Patents by Inventor Kary E. Saleeby

Kary E. Saleeby 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 system for LNG production using standardized multi-shaft gas turbines, compressors and refrigerant systems
    Patent number: 11105553
    Abstract: A drive system for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production. A standardized machinery string consisting of a multi-shaft gas turbine with no more than three compressor bodies, where the compressor bodies are applied to one or more refrigerant compressors employed in one or more refrigerant cycles (e.g., single mixed refrigerant, propane precooled mixed refrigerant, dual mixed refrigerant). The standardized machinery strings and associated standardized refrigerators are designed for a generic range of feed gas composition and ambient temperature conditions and are installed in opportunistic liquefaction plants without substantial reengineering and modifications. The approach captures D1BM (“Design 1 Build Many) cost and schedule efficiencies by allowing for broader variability in liquefaction efficiency with location and feed gas composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Donald J. Victory, Sorin T. Lupascu, Kary E. Saleeby, O. Angus Sites
  • Method and System for LNG Production using Standardized Multi-Shaft Gas Turbines, Compressors and Refrigerant Systems
    Publication number: 20190063825
    Abstract: A drive system for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production. A standardized machinery string consisting of a multi-shaft gas turbine with no more than three compressor bodies, where the compressor bodies are applied to one or more refrigerant compressors employed in one or more refrigerant cycles (e.g., single mixed refrigerant, propane precooled mixed refrigerant, dual mixed refrigerant). The standardized machinery strings and associated standardized refrigerators are designed for a generic range of feed gas composition and ambient temperature conditions and are installed in opportunistic liquefaction plants without substantial reengineering and modifications. The approach captures D1BM (“Design 1 Build Many) cost and schedule efficiencies by allowing for broader variability in liquefaction efficiency with location and feed gas composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Donald J. Victory, Sorin T. Lupascu, Kary E. Saleeby, O. Angus Sites