Patents by Inventor Horold J. Vinegar

Horold J. Vinegar 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).

  • Conductor-in-conduit heat sources for in situ thermal processing of an oil shale formation
    Publication number: 20040211557
    Abstract: An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Hydrocarbons, H2, and/or other formation fluids may be produced from the formation. Heat may be applied to the formation from one or more heat sources to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a desired temperature. Some of the heat sources may be conductors placed within conduits. The conductors may be resistively heated so that the conductors radiantly heat the conduits. The generated heat may transfer to the formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Cole, Lawrence James Bielamowicz, Fredrick Gordon Carl, John Matthew Coles, Eric Pierre de Rouffignac, Bruce Gerard Hunsucker, John Michael Karanikas, James Louis Menotti, Christopher Arnold Pratt, Horold J. Vinegar, Scott Lee Wellington