Patents by Inventor Melhan M. Ben Sultan
Melhan M. Ben Sultan 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).
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Publication number: 20240150203Abstract: A method and a system for removing flow assurance chemicals from a produced water stream are provided. The method includes generating a plasma and treating the produced water stream with the plasma to form a treated water.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Inventors: Mohammad Saad AlQahtani, Abdulaziz Y. Ammar, Melhan M. Ben Sultan
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Patent number: 11821543Abstract: A mechanical shutdown valve for preventing an over pressure condition is described. A valve body has an inlet, an outlet, and a channel extending from the inlet to the outlet. A valve seat and a diaphragm are positioned in the valve body. The diaphragm controls a fluid flow through the valve body. A mesh is coupled to the diaphragm such that the mesh and the diaphragm separate an upstream portion of the channel from a downstream portion of the channel. The mesh extends from the diaphragm to an inner surface of the valve body and limits fluid flow between the diaphragm and the valve body. A spring biases the diaphragm towards the open position. A characteristic of the spring determines a differential pressure threshold between the upstream portion of the channel and a downstream portion of the channel at which the diaphragm engages the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Mohamd S. Almansour, Seung-Hak Choi, Yasser A. Shalabi
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Publication number: 20230077254Abstract: A mechanical shutdown valve for preventing an over pressure condition is described. A valve body has an inlet, an outlet, and a channel extending from the inlet to the outlet. A valve seat and a diaphragm are positioned in the valve body. The diaphragm controls a fluid flow through the valve body. A mesh is coupled to the diaphragm such that the mesh and the diaphragm separate an upstream portion of the channel from a downstream portion of the channel. The mesh extends from the diaphragm to an inner surface of the valve body and limits fluid flow between the diaphragm and the valve body. A spring biases the diaphragm towards the open position. A characteristic of the spring determines a differential pressure threshold between the upstream portion of the channel and a downstream portion of the channel at which the diaphragm engages the valve seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventors: Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Mohamd S. Almansour, Seung-Hak Choi, Yasser A. Shalabi
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Patent number: 11566715Abstract: A mechanical shutdown valve for preventing an over pressure condition is described. A valve body has an inlet, an outlet, and a channel extending from the inlet to the outlet. A valve seat and a diaphragm are positioned in the valve body. The diaphragm controls a fluid flow through the valve body. A mesh is coupled to the diaphragm such that the mesh and the diaphragm separate an upstream portion of the channel from a downstream portion of the channel. The mesh extends from the diaphragm to an inner surface of the valve body and limits fluid flow between the diaphragm and the valve body. A spring biases the diaphragm towards the open position. A characteristic of the spring determines a differential pressure threshold between the upstream portion of the channel and a downstream portion of the channel at which the diaphragm engages the valve seat.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Mohamd S. Almansour, Seung-Hak Choi, Yasser A. Shalabi
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Publication number: 20230011335Abstract: A mechanical shutdown valve for preventing an over pressure condition is described. A valve body has an inlet, an outlet, and a channel extending from the inlet to the outlet. A valve seat and a diaphragm are positioned in the valve body. The diaphragm controls a fluid flow through the valve body. A mesh is coupled to the diaphragm such that the mesh and the diaphragm separate an upstream portion of the channel from a downstream portion of the channel. The mesh extends from the diaphragm to an inner surface of the valve body and limits fluid flow between the diaphragm and the valve body. A spring biases the diaphragm towards the open position. A characteristic of the spring determines a differential pressure threshold between the upstream portion of the channel and a downstream portion of the channel at which the diaphragm engages the valve seat.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2021Publication date: January 12, 2023Inventors: Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Mohamd S. Almansour, Seung-Hak Choi, Yasser A. Shalabi
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Patent number: 11406941Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Seung-Hak Choi, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. Shaikh Sulaiman, Abdulrahman A. Alsuwailem
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Patent number: 11331632Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Seung-Hak Choi, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. Shaikh Sulaiman, Abdulrahman A. Alsuwailem
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Patent number: 11260351Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Seung-Hak Choi, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. Shaikh Sulaiman, Abdulrahman A. Alsuwailem
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Publication number: 20210252460Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Seung-Hak CHOI, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN, Abdulrahman A. ALSUWAILEM
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Publication number: 20210252459Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Seung-Hak CHOI, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN, Abdulrahman A. ALSUWAILEM
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Publication number: 20210252461Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for fabricating thin film composite hollow fiber membranes. In some implementations, an apparatus is used to remove excess first solution from a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution. In some implementations, the method and apparatuses include flowing a gas, for example, compressed gas or ambient air, past a surface of a hollow fiber that has been immersed in a first solution prior to immersion in a second solution. In some implementations, the gas is flowed past the surface under positive pressure, while in other implementations the gas is flowed under negative pressure, for example, vacuum. The apparatuses and devices can be used to produce thin film composite hollow fiber membranes without pressing or damaging the hollow fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Seung-Hak CHOI, Melhan M. Ben Sultan, Halah A. SHAIKH SULAIMAN, Abdulrahman A. ALSUWAILEM