Patents by Inventor Trevor Cappel

Trevor Cappel 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).

  • Fluid compositions and methods for using cross-linked phenolic resins
    Patent number: 9663726
    Abstract: A cross-linked phenolic resin demulsifier may be added to a water-in-oil emulsion having at least one foulant therein. The demulsifier may separate at least a portion of the foulant(s) from the water-in-oil emulsion, and the separated foulant(s) may be removed from the water-in-oil emulsion. In a non-limiting embodiment, the amount of the demulsifier present in the water-in-oil emulsion may range from about 0.1 ppm to about 50,000 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Jianzhong Yang, Jack B. Ward, Trevor Cappel
  • FLUID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING CROSS-LINKED PHENOLIC RESINS
    Publication number: 20150225654
    Abstract: A cross-linked phenolic resin demulsifier may be added to a water-in-oil emulsion having at least one foulant therein. The demulsifier may separate at least a portion of the foulant(s) from the water-in-oil emulsion, and the separated foulant(s) may be removed from the water-in-oil emulsion. In a non-limiting embodiment, the amount of the demulsifier present in the water-in-oil emulsion may range from about 0.1 ppm to about 50,000 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Applicant: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Jianzhong Yang, Jack B. Ward, Trevor Cappel