Patents by Inventor Jan B. Bates

Jan B. Bates 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).

  • Clarification of produced water in the oil and gas industry
    Patent number: 5543043
    Abstract: Apparatus for clarifying produced water. A flotation chamber has a produced water inlet, a clean water outlet, and is segmented into a plurality of cells by baffles. An oil overflow compartment is in fluid communication with the upper portion of the chamber. Produced gas is introduced into each cell of the flotation chamber by porous sparger tubes creating bubbles of 100 to 1000 microns in diameter. The bubbles rise through the water removing any suspended oil particles. The gas exits through a gas outlet. The removed oil collects on the liquid surface of the produced water and overflows to the overflow compartment. Oil is removed from the overflow compartment via an oil outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jan B. Bates, Steven F. Sciamanna