Patents by Inventor Ross G. Holzle

Ross G. Holzle 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).

  • Heat exchange circuit for an offshore installation
    Patent number: 4357989
    Abstract: An offshore installation, such as a producing platform, includes one or more supporting legs which extend from a working deck downward into the water. Process fluid utilized on the platform is cooled by heat exchange with the surrounding water through indirect contact, or through use of an intermediary fluid which is passed through a cooling circuit made up at least in part by segments of the various water contacting support structures of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1982
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventor: Ross G. Holzle