Patents by Inventor Kathleen E. Cooper

Kathleen E. Cooper 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).

  • Hydrocarbon extraction through carbon dioxide production and injection into a hydrocarbon well
    Patent number: 9915136
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon well includes receiving an aqueous solution including dissolved inorganic carbon, and extracting the dissolved inorganic carbon from the aqueous solution to create CO2 by changing a pH of the aqueous solution. The method also includes pumping the CO2 into the hydrocarbon well and, in response to pumping the CO2 into the hydrocarbon well, extracting the hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: X Development LLC
    Inventors: Matthew D. Eisaman, Kathleen E. Cooper
  • ENHANCED HYDROCARBON EXTRACTION
    Publication number: 20170342813
    Abstract: A method of extracting hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon well includes receiving an aqueous solution including dissolved inorganic carbon, and extracting the dissolved inorganic carbon from the aqueous solution to create CO2 by changing a pH of the aqueous solution. The method also includes pumping the CO2 into the hydrocarbon well and, in response to pumping the CO2 into the hydrocarbon well, extracting the hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew D. Eisaman, Kathleen E. Cooper