Patents by Inventor Martin Vad

Martin Vad 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).

  • Patent number: 10150908
    Abstract: A method of depleting a given analyte from a water source is provided. The method is applicable to water used in oil recovery, water used in natural gas recovery, the treatment of water wells, and for water used in hydraulic fluids for fracturing processes, such as water to be used in proppants or fracking fluids. The method involves depleting an analyte from a water source, said method comprising contacting a water source with a superparamagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticle; complexing the analyte with the particle; and removing the analyte-particle complex by applying a magnetic field so as to provide a water source with depleted analyte content. The depleted water can then be pumped into one or more connecting injection well(s) in an oil field pushing the crude oil 10 towards one or more production well(s) thereby allowing for enhanced oil recovery from the production wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: TOTAL E&P DANMARK A/S
    Inventors: Kristian Mogensen, Martin Vad Bennetzen
  • Patent number: 10138410
    Abstract: A method of depleting an ion from a water source is provided. The method is applicable to water used in oil recovery, water used in natural gas recovery, the treatment of water wells, and for water used in hydraulic fluids for fracturing processes, such as water to be used in proppants or fracking fluids. The method involves depleting an ion from a water source, said method comprising contacting a water source with a superparamagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticle; complexing the ion with the particle; and removing the ion-particle complex by applying a magnetic field so as to provide a water source with depleted ion content. The depleted water can then be pumped into one or more connecting injection well(s) in an oil field pushing the crude oil towards one or more production well(s) thereby allowing for enhanced oil recovery from the production wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOTAL E&P DANMARK A/S
    Inventors: Martin Vad Bennetzen, Kristian Mogensen
  • Patent number: 9975790
    Abstract: A method of depleting the bacterial content in a water source is provided. The method involves depleting the bacterial content in a water source for a water flooding process, said method comprising contacting a water source with a superparamagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticle; complexing the bacteria with the particle; and removing the bacteria-particle complex by applying a magnetic field so as to provide a water source with depleted bacterial content. The depleted water can then be pumped into one or more connecting injection well(s) in an oil field pushing the crude oil towards one or more production well(s) thereby allowing for enhanced oil recovery from the production wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: MAERSK OLIE OG GAS A/S
    Inventors: Martin Vad Bennetzen, Kristian Mogensen
  • Patent number: 9969943
    Abstract: A method of treating crude oil comprising depleting the content of aromatic hydrocarbons comprising contacting the crude oil with super-paramagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticles comprising chemical functional groups. The method increases the API gravity of crude oil and reduces the viscosity of said oil. Oil can be depleted in its content of sulphur-containing aromatics using functionalized nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: MAERSK OLIE OG GAS A/S
    Inventors: Martin Vad Bennetzen, Kristian Mogensen
  • Publication number: 20160304768
    Abstract: A method of depleting a given analyte from a water source is provided. The method is applicable to water used in oil recovery, water used in natural gas recovery, the treatment of water wells, and for water used in hydraulic fluids for fracturing processes, such as water to be used in proppants or fracking fluids. The method involves depleting an analyte from a water source, said method comprising contacting a water source with a superparamagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticle; complexing the analyte with the particle; and removing the analyte-particle complex by applying a magnetic field so as to provide a water source with depleted analyte content. The depleted water can then be pumped into one or more connecting injection well(s) in an oil field pushing the crude oil 10 towards one or more production well(s) thereby allowing for enhanced oil recovery from the production wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Kristian MOGENSEN, Martin Vad BENNETZEN
  • Publication number: 20160289101
    Abstract: A method of depleting the bacterial content in a water source is provided. The method involves depleting the bacterial content in a water source for a water flooding process, said method comprising contacting a water source with a superparamagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticle; complexing the bacteria with the particle; and removing the bacteria-particle complex by applying a magnetic field so as to provide a water source with depleted bacterial content. The depleted water can then be pumped into one or more connecting injection well(s) in an oil field pushing the crude oil towards one or more production well(s) thereby allowing for enhanced oil recovery from the production wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Vad BENNETZEN, Kristian MOGENSEN
  • Publication number: 20160272898
    Abstract: A method of treating crude oil comprising depleting the content of aromatic hydrocarbons comprising contacting the crude oil with super-paramagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticles comprising chemical functional groups. The method increases the API gravity of crude oil and reduces the viscosity of said oil. Oil can be depleted in its content of sulphur-containing aromatics using functionalized nanoparticles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Vad BENNETZEN, Kristian MOGENSEN
  • Publication number: 20160264846
    Abstract: A method of depleting an ion from a water source is provided. The method is applicable to water used in oil recovery, water used in natural gas recovery, the treatment of water wells, and for water used in hydraulic fluids for fracturing processes, such as water to be used in proppants or fracking fluids. The method involves depleting an ion from a water source, said method comprising contacting a water source with a superparamagnetic or paramagnetic nanoparticle; complexing the ion with the particle; and removing the ion-particle complex by applying a magnetic field so as to provide a water source with depleted ion content. The depleted water can then be pumped into one or more connecting injection well(s) in an oil field pushing the crude oil towards one or more production well(s) thereby allowing for enhanced oil recovery from the production wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Martin Vad BENNETZEN, Kristian MOGENSEN
  • Patent number: 9079344
    Abstract: A method for injection molding a pump impeller (1) of plastic, with which the cores which define the flow channels (8) in the inside of the impeller (1), are formed in each case of at least two core parts (26, 30). After the injection molding, a first core part (26) is firstly pulled out of the flow channel (8) and subsequently, an additional relative movement between the impeller (1) and the core part (30) is effected in a direction transverse to the pulling direction of the second core part (30), before or during the pulling-out of a second core part (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Grundfos Management a/s
    Inventors: Martin Vad, Morten Holst Bogh
  • Patent number: 8317468
    Abstract: A flow-routing component of a pump is composed of at least two parts, a first part (2) of the component being manufactured by metal-powder injection molding, and a second part (4) of the component being manufactured from sheet metal. A pump assembly is also provided having such a flow-routing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Grundfos Management a/s
    Inventors: Per Frost Vedsted, Martin Vad
  • Publication number: 20110262282
    Abstract: A method for injection molding a pump impeller (1) of plastic, with which the cores which define the flow channels (8) in the inside of the impeller (1), are formed in each case of at least two core parts (26, 30). After the injection molding, a first core part (26) is firstly pulled out of the flow channel (8) and subsequently, an additional relative movement between the impeller (1) and the core part (30) is effected in a direction transverse to the pulling direction of the second core part (30), before or during the pulling-out of a second core part (30).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: GRUNDFOS MANAGEMENT A/S
    Inventors: Martin Vad, Morten Holst Bogh
  • Publication number: 20100008775
    Abstract: A flow-routing component of a pump is composed of at least two parts, a first part (2) of the component being manufactured by metal-powder injection molding, and a second part (4) of the component being manufactured from sheet metal. A pump assembly is also provided having such a flow-routing component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: GRUNDFOS MANAGEMENT A/S
    Inventors: Per Frost VEDSTED, Martin VAD