Patents by Inventor Melissa Allin

Melissa Allin 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: 11904273
    Abstract: A method for capturing carbon from a source of volatile pollutants includes the steps of capturing a mixture of volatile pollutants and air from the source of volatile pollutants, transporting the volatile pollutant-air mixture to an oxidizer module, converting the volatile pollutants into carbon dioxide within the oxidizer module, transporting the carbon dioxide from the oxidizer module to a contactor, loading the carbon dioxide onto sorbents within the contactor, and separating the carbon dioxide from the loaded sorbents to produce a concentrated carbon dioxide product stream. The step of separating the carbon dioxide from the loaded sorbents may optionally include the steps of passing the loaded sorbents to the oxidizer module, and then heating the loaded sorbents in the oxidizer module with the combustion of the mixture of volatile pollutants and air within the oxidizer module to produce the concentrated carbon dioxide product stream while regenerating the sorbents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Van Dam, Robert Krumm, Melissa Allin
  • Publication number: 20220355244
    Abstract: A method for capturing carbon from a source of volatile pollutants includes the steps of capturing a mixture of volatile pollutants and air from the source of volatile pollutants, transporting the volatile pollutant-air mixture to an oxidizer module, converting the volatile pollutants into carbon dioxide within the oxidizer module, transporting the carbon dioxide from the oxidizer module to a contactor, loading the carbon dioxide onto sorbents within the contactor, and separating the carbon dioxide from the loaded sorbents to produce a concentrated carbon dioxide product stream. The step of separating the carbon dioxide from the loaded sorbents may optionally include the steps of passing the loaded sorbents to the oxidizer module, and then heating the loaded sorbents in the oxidizer module with the combustion of the mixture of volatile pollutants and air within the oxidizer module to produce the concentrated carbon dioxide product stream while regenerating the sorbents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Van Dam, Robert Krumm, Melissa Allin
  • Publication number: 20210188538
    Abstract: A multifunction tank access device is configured for connection to a storage tank capable of storing crude oil that has an opening for a conventional thief hatch. The multifunction tank access device has a lower assembly with an isolation valve, and an upper assembly removably connected to the lower assembly. The upper assembly includes a central housing, a pressure relief module, a vacuum relief module, and a tank access module. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the multifunction tank access device is constructed from a material that melts at a temperature below 450° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Sam Stroder, Melissa Allin
  • Patent number: 8601882
    Abstract: A system for measuring one or more physical properties of cementitious material is operable to cure a slurry of cementitious material under desired conditions of temperature and pressure. Particularly, the system may be operable to cure the slurry under a temperature and pressure expected to be experienced downhole. The system may also be used to determine properties of the cured cementitious material, such as maximum yield strength and shear bond strength at the desired temperature and pressure. The desired conditions of temperature and pressure may be applied both during curing and testing of the cementitious material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Sevices, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Gray, Joseph Maxson, James Heathman, Sairam Pindiprolu, Flint R. George, Melissa Allin, Keith Blaschke
  • Publication number: 20110061525
    Abstract: A system for measuring one or more physical properties of cementitious material is operable to cure a slurry of cementitious material under desired conditions of temperature and pressure. Particularly, the system may be operable to cure the slurry under a temperature and pressure expected to be experienced downhole. The system may also be used to determine properties of the cured cementitious material, such as maximum yield strength and shear bond strength at the desired temperature and pressure. The desired conditions of temperature and pressure may be applied both during curing and testing of the cementitious material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Dennis Gray, Joseph Maxson, James Heathman, Sairam Pindiprolu, Flint R. George, Melissa Allin, Keith Blaschke
  • Publication number: 20090188312
    Abstract: A device for and method of testing fluid compatibility may include placing a first fluid in a fixed-volume testing chamber and placing a second fluid in a sample chamber. The method may also include heating the fixed-volume testing chamber to about a temperature of a subterranean environment and pressurizing the fixed-volume testing chamber to about a pressure of the subterranean environment. The method may further include determining, at a temperature and pressure of about the temperature and pressure of the subterranean environment, a first rheology value of the fluid within the fixed-volume testing chamber, moving a portion of the second fluid from sample chamber into the fixed-volume testing chamber, and determining, at a temperature and pressure of about the temperature and pressure of the subterranean environment, a second rheology value of the fluid within the fixed-volume testing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Dealy T. Sears, Melissa Allin, Dennis Gray
