Patents by Inventor Michael Koolman

Michael Koolman 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).

  • Device and method for obtaining, especially in situ, a carbonaceous substance from an underground deposit
    Patent number: 9574430
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for delivering a substance containing hydrocarbons from a reservoir. The reservoir can be subjected to thermal energy in order to reduce the viscosity of the substance. The apparatus includes at least one conductor loop for inductively applying current as an electric/electromagnetic heater. A conductor of the conductor loop is surrounded in at least one section by a liquid-carrying conduit. The liquid-carrying conduit is perforated such that when a liquid is supplied the liquid penetrates into the reservoir from the liquid-carrying conduit via a perforation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Dirk Diehl, Norbert Huber, Andreas Koch, Michael Koolman, Muris Torlak, Bernd Wacker
  • Device and method for obtaining, in particular in situ, a substance containing carbon from an underground deposit
    Patent number: 9175545
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for delivering a substance containing hydrocarbons from a reservoir. The reservoir can be subjected to thermal energy in order to reduce the viscosity of the substance. The apparatus includes at least one conductor loop for inductively applying current for electric/electromagnetic heating of the reservoir, and a pressurization device for injecting a liquid into the reservoir in liquid form. A preparation entity extracts the liquid that is to be injected from a reservoir liquid that is taken from the reservoir or from a medium that is taken from the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Koolman, Claudio Ranaudo
  • Device and method for obtaining, especially in situ, a carbonaceous substance from an underground deposit
    Publication number: 20150308248
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for delivering a substance containing hydrocarbons from a reservoir. The reservoir can be subjected to thermal energy in order to reduce the viscosity of the substance. The apparatus includes at least one conductor loop for inductively applying current as an electric/electromagnetic heater. A conductor of the conductor loop is surrounded in at least one section by a liquid-carrying conduit. The liquid-carrying conduit is perforated such that when a liquid is supplied the liquid penetrates into the reservoir from the liquid-carrying conduit via a perforation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Dirk Diehl, Norbert Huber, Andreas Koch, Michael Koolman, Muris Torlak, Bernd Wacker
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING, IN PARTICULAR IN SITU, A SUBSTANCE CONTAINING CARBON FROM AN UNDERGROUND DEPOSIT
    Publication number: 20120312538
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for delivering a substance containing hydrocarbons from a reservoir. The reservoir can be subjected to thermal energy in order to reduce the viscosity of the substance. The apparatus includes at least one conductor loop for inductively applying current for electric/electromagnetic heating of the reservoir, and a pressurization device for injecting a liquid into the reservoir in liquid form. A preparation entity extracts the liquid that is to be injected from a reservoir liquid that is taken from the reservoir or from a medium that is taken from the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Inventors: Michael Koolman, Claudio Ranaudo