Patents by Inventor Thomas Earl SCHMOYER

Thomas Earl SCHMOYER 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 extracting hydrocarbons
    Patent number: 11787995
    Abstract: Portable/transportable apparatuses, methods, and systems for generating and delivering sulfur trioxide on-site or near an item to be treated is provided. A method for extracting hydrocarbons from deposits containing a clathrate hydrate such as methane hydrates includes a step of delivering sulfur trioxide to an ice deposit containing a clathrate hydrate and subsequently extracting linear or branched hydrocarbons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SO3 PLUS, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Earl Schmoyer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS
    Publication number: 20210388254
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in general, relates to portable/transportable apparatuses, methods, and systems for generating and delivering sulfur trioxide on-site or near an item to be treated. The present disclosure also relates to portable/transportable apparatuses, methods, and systems or extracting hydrocarbons from deposits containing a clathrate hydrate such as methane hydrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: SO3 PLUS, LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Earl SCHMOYER
  • Apparatus and method for removing and retarding paraffin buildup on surfaces in contact with crude oil and natural gas
    Patent number: 10793435
    Abstract: The present invention, in general, relates to portable/transportable apparatuses, methods, and systems for generating and delivering sulfur trioxide on-site or near an item to be treated. The present invention also relates to portable/transportable apparatuses, methods, and systems for removing hydrocarbon contaminants including waxes, paraffins, resins, and ashpaltenes from surfaces and treating the surfaces to reduce hydrocarbon contaminant build-up on the surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SO3 PLUS LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Earl Schmoyer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING AND RETARDING PARAFFIN BUILDUP ON SURFACES IN CONTACT WITH CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS
    Publication number: 20190152781
    Abstract: The present invention, in general, relates to portable/transportable apparatuses, methods, and systems for generating and delivering sulfur trioxide on-site or near an item to be treated. The present invention also relates to portable/transportable apparatuses, methods, and systems for removing hydrocarbon contaminants including waxes, paraffins, resins, and ashpaltenes from surfaces and treating the surfaces to reduce hydrocarbon contaminant build-up on the surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: SO3 Plus LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Earl SCHMOYER