Patents by Inventor Virgil L. Brundige, Jr.

Virgil L. Brundige, Jr. 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 and apparatus for the production of liquid gas products
    Patent number: 4563201
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for increasing the production of liquid natural gas and conserving energy and reducing vapor production, while reducing equipment cost, in a liquid natural gas manufacturing installation. A liquid gas stream from a main exchanger is fed to a bi-phase rotary separator, which separates a vapor phase from the liquid phase without requiring an expansion valve and flash device, or liquid pump, as is commonly used. Optionally, work can also be extracted from the stream by the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventor: Virgil L. Brundige, Jr.
  • Arrangement and method for the production of liquid natural gas
    Patent number: 4456459
    Abstract: An arrangement and a method for the increase in the production of liquid natural gas and the conservation of energy and reduction of flash gas in a liquid natural gas manufacturing installation and, more particularly, the reduction in the quantity of formed flash gas through the novel utilization of a hydraulic expander in the installation for extracting work from the flow of liquid natural gas prior to flashing thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventor: Virgil L. Brundige, Jr.