Patents by Inventor Jacques Seureau

Jacques Seureau 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).

  • Cyclone separator having an incorporated coalescer
    Patent number: 5616244
    Abstract: Cyclone separator comprising a body (10) formed by a cylindrical part (12) and a converging, substantially conical part (14), at least one inlet (22) mounted tangentially on the cylindrical part (12) and a substantially tubular element (26;62;78) mounted on the body and in hydraulic communication therewith in that the separator includes a coalescer (40;64;70) arranged around the tubular element and adapted to receive liquid to be separated prior to its entry into the cyclone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Elf Aquitaine Production
    Inventors: Jacques Seureau, Mark Hoyack
  • Three-phase cyclone separator
    Patent number: 5332500
    Abstract: Three-phase cyclone separator comprising a body (10) formed by a cylindrical part (12) extended at one of its ends by converging, substantially conical a part (14), at least one intake (22; 24) mounted tangentially on the cylindrical part (12) and a substantially tubular element (26) mounted on the body (10) and communicating hydraulically with the latter.According to the invention, the substantially tubular element (26) is mounted on the cylindrical element (12), at an end opposite the substantially conical part (14), and the substantially conical part (14) is fitted, towards its apex, with two outlets (16, 18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1994
    Assignee: Elf Aquitaine Production
    Inventors: Jacques Seureau, Bu-Feng Ma, Yves Aurelle, Dimitre Hadjiev