Patents by Inventor Stephen Rehm

Stephen Rehm 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).

  • Three-phase separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids
    Patent number: 11480042
    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. The gas stream separated out is cooled with the resulting hydrocarbon condensates reintroduced to the stream of hydrocarbon-liquid phase that was separated from the fluid. The resulting combined stream can be cooled or heated as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Gene Bittel, Errol Calvert, Hai Lai, Melissa Lenhart, Brock Peoples, Stephen Rehm, Ahmed Sheikh
  • Three-phase separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids
    Patent number: 11471790
    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 gas separation followed by pressure reduction and then a second gas separation. Indirect follows the second gas separation and then three-phase separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Rehm, Timothy Oneal, Gene Bittel, Mark Ferguson, Daniel Wright, Nicholas Jensen, Todd Earls
  • THREE-PHASE SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20210121796
    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 gas separation followed by pressure reduction and then a second gas separation. Indirect follows the second gas separation and then three-phase separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Applicant: JOHN ZINK COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Rehm, Timothy Oneal, Gene Bittel, Mark Ferguson, Daniel Wright, Nicholas Jensen, Todd Earls
  • Three-phase separation of hydrocarbon containing fluids
    Patent number: 10913012
    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 gas separation followed by pressure reduction and then a second gas separation. Indirect follows the second gas separation and then three-phase separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Rehm, Timothy Oneal, Gene Bittel, Mark Ferguson, Daniel Wright, Nicholas Jensen, Todd Earls
  • THREE-PHASE SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20200370407
    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. The gas stream separated out is cooled with the resulting hydrocarbon condensates reintroduced to the stream of hydrocarbon-liquid phase that was separated from the fluid. The resulting combined stream can be cooled or heated as necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Gene BITTEL, Errol CALVERT, Hai LAI, Melissa LENHART, Brock PEOPLES, Stephen REHM, Ahmed SHEIKH
  • THREE-PHASE SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FLUIDS
    Publication number: 20190078028
    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 gas separation followed by pressure reduction and then a second gas separation. Indirect follows the second gas separation and then three-phase separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: John Zink Company, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Rehm, Timothy Oneal, Gene Bittel, Mark Ferguson, Daniel Wright, Nicholas Jensen, Todd Earls