Patents by Inventor Hani S. Zaki

Hani S. Zaki 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).

  • Method for controlled placement of additives in oil and gas production
    Patent number: 7772160
    Abstract: Pellets can be injected into oil and gas production equipment that may contain stagnant or slow moving system fluids to treat the stagnant or slow moving system fluids to prevent conditions such as corrosion. The pellets have a density such that they may be moved through the equipment by system fluids passing therethrough. When the pellets come into contact with the stagnant or slow moving system fluids, sufficient pellets enter the stagnant or slow moving system fluids to treat it. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Greaves, Steven Jeremy Weghorn, Hani S. Zaki
  • Method for Controlled Placement of Additives in Oil and Gas Production
    Publication number: 20080058226
    Abstract: Pellets can be injected into oil and gas production equipment that may contain stagnant or slow moving system fluids to treat the stagnant or slow moving system fluids to prevent conditions such as corrosion. The pellets have a density such that they may be moved through the equipment by system fluids passing therethrough. When the pellets come into contact with the stagnant or slow moving system fluids, sufficient pellets enter the stagnant or slow moving system fluids to treat it. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Michael Greaves, Steven Jeremy Weghorn, Hani S. Zaki