Patents by Inventor Henry A. Brainerd

Henry A. Brainerd 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).

  • Pipeline injector apparatus and method for using same
    Patent number: 4688589
    Abstract: An apparatus useful for introducing an additive material into a pipeline in which a primary material is flowing in a direction generally parallel to the centerline of the pipeline comprises: a probe located at least partially in the pipeline and in communication with an additive material source; and at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture located in the probe in the pipeline and acting as passageways for additive material from the additive source and the probe to the interior of the pipeline, provided that the first and second apertures are located away from the centerline of the pipeline and are oriented to face substantially downstream relative to the general flow of the primary material in the pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventors: Henry A. Brainerd, Charles W. Wilkerson, John R. Tyhurst