Patents by Inventor Ockert Rudolph Minnie

Ockert Rudolph Minnie 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).

  • Filtration method and installation
    Patent number: 8778193
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The method includes the step of charging the inside of a hollow filter element with a rinsing fluid to clean the inside of the filter for catalyst fines followed by a backflushing step. The invention also provides an installation for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The installation includes at feast one hollow and enclosed filter element and one or more conduits in fluid communication with the internal volume of the filter, with at least one conduit being configured or connected for inflow of rinsing fluid and at least one conduit being configured or connection for outflow of rinsing fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa, Ltd., Statoil Hydro ASA
    Inventors: Ockert Rudolph Minnie, Patrick Otto Taylor, Pål Søraker, Marcus Fathi
  • FILTRATION METHOD AND INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20090261046
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The method includes the step of charging the inside of a hollow filter element with a rinsing fluid to clean the inside of the filter for catalyst fines followed by a backflushing step. The invention also provides an installation for the separation of liquid from a three phase slurry bubble column. The installation includes at least one hollow and enclosed filter element and one or more conduits in fluid communication with the internal volume of filter, with at least one conduit being configured or connected for inflow of rinsing fluid and at least one conduit being configured or connected for outflow of rinsing fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicants: Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa Ltd., STATOIL HYDRO ASA
    Inventors: Ockert Rudolph Minnie, Patrick Otto Taylor, Pal Soraker, Marcus Fathi