Patents by Inventor Nicholas Lee Jensen

Nicholas Lee Jensen 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: 11274540
    Abstract: Provided is an indirect heated separation assembly that includes a vessel assembly having a heating section and a separation section, a wall separating the heating section from the separation section, the wall configured to be heated by a heating fluid in the heating section to provide indirect heat to the separation section, and a coil assembly at least partially disposed in the heating section, the coil assembly including an inlet configured to receive a process fluid and an outlet in communication with an inlet of the separation section to direct the process fluid after heating to the separation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: WESTERMAN, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Lee Jensen, Spencer Scott Bruner, Derek Rupp
  • Patent number: 11274539
    Abstract: Provided is an indirect heated separation assembly that includes a vessel having a heating section and a separation section, a plate separating the heating section from the separation section, the plate being configured to be heated by a heating fluid in the heating section to provide indirect heat to the separation section, and a coil assembly disposed in the heating section, the coil assembly including an inlet configured to receive a process fluid and an outlet in communication with an inlet of the separation section to direct the process fluid after heating to the separation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: WESTERMAN, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Lee Jensen, Spencer Scott Bruner, Derek Rupp
  • Patent number: 11268361
    Abstract: Provided is an assembly including a vessel having first and second ends and an interior, an inlet diverter disposed in the interior at the first end, at least one flow baffle disposed in the interior and having a gas section including a plurality of gas openings extending through the baffle, a liquid section below the gas section including a plurality of liquid openings extending through the baffle, and a bottom surface spaced from a bottom interior surface of the vessel to define a fluid flow path between the bottom surface and the bottom interior surface, and at least one vane section disposed in the interior downstream of the at least one flow baffle, the at least one vane section having a bottom surface spaced from the bottom interior surface of the vessel to define a fluid flow path between the bottom surface and the bottom interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: WESTERMAN, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Lee Jensen, Spencer Scott Bruner, Derek Rupp
  • Publication number: 20200340338
    Abstract: Provided is an assembly including a vessel having first and second ends and an interior, an inlet diverter disposed in the interior at the first end, at least one flow baffle disposed in the interior and having a gas section including a plurality of gas openings extending through the baffle, a liquid section below the gas section including a plurality of liquid openings extending through the baffle, and a bottom surface spaced from a bottom interior surface of the vessel to define a fluid flow path between the bottom surface and the bottom interior surface, and at least one vane section disposed in the interior downstream of the at least one flow baffle, the at least one vane section having a bottom surface spaced from the bottom interior surface of the vessel to define a fluid flow path between the bottom surface and the bottom interior surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: NICHOLAS LEE JENSEN, SPENCER SCOTT BRUNER, DEREK RUPP
  • Publication number: 20200340347
    Abstract: Provided is an indirect heated separation assembly that includes a vessel having a heating section and a separation section, a plate separating the heating section from the separation section, the plate being configured to be heated by a heating fluid in the heating section to provide indirect heat to the separation section, and a coil assembly disposed in the heating section, the coil assembly including an inlet configured to receive a process fluid and an outlet in communication with an inlet of the separation section to direct the process fluid after heating to the separation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: NICHOLAS LEE JENSEN, SPENCER SCOTT BRUNER, DEREK RUPP
  • Publication number: 20200340348
    Abstract: Provided is an indirect heated separation assembly that includes a vessel assembly having a heating section and a separation section, a wall separating the heating section from the separation section, the wall configured to be heated by a heating fluid in the heating section to provide indirect heat to the separation section, and a coil assembly at least partially disposed in the heating section, the coil assembly including an inlet configured to receive a process fluid and an outlet in communication with an inlet of the separation section to direct the process fluid after heating to the separation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: NICHOLAS LEE JENSEN, SPENCER SCOTT BRUNER, DEREK RUPP
  • Patent number: 10301554
    Abstract: The methods improve the separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase and a hydrocarbon liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the methods use a first gas separation step followed by indirect heating and then a second gas separation step. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Rehm, Timothy Warren Oneal, Gene Wesley Bittel, Mark Elliot Ferguson, Daniel Todd Wright, Nicholas Lee Jensen, Todd Ethan Earls
  • Publication number: 20190055478
    Abstract: The methods improve the separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase and a hydrocarbon liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the methods use a first gas separation step followed by indirect heating and then a second gas separation step. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Rehm, Timothy Warren Oneal, Gene Wesley Bittel, Mark Elliot Ferguson, Daniel Todd Wright, Nicholas Lee Jensen, Todd Ethan Earls
  • Patent number: 10150923
    Abstract: The methods improve the separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase, a hydrocarbon liquid phase, and an aqueous liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the methods use a first three-phase gas separation stop followed by indirect heating and then a second three-phase gas separation step. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Rehm, Timothy Warren Oneal, Gene Wesley Bittel, Mark Elliot Ferguson, Daniel Todd Wright, Nicholas Lee Jensen, Todd Ethan Earls
  • Publication number: 20180320090
    Abstract: The methods improve the separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase, a hydrocarbon liquid phase, and an aqueous liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the methods use a first three-phase gas separation stop followed by indirect heating and then a second three-phase gas separation step. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Rehm, Timothy Warren Oneal, Gene Wesley Bittel, Mark Elliot Ferguson, Daniel Todd Wright, Nicholas Lee Jensen, Todd Ethan Earls
  • Patent number: 10053636
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids are provided. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase, a hydrocarbon liquid phase, and an aqueous liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the system uses a first three-phase gas separation followed by indirect heating and then a second three-phase gas separation. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Rehm, Timothy Warren Oneal, Gene Wesley Bittel, Mark Elliot Ferguson, Daniel Todd Wright, Nicholas Lee Jensen, Todd Ethan Earls
  • Publication number: 20180112138
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids are provided. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase, a hydrocarbon liquid phase, and an aqueous liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the system uses a first three-phase gas separation followed by indirect heating and then a second three-phase gas separation. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Rehm, Timothy Warren Oneal, Gene Wesley Bittel, Mark Elliot Ferguson, Daniel Todd Wright, Nicholas Lee Jensen, Todd Ethan Earls
  • Patent number: 9828556
    Abstract: Systems and methods for separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids are provided. More particularly, the disclosure is relevant to separating fluids having a gas phase, a hydrocarbon liquid phase, and an aqueous liquid phase using indirect heating. In general, the system uses a first three-phase gas separation followed by indirect heating and then a second three-phase gas separation. Pressure reduction of the hydrocarbon containing fluid occurs either before or after the indirect heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Joseph Rehm, Timothy Warren Oneal, Gene Wesley Bittel, Mark Elliot Ferguson, Daniel Todd Wright, Nicholas Lee Jensen, Todd Ethan Earls