Patents by Inventor Taras Yurievich Makogon
Taras Yurievich Makogon 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).
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Patent number: 11802645Abstract: A flow management system includes an expandable device configured for attachment to a wall surface of a conduit and being adjustable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, an electric actuator in fluid communication with the expandable device, and a control module. The control module is configured to control the electric actuator to flow a current to the expandable device to expand the expandable device for compacting a flow blockage within the conduit to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage and to terminate a flow of the current to the expandable device to collapse the expandable device for opening the channel to a fluid flow within the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Patent number: 11314266Abstract: A flow management system includes an expandable device that is configured for attachment to a wall surface of a conduit and that is adjustable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The flow management system further includes a fluidic actuator in fluid communication with the expandable device and a control module. The control module is configured to control the fluidic actuator to deliver actuation fluid to the expandable device to expand the expandable device for compacting a flow blockage within the conduit to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage and to withdraw actuation fluid from the expandable device to collapse the expandable device for opening the channel to a fluid flow within the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Patent number: 11294401Abstract: A method of managing a fluid flow within a conduit includes determining a presence of a flow blockage within the conduit, the conduit being equipped with an expandable device, controlling a fluidic actuator to deliver an actuation fluid to the expandable device to expand the expandable device radially, compacting the flow blockage radially along a length of the expandable device to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage, controlling the fluidic actuator to withdraw actuation fluid from the expandable device to collapse the expandable device radially, and exposing the channel to open the conduit to fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Patent number: 11274501Abstract: A method of managing a fluid flow within a conduit includes determining a presence of a flow blockage within the conduit, the conduit being equipped with an expandable device, controlling an electric actuator to flow a current to the expandable device to expand the expandable device radially, compacting the flow blockage radially along a length of the expandable device to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage, controlling the electric actuator to terminate a flow of the current to the expandable device to collapse the expandable device radially, and exposing the channel to open the conduit to fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Patent number: 11256273Abstract: A flow management system includes an adjustable compactor configured for attachment to a wall surface of a conduit and being adjustable between an extended configuration and a reference configuration, an electric actuator in fluid communication with the adjustable compactor, and a control module. The control module is configured to control the electric actuator to flow a current to the adjustable compactor to generate an electric field that causes extension of the adjustable compactor for compacting a flow blockage within the conduit to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage and to terminate a flow of the current to remove the electric field at the adjustable compactor to cause the adjustable compactor to return to the reference configuration for opening the channel to a fluid flow within the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Publication number: 20220011789Abstract: A method of managing a fluid flow within a conduit includes determining a presence of a flow blockage within the conduit, the conduit being equipped with an expandable device, controlling a fluidic actuator to deliver an actuation fluid to the expandable device to expand the expandable device radially, compacting the flow blockage radially along a length of the expandable device to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage, controlling the fluidic actuator to withdraw actuation fluid from the expandable device to collapse the expandable device radially, and exposing the channel to open the conduit to fluid flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Publication number: 20220011791Abstract: A flow management system includes an expandable device that is configured for attachment to a wall surface of a conduit and that is adjustable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The flow management system further includes a fluidic actuator in fluid communication with the expandable device and a control module. The control module is configured to control the fluidic actuator to deliver actuation fluid to the expandable device to expand the expandable device for compacting a flow blockage within the conduit to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage and to withdraw actuation fluid from the expandable device to collapse the expandable device for opening the channel to a fluid flow within the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Publication number: 20220010628Abstract: A method of managing a fluid flow within a conduit includes determining a presence of a flow blockage within the conduit, the conduit being equipped with an expandable device, controlling an electric actuator to flow a current to the expandable device to expand the expandable device radially, compacting the flow blockage radially along a length of the expandable device to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage, controlling the electric actuator to terminate a flow of the current to the expandable device to collapse the expandable device radially, and exposing the channel to open the conduit to fluid flow.