Patents by Inventor Scott YAHOLNITSKY

Scott YAHOLNITSKY 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).

  • Method and system for adjusting the position of an oil-water interface layer
    Patent number: 10030498
    Abstract: A system and method for adjusting a position of an oil-water interface layer. A vessel, such as a free water knockout or a treater used in the processing of heavy oil, contains a fluid comprising the interface layer. A nuclear densitometer is positioned to obtain density measurements of the fluid at various heights along the vessel. Based at least in part on these density readings, a valve controlling flow out of a water discharge port on the vessel may be actuated, with the flow of water through the water discharge port being inversely proportional to the height of the interface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: FCCL Partnership
    Inventors: Denise M Kupferschmid, Glenn Price, Scott Yaholnitsky
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF AN OIL-WATER INTERFACE LAYER
    Publication number: 20160177695
    Abstract: A system and method for adjusting a position of an oil-water interface layer. A vessel, such as a free water knockout or a treater used in the processing of heavy oil, contains a fluid comprising the interface layer. A nuclear densitometer is positioned to obtain density measurements of the fluid at various heights along the vessel. Based at least in part on these density readings, a valve controlling flow out of a water discharge port on the vessel may be actuated, with the flow of water through the water discharge port being inversely proportional to the height of the interface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Denise M KUPFERSCHMID, Glenn PRICE, Scott YAHOLNITSKY