Patents by Inventor John Maibry Menard, Jr.

John Maibry Menard, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus and Method for Trapping Sand Present in an Input Fluid Stream
    Publication number: 20160030861
    Abstract: Separating sand from an input stream comprising a mixture of oil, gas, water and sand. A unitary vessel comprises a spherical portion and a cylindrical portion, the cylindrical portion having a proximal end and a distal end and the spherical portion and cylindrical portion joined at the proximal end of the cylindrical portion. An inlet for the input stream is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel. A first outlet for an outlet stream comprising oil, water, and natural gas is positioned on the spherical portion of the unitary vessel and below the inlet. A second outlet is positioned adjacent to the distal end of the cylindrical portion of the unitary vessel. Sand can be removed from the unitary vessel via the second outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Russ Alan Janssen, Bill Edward Bowers, John Maibry Menard, Jr.