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Publication number: 20220010908Abstract: A flow management system includes an expandable device configured for attachment to a wall surface of a conduit and being adjustable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, an electric actuator in fluid communication with the expandable device, and a control module. The control module is configured to control the electric actuator to flow a current to the expandable device to expand the expandable device for compacting a flow blockage within the conduit to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage and to terminate a flow of the current to the expandable device to collapse the expandable device for opening the channel to a fluid flow within the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Publication number: 20220011790Abstract: A flow management system includes an adjustable compactor configured for attachment to a wall surface of a conduit and being adjustable between an extended configuration and a reference configuration, an electric actuator in fluid communication with the adjustable compactor, and a control module. The control module is configured to control the electric actuator to flow a current to the adjustable compactor to generate an electric field that causes extension of the adjustable compactor for compacting a flow blockage within the conduit to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage and to terminate a flow of the current to remove the electric field at the adjustable compactor to cause the adjustable compactor to return to the reference configuration for opening the channel to a fluid flow within the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2020Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Patent number: 11131158Abstract: A method of managing a fluid flow within a conduit includes determining a presence of a flow blockage within the conduit, the conduit being equipped with an adjustable compactor, controlling an electric actuator to flow a current to the adjustable compactor to generate an electric field at the adjustable compactor, extending the adjustable compactor radially inward from a reference configuration under a force of the electric field, compacting the flow blockage radially along a length of the adjustable compactor to create a channel adjacent the flow blockage, and returning the adjustable compactor to the reference configuration to expose the channel and open the conduit to fluid flow.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Maher Maqbool Shariff, Taras Yurievich Makogon
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Patent number: 8393398Abstract: A device for inhibiting severe slug flow in a multiphase fluid stream flowing through a pipeline and into a riser, wherein, the device is positioned immediately upstream of the riser and comprises at least one unit comprising (i) an upwardly inclined section of pipe having a lower end and an upper end and (ii) either a substantially horizontal section of pipe having a first end and a second end or a downwardly inclined section of pipe having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end of the upwardly inclined section of pipe is connected either directly or indirectly with the pipeline, the upper end of the upwardly inclined section of pipe is connected either directly or indirectly with the first end of the horizontal section of pipe or with the upper end of the downwardly inclined section of pipe, and the second end of the horizontal section of pipe or the lower end of the downwardly inclined section of pipe is connected either directly or indirectly with the riser, and wherein the angle of inclinatiType: GrantFiled: September 12, 2006Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: BP Exploration Operating Company LimitedInventors: Taras Yurievich Makogon, Graham John Brook
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Publication number: 20090301729Abstract: A device for inhibiting severe slug flow in a multiphase fluid stream flowing through a pipeline and into a riser, wherein, the device is positioned immediately upstream of the riser and comprises at least one unit comprising (i) an upwardly inclined section of pipe having a lower end and an upper end and (ii) either a substantially horizontal section of pipe having a first end and a second end or a downwardly inclined section of pipe having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the lower end of the upwardly inclined section of pipe is connected either directly or indirectly with the pipeline, the upper end of the upwardly inclined section of pipe is connected either directly or indirectly with the first end of the horizontal section of pipe or with the upper end of the downwardly inclined section of pipe, and the second end of the horizontal section of pipe or the lower end of the downwardly inclined section of pipe is connected either directly or indirectly with the riser, and wherein the angle of inclinatiType: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2006Publication date: December 10, 2009Inventors: Taras Yurievich Makogon, Graham John Brook
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Patent number: 7261810Abstract: A method and a system for transporting a flow of fluid hydrocarbons containing wax and/or asphaltenes or any other precipitating solids through a treatment and transportation system including a pipeline are disclosed. The flow of fluid hydrocarbons is introduced into a reactor (4), where it is mixed with another fluid flow having a temperature below a crystallization temperature for the wax and/or asphaltenes or other solids and containing particles or crystals acting as nucleating and/or growth cores for the wax and/or asphaltenes or other solids, the mixing temperature providing precipitation of the wax and/or asphaltenes or other solids from the flow of fluid hydrocarbons, and the effluent flow of hydrocarbons and particles is conveyed from the reactor (4) to a pipeline (6) for transportation.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2003Date of Patent: August 28, 2007Assignees: Sinvent AS, BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, BP AmericaInventors: Carl B. Argo, Phaneendra Bollavaram, Kai W. Hjarbo, Taras Yurievich Makogon, Nita Oza, Marita Wolden, Are Lund, Roar Larsen
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Publication number: 20040129609Abstract: A method and a system for transporting a flow of fluid hydrocarbons containing wax and/or asphaltenes or any other precipitating solids through a treatment and transportation system including a pipeline are disclosed. The flow of fluid hydrocarbons is introduced into a reactor (4), where it is mixed with another fluid flow having a temperature below a crystallization temperature for the wax and/or asphaltenes or other solids and containing particles or crystals acting as nucleating and/or growth cores for the wax and/or asphaltenes or other solids, the mixing temperature providing precipitation of the wax and/or asphaltenes or other solids from the flow of fluid hydrocarbons, and the effluent flow of hydrocarbons and particles is conveyed from the reactor (4) to a pipeline (6) for transportation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Carl B. Argo, Phaneendra Bollavaram, Kai W. Hjarbo, Taras Yurievich Makogon, Nita Oza, Marita Wolden, Are Lund, Roar Larsen