Patents by Inventor Michael Dion
Michael Dion 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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Patent number: 11926797Abstract: A method of scavenging ammonia and amines, the method having the steps of (i) providing an aldehyde-based scavenger composition; and (ii) adding the aldehyde-based scavenger composition to a hydrocarbon.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: BL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michael Dion, Peter L Perez Diaz, Nimeshkumar Patel, Hitesh Bagaria, Gregory Kaplan
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Patent number: 11662122Abstract: A tankless water heater system (100), with a heat exchanger device (20) comprising at least one hollow chamber (21, 22, 23, 24) and at least one electrical heating element (52, 53, 54), and a controller device (30) with a temperature control unit (35), a tap event counter unit (32), a down-time counter unit (33) and a time delay unit (34); an electrical switching element (41, 42, 43) for connecting or is connecting one or several heating elements (52, 53, 54) to/from a power supply; an outlet temperature sensor (27) linked with the temperature control unit (35); a flow rate sensor (29); wherein: the tap counter unit (32) is connected to the flow rate sensor (29) and is triggered when water flow rate exceeds a tap indication threshold the down-time counter unit (33) is triggered and retriggered by the tap counter unit (32) and both provide a down-time event signal after any inactivity period with no water flow and records the duration of inactivity; the time delay unit (34) is connected to and triggered by theType: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Michael Dion, Frank Stiebel
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Patent number: 11536464Abstract: A tank water heater assembly is provided including a tank water heater and a drain pan provided with a sensor holder for mounting a sensor. The sensor holder accommodates a leak detection sensor at predefined distance above an inner surface of a bottom wall of the drain pan. In this way the presence of harmless small amounts of water in the drain pan do not trigger an alarm. A transport assembly is presented for facilitating transportation of the tank water heater assembly to an installation site and subsequent installation. Finally, a method for installation of a tank water heater assembly is provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel, Michael Dion
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Publication number: 20220282167Abstract: A method of improving effluent brine quality, the method (i) providing a mud wash solvent comprising a hydrocarbon having a specific gravity less than that of a desalter brine to be treated; and (ii) adding the mud wash solvent to a mud wash stream of a desalter system to provide a treated effluent brine.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Javier Gonzalez, Michael Dion, Peter L. Perez-Diaz
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Publication number: 20220259507Abstract: A method of scavenging ammonia and amines, the method having the steps of (i) providing an aldehyde-based scavenger composition; and (ii) adding the aldehyde-based scavenger composition to a hydrocarbon.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Michael DION, Peter L. PEREZ DIAZ, Nimeshkumar PATEL, Hitesh BAGARIA, Gregory KAPLAN
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Publication number: 20210018221Abstract: A tankless water heater system (100), with a heat exchanger device (20) comprising at least one hollow chamber (21, 22, 23, 24 ) and at least one electrical heating element (52, 53, 54), and: a controller device (30) with a temperature control unit (35), a tap event counter unit (32), a down-time counter unit (33) and a time delay unit (34); an electrical switching element (41, 42, 43) for connecting or disconnecting one or several heating elements (52, 53, 54) to/from a power supply; an outlet temperature sensor (27) linked with the temperature control unit (35); a flow rate sensor (29); wherein: the tap counter unit (32) is connected to the flow rate sensor (29) and is triggered when water flow rate exceeds a tap indication threshold {dot over (V)}0 the down-time counter unit (33) is triggered and retriggered by the tap counter unit (32) and both provide a down-time event signal after any inactivity period with no water flow and records the duration of inactivity; the time delay unit (34) is connecteType: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Michael Dion, Frank Stiebel
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Publication number: 20200003432Abstract: A tank water heater assembly is provided including a tank water heater and a drain pan provided with a sensor holder for mounting a sensor. The sensor holder accommodates a leak detection sensor at predefined distance above an inner surface of a bottom wall of the drain pan. In this way the presence of harmless small amounts of water in the drain pan do not trigger an alarm. A transport assembly is presented for facilitating transportation of the tank water heater assembly to an installation site and subsequent installation. Finally, a method for installation of a tank water heater assembly is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Stiebel Eltron GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Hubert Nolte, Frank Stiebel, Michael Dion
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Patent number: 7966331Abstract: A method and system for assessing and optimizing crude selection are provided. A predictive engine uses data from a database to execute at least one predictive performance model and/or at least one risk assessment model designed to optimize or improve refining operations during a refining process. The predictive engine takes as input key crude information corresponding to a particular crude or crude blend, e.g., at least one crude slate, and refinery operating parameters and/or conditions corresponding to a specific refinery and uses desirability metrics to assess the similarity to data in the database. Based on the resulting output, at least one predictive performance and/or at least one risk assessment model uses the output to predict performance or risk measures of refining the particular crude or crude blend using the specific refinery during the refining process, the probability of problems occurring during the refining process, the distribution of the problems throughout the refining process, etc.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2003Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Martha Gardner, Rajesh Tyagi, Thomas Repoff, Abhinanda Sarkar, Angshuman Saha, Shirley Au, Roy Wilson, Malcolm Craig Winslow, Michael Dion
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Publication number: 20050050009Abstract: A method and system for assessing and optimizing crude selection are provided. A predictive engine uses data from a database to execute at least one predictive performance model and/or at least one risk assessment model designed to optimize or improve refining operations during a refining process. The predictive engine takes as input key crude information corresponding to a particular crude or crude blend, e.g., at least one crude slate, and refinery operating parameters and/or conditions corresponding to a specific refinery and uses desirability metrics to assess the similarity to data in the database. Based on the resulting output, at least one predictive performance and/or at least one risk assessment model uses the output to predict performance or risk measures of refining the particular crude or crude blend using the specific refinery during the refining process, the probability of problems occurring during the refining process, the distribution of the problems throughout the refining process, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2003Publication date: March 3, 2005Inventors: Martha Gardner, Rajesh Tyagi, Thomas Repoff, Abhinanda Sarkar, Angshuman Saha, Shirley Au, Roy Wilson, Malcolm Winslow, Michael Dion
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Patent number: 5750052Abstract: Methods for controlling foam in hydrocarbon liquids within hydrocracking unit separator systems utilizing alkylphenolformaldehyde resin alkoxylates with a propylene oxide/ethylene oxide block copolymer having a molecular weight of from about 2000 to 6000 and having from about 20% to about 80% ethoxylation or an alkylarylsulfonic acid or alkylarylsulfonic acid amine salt to said hydrocarbon liquid.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1996Date of Patent: May 12, 1998Assignee: BetzDearborn Inc.Inventors: Paul R. Hart, Michael A. Dion