  • Patent number: 7499846
    Abstract: A system and method to model and analyze the mixing energies of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent chemical lost circulation is disclosed. Laboratory tests are performed under varying conditions from which data on the mixing energies needed to optimize the use of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent lost circulation is obtained. This data is then applied to a non-linear mathematical modeling system that is capable of scaling the data to give a dimensionless value. This value can be combined with historic information to predict optimal flow rates and mixtures to prevent chemical lost circulation. This data may be verified by means of simulation, lab testing, or application to a full-size well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Massingill, Melissa Allin, Rickey Morgan, Mark Savery, Ron Morgan, Johnny Johnson
  • Publication number: 20080147367
    Abstract: A system and method to model and analyze the mixing energies of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent chemical lost circulation is disclosed. Laboratory tests are preformed under varying conditions from which data on the mixing energies needed to optimize the use of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent lost circulation is obtained. This data is then applied to a non-linear mathematical modeling system that is capable of scaling the data to give a dimensionless value. This value can be combined with historic information to predict optimal flow rates and mixtures to prevent chemical lost circulation. This data may be verified by means of simulation, lab testing, or application to a full-size well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Robert Massingill, Melissa Allin, Rickey Morgan, Mark Savery, Ron Morgan, Johnny Johnson
  • Patent number: 7325607
    Abstract: A system and method to model and analyze the mixing energies of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent chemical lost circulation. Laboratory tests are performed under varying conditions from which data on the mixing energies needed to optimize the use of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent lost circulation is obtained. This data is then applied to a non-linear mathematical modeling system that is capable of scaling the data to give a dimensionless value. This value can be combined with historic information to predict optimal flow rates and mixtures to prevent chemical lost circulation. This data may be verified by means of simulation, lab testing, or application to a full-size well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Massingill, Melissa Allin, Rickey Morgan, Mark Savery, Ron Morgan, Johnny Johnson
  • Publication number: 20070173412
    Abstract: A lost circulation composition for use in a wellbore comprising a crosslinkable polymer system and a filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Melissa Allin, John Dennis, Donald Whitfill
  • Publication number: 20070169937
    Abstract: A method of servicing a wellbore in contact with a subterranean formation, comprising: placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a crosslinkable polymer system and a filler into a lost circulation zone within the wellbore. A method of blocking the flow of fluid through a lost circulation zone in a subterranean formation comprising placing a first composition comprising a packing agent into the lost circulation zone, placing a second composition comprising a crosslinkable polymer system and a filler into the lost circulation zone, and allowing the compositions to set into place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Melissa Allin, John Dennis, Donald Whitfill
  • Publication number: 20070079968
    Abstract: A hydraulic control and actuation system for downhole tools. In a described embodiment, a hydraulic control and actuation system includes an internal chamber serving as a low pressure region and a well annulus serving as an energy source. A valve assembly provides selective fluid communication between alternating opposite sides of a piston and each of the energy source and low pressure region. Displacement of the piston operates a well tool. Operation of the valve assembly is controlled via telemetry between a remote location and an electronic circuit of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Roger Schultz, Melissa Allin, Paul Ringgenberg, Vincent Zeller, Tyler Trinh, Adam Wright, Donald Kyle
  • Publication number: 20070007006
    Abstract: A system and method to model and analyze the mixing energies of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent chemical lost circulation is disclosed. Laboratory tests are preformed under varying conditions from which data on the mixing energies needed to optimize the use of high-yielding non-Newtonian fluids to prevent lost circulation is obtained. This data is then applied to a non-linear mathematical modeling system that is capable of scaling the data to give a dimensionless value. This value can be combined with historic information to predict optimal flow rates and mixtures to prevent chemical lost circulation. This data may be verified by means of simulation, lab testing, or application to a full-size well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Massingill, Melissa Allin, Rickey Morgan, Mark Savery, Ron Morgan, Johnny Johnson