Patents by Inventor Tarek A. Elsolh

Tarek A. Elsolh 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 FOR RESOLVING CRUDE-WATER EMULSIONS
    Publication number: 20170321131
    Abstract: An electro-kinetic agglomerator for resolving crude oil and water emulsions containing charged particles by the application of a direct current voltage potential. The electro-kinetic agglomerator comprises a shaftless auger with a charged conductive rod positioned in the center of the shaftless auger and a charged porous drum surrounding wherein the electro-kinetic agglomerator has a DC voltage gradient such that the charged particles are attracted to the conductive rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Ashok Uppal, Babak A. Jajuee, Tarek A. Elsolh, Jason M. McMullan