Patents by Inventor Millar IVERSON

Millar IVERSON 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: 11378224
    Abstract: Provided herein is a liner that can be loosely inserted in process pipe to form a lined pipe and to decrease the rate of heat transfer between process fluids flowing through the liner and the process pipe. The liner provided herein can reduce applied thermal loading on the outer pipe resulting from, for example, turbulent mixing between fluids having different temperatures (with or without stratification), circumferential thermal gradients, and/or longitudinal thermal gradients. An annulus between the process pipe and liner can be at least partially filled by process fluids, thereby creating a thermal buffer to further decrease the rate of heat transfer between the fluids and the process pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Suncor Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Simon Yuen, Millar Iverson, Brian Tkachyk, Edmond Hung, Haixia Guo
  • Publication number: 20210123559
    Abstract: Provided herein is a liner that can be loosely inserted in process pipe to form a lined pipe and to decrease the rate of heat transfer between process fluids flowing through the liner and the process pipe. The liner provided herein can reduce applied thermal loading on the outer pipe resulting from, for example, turbulent mixing between fluids having different temperatures (with or without stratification), circumferential thermal gradients, and/or longitudinal thermal gradients. An annulus between the process pipe and liner can be at least partially filled by process fluids, thereby creating a thermal buffer to further decrease the rate of heat transfer between the fluids and the process pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Suncor Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Simon YUEN, Millar IVERSON, Brian TKACHYK, Edmond HUNG, Haixia GUO
  • Publication number: 20210123560
    Abstract: Provided herein is a liner that can be loosely inserted in process pipe to form a lined pipe and to decrease the rate of heat transfer between process fluids flowing through the liner and the process pipe. The liner provided herein can reduce applied thermal loading on the outer pipe resulting from, for example, turbulent mixing between fluids having different temperatures (with or without stratification), circumferential thermal gradients, and/or longitudinal thermal gradients. An annulus between the process pipe and liner can be at least partially filled by process fluids, thereby creating a thermal buffer to further decrease the rate of heat transfer between the fluids and the process pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: Suncor Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Simon YUEN, Millar IVERSON, Brian TKACHYK, Edmond HUNG, Haixia GUO
  • Publication number: 20190187678
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for monitoring a piping network. The method includes obtaining data comprising temperature, displacement, and vibration measurements from a plurality of sensor assemblies. The sensor assemblies are selectively installed at a plurality of locations in the piping network, and the piping network is subjected to at least one multi-phase flow effect during its operation. The method also includes analyzing the data using at least one model to: predict pipe life, detect an operational or pipe damage event, and/or trigger preventative maintenance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen MUINDA, Millar IVERSON, Greg GAUDET, Mohammad CHADY, Feng JU