Patents by Inventor Kjeld Aaby Sørensen

Kjeld Aaby Sørensen 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).

  • Determining methane content of a bottom sample
    Patent number: 9243466
    Abstract: A methane content of a bottom sample comprising methane hydrate crystals is determined by:—taking a core sample (5) from a bottom sediment (3) in a deepwater area;—storing the core sample (5) in a storage chamber (4);—lifting the storage chamber (4) to a predetermined waterdepth (BGHZ=Base of Gas Hydrate stability Zone) at which any methane hydrate crystals in the core sample (5) dissociate into water and methane; and—measuring an amount of methane released by the lifted core sample (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Ulfert Cornelis Klomp, Thomas Alexander Pasfield, Kjeld Aaby Sørensen
  • DETERMINING METHANE CONTENT OF A BOTTOM SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20120261191
    Abstract: A methane content of a bottom sample comprising methane hydrate crystals is determined by:—taking a core sample (5) from a bottom sediment (3) in a deepwater area;—storing the core sample (5) in a storage chamber (4);—lifting the storage chamber (4) to a predetermined waterdepth (BGHZ=Base of Gas Hydrate stability Zone) at which any methane hydrate crystals in the core sample (5) dissociate into water and methane; and—measuring an amount of methane released by the lifted core sample (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Ulfert Cornelis Klomp, Thomas Alexander Pasfield, Kjeld Aaby Sørensen