Patents by Inventor John R. Bocek

John R. Bocek 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).

  • Method and apparatus for testing the outflow from hydrocarbon wells on site
    Patent number: 4773257
    Abstract: A portable instrument for testing at the wellhead continuously, or a stationary instrument for use at a production battery, the outflow of crude hydrocarbons from the well or wells. The invention utilizes a simple relationship of density and thermal coefficients of expansion of the oil and the water, together with improved instrumentation to measure mass flow rate of the crude mixture, to produce accurate continuous readings of oil and water contents in the crude. The invention depends upon state of the art technology both as to the crude handling and the electronics portions of its apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: Kerby S. Aslesen, John R. Bocek, Dennis R. Canfield, Ke-Tien Liu
  • Method and apparatus for testing the outflow from hydrocarbon wells on site
    Patent number: 4689989
    Abstract: A portable instrument for testing at the wellhead continuously, or a stationary instrument for use at a production battery, the outflow of crude hydrocarbons from the well or wells. The invention utilizes a simple relationship of density and thermal coefficients of expansion of the oil and the water, together with improved instrumentation to measure mass flow rate of the crude mixture, to produce accurate continuous readings of oil and water contents in the crude. The invention depends upon state of the art technology both as to the crude handling and the electronics portions of its apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: Kerby S. Aslesen, John R. Bocek, Dennis R. Canfield, Ke-Tien Liu