Patents by Inventor Nathan Michael Jones

Nathan Michael Jones 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).

  • Process for treating produced water with magnesium oxide
    Patent number: 10807895
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process that uses one or more evaporators to treat produced water containing silica. To address silica scaling, a crystallizing reagent is mixed with the produced water upstream of the evaporator. The crystallizing reagent is designed to precipitate a silica adsorbing compound such as magnesium hydroxide. The feedwater with the adsorbed silica is directed to an evaporator that produces a distillate and a concentrate containing the adsorbed silica. At least a portion of the concentrate having the silica adsorbing compound is directed to a separator that separates the silica adsorbing compound from the concentrate and recycles it back to where it is mixed with the produced water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Veolia Water Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Boudreau, Mark Nicholson, Nathan Michael Jones
  • PROCESS FOR TREATING PRODUCED WATER WITH MAGNESIUM OXIDE
    Publication number: 20190322560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process that uses one or more evaporators to treat produced water containing silica. To address silica scaling, a crystallizing reagent is mixed with the produced water upstream of the evaporator. The crystallizing reagent is designed to precipitate a silica adsorbing compound such as magnesium hydroxide. The feedwater with the adsorbed silica is directed to an evaporator that produces a distillate and a concentrate containing the adsorbed silica. At least a portion of the concentrate having the silica adsorbing compound is directed to a separator that separates the silica adsorbing compound from the concentrate and recycles it back to where it is mixed with the produced water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Veolia Water Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Boudreau, Mark Nicholson, Nathan Michael Jones