Patents by Inventor James Charles Juranitch

James Charles Juranitch 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).

  • Publication number: 20240183257
    Abstract: A system for enhanced oil and gas recovery. The system can comprise a boiler. The system can further comprise at least two capillaries in fluid communication with the boiler. The at least two capillaries can be disposed in an injector pipe and each one of the capillaries can include a flow control device for controlling an injection of steam in at least one of a chamber and a well for enhanced oil and gas recovery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Publication number: 20240173642
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for harvesting salt, and other valued material, and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water. The system can include a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. The system can include a separation system operating after the DSG, configured to separate salt from the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in at least one of brine form and solid form. The system can include an energy recovery system that includes an expansion turbine configured to recover energy from the steam and exhaust constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch
  • Patent number: 11933152
    Abstract: A system for improving a steam oil ratio (SOR) includes a boiler fluidly coupled with a downhole portion of a steam system via at least a boiler conduit, wherein the boiler is configured to schedule super-heat delivered to the downhole portion to optimize the SOR associated with the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Patent number: 11925886
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for producing a controlled concentrated waste fluid. The system can comprise a concentrator and the concentrator can be selected from the group consisting of an evaporator and a distillation system. The system can include a feedback sensor and the feedback sensor can include a total dissolved solids (TDS) sensor disposed in a waste stream associated with the concentrator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Patent number: 11872508
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for harvesting salt, and other valued material, and generating distilled water from at least one of a produced water and salt water. The system can include a direct steam generator (DSG) configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. The system can include a separation system operating after the DSG, configured to separate salt from the saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents in at least one of brine form and solid form. The system can include an energy recovery system that includes an expansion turbine configured to recover energy from the steam and exhaust constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Alan C. Reynolds, Raymond C. Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch
  • Publication number: 20230392486
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for reducing an operating expense and a steam oil ratio (SOR) of at least one of an enhanced oil recovery system and a gas recovery system. The system can include a boiler configured to produce steam. The system can further include a super-heater in fluid communication with the boiler, the super-heater configured to generate a plurality of super-heat levels in a plurality of sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and the gas recovery system downstream of the super-heater, wherein the plurality of super-heat levels are implemented per each one of the plurality of downstream sections of the at least one of the enhanced oil recovery system and gas recovery system to reduce the SOR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20230383610
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus for increased control of steam injection for use in oil and gas recovery in a well. Embodiments can comprise a plurality of controllable zones of injection disposed in the well. The plurality of controllable zones include a primary conduit that houses a plurality of concentric conduits of decreasing diameter disposed inside of the primary conduit. In some embodiments, each of the concentric conduits includes a proximal end and a distal end. In some embodiments, each of the plurality of concentric conduits are fluidly sealed from one another from their respective proximal end to distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11802662
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a large scale direct steam generator operating on an oxidant of air or enriched air configured to generate steam and combustion exhaust constituents. An exhaust constituent separation system and an energy recovery system to reclaim energy and improve the efficiency of the thermodynamic cycle. An optional CO2 separation system and Non Condensable Gas injection system may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Patent number: 11759834
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of a method, apparatus and system for the efficient melting of a feedstock to at least one of a molten and vitrified state to be used in a manufacturing system comprised of: a melter to which the feedstock is provided; and a heat recovery system configured to capture exhaust waste heat produced by the melter, wherein the heat recovery system transfers an energy recovered from the exhaust waste heat to pre-heat the feedstock provided to the melter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Plasma Tech Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Publication number: 20230288054
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20230279755
    Abstract: A system for improving a steam oil ratio (SOR) includes a direct steam generator (DSG) boiler fluidly coupled with a downhole portion of a steam system via at least a DSG outlet, wherein the DSG boiler is configured to schedule super-heat delivered to the downhole portion to optimize the SOR associated with the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Patent number: 11718547
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for optimizing dirty water remediation and re-use. The system can include a first treatment system that includes a direct contact thermal distillation system or an evaporator. The system can further include a frac water re-use treatment system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Patent number: 11686469
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Publication number: 20230147037
    Abstract: A system for improving a steam oil ratio (SOR) includes a boiler fluidly coupled with a downhole portion of a steam system via at least a boiler conduit, wherein the boiler is configured to schedule super-heat delivered to the downhole portion to optimize the SOR associated with the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Patent number: 11624299
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for generating steam. The system can include a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. A close coupled heat exchanger can be fluidly coupled to the direct steam generator, the close coupled heat exchanger can be configured to route the saturated or superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents through an exhaust constituent removal system. The system can include an energy recovery system that reclaims the energy from the exhaust constituents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20230071299
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to a method, apparatus and system for the destruction of hazardous material including Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances. The method, apparatus and system can include non-concentrated hazardous material or the concentration of the hazardous material into granular activated charcoal or other absorbents and a vacuum controlled loading system for a re-usable or non-reusable container to minimize leakage of the hazardous material into the atmosphere.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Publication number: 20220282833
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a large scale direct steam generator operating on an oxidant of air or enriched air configured to generate steam and combustion exhaust constituents. An exhaust constituent separation system and an energy recovery system to reclaim energy and improve the efficiency of the thermodynamic cycle. An optional CO2 separation system and Non Condensable Gas injection system may be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20220195897
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for generating steam. The system can include a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. A close coupled heat exchanger can be fluidly coupled to the direct steam generator, the close coupled heat exchanger can be configured to route the saturated or superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents through an exhaust constituent removal system. The system can include an energy recovery system that reclaims the energy from the exhaust constituents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond Clifford Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan Craig Reynolds
  • Publication number: 20220111319
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for filtering of contaminated fluid. The system can include a fiber manufacturing plant. The system can include a filter system which utilizes a fiber filter produced in the fiber manufacturing plant to clean and recycle a contaminated fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: James Charles Juranitch
  • Patent number: 11262022
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system, method, and apparatus comprising a large scale direct steam generator operating on an oxidant of air or enriched air configured to generate steam and combustion exhaust constituents. An exhaust constituent separation system and an energy recovery system to reclaim energy and improve the efficiency of the thermodynamic cycle. An optional CO2 separation system and Non Condensable Gas injection system may be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: XDI Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: James Charles Juranitch, Raymond C. Skinner, Thomas Raymond Juranitch, Alan C. Reynolds