struts. Each upright strut has a strut base directly connected to the base ring and a strut tip directly attached to the other strut tip of the upright strut at a rounded upright apex. The upright apex is longitudinally spaced from the base ring. At least one expansion feature is associated with the base ring and gradually expands to enlarge the central valve-accepting area toward a maximum valve-accepting area responsive to growth of the patient over an extended dwell time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Hani Najm, Kelly B. Emerton, Alex Lewis, Justin Metcalf
  • GRADUALLY-EXPANDABLE STENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190083255
    Abstract: A gradually-expandable stent includes a base ring completely encircling a central valve-accepting area. A plurality of uprights is provided. Each upright includes two longitudinally extending upright struts. Each upright strut has a strut base directly connected to the base ring and a strut tip directly attached to the other strut tip of the upright strut at a rounded upright apex. The upright apex is longitudinally spaced from the base ring. At least one expansion feature is associated with the base ring and gradually expands to enlarge the central valve-accepting area toward a maximum valve-accepting area responsive to growth of the patient over an extended dwell time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Hani Najm, Kelly B. Emerton, Alex Lewis, Justin Metcalf