Patents by Inventor Keith Osness

Keith 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).

  • Cationic starch-based additives for reduction of fouling in water coolers in SAGD production systems
    Patent number: 11186500
    Abstract: Methods and additives for reducing fouling in water coolers in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage systems (SAGD) are described in which an additive comprising a cationic starch, either alone or in combination with a water clarifier compound, is introduced into a SAGD system, wherein a lower amount of the additive is used to achieve the same or better results in reducing fouling in the water coolers as compared to an otherwise identical method absent the additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Carla Perla, Carlos Diaz, Bruce Oyer Horne, II, Keith Osness, Larry Sartori, Victor Barbu, Tomasa Ledesma, Leonardo Franca, Cole T. Jones, Christabel Tomla
  • CATIONIC STARCH-BASED ADDITIVES FOR REDUCTION OF FOULING IN WATER COOLERS IN SAGD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20210139355
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a methods and additives for reducing fouling in water coolers in Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage systems (SAGD) in which an additive comprising a cationic starch, either alone or in combination with a water clarifier compound, is introduced into a SAGD system, wherein a lower amount of the additive is used to achieve the same or better results in reducing fouling in the water coolers as compared to an otherwise identical method absent the additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes, a GE company, LL
    Inventors: Carla Perla, Carlos Diaz, Bruce Oyer HORNE, Keith Osness, Larry Sartori, Victor Barbu, Tomasa Ledesma, Leonardo Franca, Cole T. Jones
  • 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