Patents by Inventor Michael Hillerman

Michael Hillerman 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).

  • Offshore heavy oil production
    Patent number: 9062525
    Abstract: A system is provided for the production of heavy crude oil from an undersea reservoir, and for the treatment of the crude oil to facilitate its transport. A floating body (12) which produces the heavy crude oil, carries a hydrocarbon cracking station (32) that cracks the heavy crude into light liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, and that uses heat resulting from the cracking to produce pressured steam. The pressured steam is used to drive a steam-powered engine (72) (with pistons or a turbine) that drives an electrical generator (74) whose electricity powers the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SINGLE BUOY MOORINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Maclean, Johannes Christiaan Lanfermeijer, Michael Silverman, Michael Hillerman, Jimmy Pelham