Patents by Inventor KEITH A. OSNESS

KEITH A. OSNESS 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).

  • COLLOIDAL SILICA ADDITION TO PROMOTE THE SEPARATION OF OIL FROM WATER
    Publication number: 20190256375
    Abstract: The combination of colloidal silica in conjunction with a chemical, such as a cationically-modified water soluble polymer, e.g. aluminum brine dispersion polymer, clarifies combinations of oil and water, for instance wastewater comprising an oil-in-water emulsion. The colloidal silica may have an average silica particle size of about 0.5 to about 10 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Osness, Carlos J. Diaz
  • Colloidal silica addition to promote the separation of oil from water
    Patent number: 10329169
    Abstract: The combination of colloidal silica in conjunction with a chemical, such as a cationically-modified water soluble polymer, e.g. aluminum brine dispersion polymer, clarifies combinations of oil and water, for instance wastewater comprising an oil-in-water emulsion. The colloidal silica may have an average silica particle size of about 0.5 to about 10 nanometers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Osness, Carlos J. Diaz
  • COLLOIDAL SILICA ADDITION TO PROMOTE THE SEPARATION OF OIL FROM WATER
    Publication number: 20140224733
    Abstract: The combination of colloidal silica in conjunction with a chemical, such as a cationically-modified water soluble polymer, e.g. aluminum brine dispersion polymer, clarifies combinations of oil and water, for instance wastewater comprising an oil-in-water emulsion. The colloidal silica may have an average silica particle size of about 0.5 to about 10 nanometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: KEITH A. OSNESS, Carlos J. Diaz