Patents by Inventor Kenneth Wittlief

Kenneth Wittlief 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).

  • Oil recovery tool and system
    Patent number: 12173587
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating acoustic waves in a medium to stimulate oil recovery within an oil reservoir, operable with a single moving part—a central rotor. The apparatus is suitable for use in association with a system to facilitate the cogeneration of geothermal energy or sequestration and storage of CO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Hydroacoustics Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Benton, Robert D. Valtierra, Mark J. Ozimek, Eugene Sisto, Ricardo P. Quintanilla, Kenneth Wittlief
  • Oil recovery tool and system
    Patent number: 11821293
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating acoustic waves in a medium to stimulate oil recovery within an oil reservoir, the apparatus being operable with a single moving part—a central rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Hydroacoustics. Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Valtierra, Mark J. Ozimek, Eugene Sisto, John H. Benton, Ricardo P. Quintanilla, Kenneth Wittlief
  • OIL RECOVERY TOOL AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230151717
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating acoustic waves in a medium to stimulate oil recovery within an oil reservoir, the apparatus being operable with a single moving part—a central rotor. The apparatus being suitable for use in association with a system to facilitate the co-generation of geothermal energy or sequestration and storage of CO2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Hydroacoustics Inc.
    Inventors: John H. Benton, Robert D. Valtierra, Mark J. Ozimek, Eugene Sisto, Ricardo P. Quintanilla, Kenneth Wittlief
  • OIL RECOVERY TOOL AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210372245
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating acoustic waves in a medium to stimulate oil recovery within an oil reservoir, the apparatus being operable with a single moving part—a central rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: Hydroacoustics Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Valtierra, Mark J. Ozimek, Eugene Sisto, John H. Benton, Ricardo P. Quintanilla, Kenneth Wittlief