Patents by Inventor Mark Howard Nielsen

Mark Howard Nielsen 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).

  • EXHAUST VENT HOODS FOR MARINE VESSELS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20250100666
    Abstract: An embodiment of an exhaust collection system for collecting exhaust from a marine vessel includes an exhaust cleaning assembly including a tank. In addition, the exhaust collection system includes a vent hood in fluid communication with the tank of the exhaust cleaning assembly. The vent hood includes a frame including one or more extendable frame members, and an outer covering that covers the frame to define an enclosure with an opening configured to receive an exhaust stack of the marine vessel therethrough, the one or more extendable frame members to extend and retract to adjust a size of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Ernst, James A. Tomlinson, William Thomas MacKrell, Mark Howard Nielsen, Rounack Singh Bumrah
  • Exhaust vent hoods for marine vessels and related methods
    Patent number: 12195158
    Abstract: An embodiment of an exhaust collection system for collecting exhaust from a marine vessel includes an exhaust cleaning assembly including a tank. In addition, the exhaust collection system includes a vent hood in fluid communication with the tank of the exhaust cleaning assembly. The vent hood includes a frame including one or more extendable frame members, and an outer covering that covers the frame to define an enclosure with an opening configured to receive an exhaust stack of the marine vessel therethrough, the one or more extendable frame members to extend and retract to adjust a size of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Ernst, James A. Tomlinson, William Thomas MacKrell, Mark Howard Nielsen, Rounack Singh Bumrah
  • EXHAUST VENT HOODS FOR MARINE VESSELS AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20240278894
    Abstract: An embodiment of an exhaust collection system for collecting exhaust from a marine vessel includes an exhaust cleaning assembly including a tank. In addition, the exhaust collection system includes a vent hood in fluid communication with the tank of the exhaust cleaning assembly. The vent hood includes a frame including one or more extendable frame members, and an outer covering that covers the frame to define an enclosure with an opening configured to receive an exhaust stack of the marine vessel therethrough, the one or more extendable frame members to extend and retract to adjust a size of the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Ernst, James A. Tomlinson, William Thomas MacKrell, Mark Howard Nielsen, Rounack Singh Bumrah
  • Exhaust vent hoods for marine vessels and related methods
    Patent number: 12006014
    Abstract: An embodiment of an exhaust collection system for collecting exhaust from a marine vessel includes an exhaust cleaning assembly including a tank. In addition, the exhaust collection system includes a vent hood in fluid communication with the tank of the exhaust cleaning assembly. The vent hood includes a frame including one or more extendable frame members, and an outer covering that covers the frame to define an enclosure with an opening configured to receive an exhaust stack of the marine vessel therethrough, the one or more extendable frame members to extend and retract to adjust a size of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
    Inventors: Stephen Daniel Ernst, James A. Tomlinson, William Thomas MacKrell, Mark Howard Nielsen, Rounack Singh Bumrah