Patents by Inventor Tarek Kandalaft

Tarek Kandalaft 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).

  • System and Method Of Preventing Flow Blocking When Using An Automated Pig Launcher
    Publication number: 20170246667
    Abstract: A flow assurance system and method includes procedures to query current valve states and determine the likely effect of new valve states on product flow when using an automated pig launcher. The system and method allows for modulating the mainline bypass valve, kicker valve, and isolation valve between fully opened and fully closed states; prevents flow blocking of the pipeline during this modulation; enables new and different, as well as a broader range of, pig launching options for an automatic pig launcher; and integrates with existing automatic pig launchers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hailey, Lee R. Shouse, Jr., William C. Keenan, Troy D. Geren, Tarek Kandalaft
  • System and method of preventing flow blocking when using an automated pig launcher
    Patent number: 9651190
    Abstract: A flow assurance system and method includes procedures to query current valve states and determine the likely effect of new valve states on product flow when using an automated pig launcher. The system and method allows for modulating the mainline bypass valve, kicker valve, and isolation valve between fully opened and fully closed states; prevents flow blocking of the pipeline during this modulation; enables new and different, as well as a broader range of, pig launching options for an automatic pig launcher; and integrates with existing automatic pig launchers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: TDW Delaware, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hailey, Lee R. Shouse, Jr., William C. Keenan, Troy D. Geren, Tarek Kandalaft