Patents by Inventor Wallace Bruce

Wallace Bruce 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).

  • SOLAR HEATING FOR SITE LOCATED OIL STORAGE OR SEPARATION
    Publication number: 20160313030
    Abstract: A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includes heat exchangers engaging the separator to provide auxiliary heat. The system may also include a source of off-grid electrical energy, such as a wind turbine and/or photoelectric cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: WALLACE BRUCE, RICHARD CHACON, MARK RAY
  • Solar heating for site located oil storage or separation
    Patent number: 9394780
    Abstract: A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includes heat exchangers engaging the separator to provide auxiliary heat. The system may also include a source of off-grid electrical energy, such as a wind turbine and/or photoelectric cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Solar Heating Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Wallace Bruce, Richard Chacon, Mark Ray
  • Clean solar energy to enhance oil and gas location separator recovery
    Patent number: 9249650
    Abstract: A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includes heat exchangers engaging the separator to provide auxiliary heat. The system may also include a source of off-grid electrical energy, such as a wind turbine and/or photoelectric cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Inventors: Wallace Bruce, Richard Chacon, Mark Ray
  • Mobile anchor tester
    Patent number: 8939032
    Abstract: A mobile anchor tester for testing an earth anchor or a deadman or any other suitable assembly. A mobile system is provided for testing in-ground anchors, the system including a mobile platform, such as a trailer or the bed of a pickup truck having a horizontal support surface spaced above the ground. A pair of adjustable leg assemblies are provided engaging the rear end of the mobile anchor tester. The legs are adjustable, typically having hydraulic cylinders engaged therewith. The adjustable leg assemblies will extend from the back or rear end of the mobile platform to the ground. An anchor testing assembly engaged with the horizontal support surface on the mobile platform has a cable at the removed end thereof. The cable includes a hook to engage the in-ground anchor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventor: Wallace Bruce
  • SOLAR HEATING FOR SITE LOCATED OIL STORAGE OR SEPARATION
    Publication number: 20130223826
    Abstract: A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includes heat exchangers engaging the separator to provide auxiliary heat. The system may also include a source of off-grid electrical energy, such as a wind turbine and/or photoelectric cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: WALLACE BRUCE, RICHARD CHACON, MARK RAY
  • MOBILE ANCHOR TESTER
    Publication number: 20130098165
    Abstract: A mobile anchor tester for testing an earth anchor or a deadman or any other suitable assembly. A mobile system is provided for testing in-ground anchors, the system including a mobile platform, such as a trailer or the bed of a pickup truck having a horizontal support surface spaced above the ground. A pair of adjustable leg assemblies are provided engaging the rear end of the mobile anchor tester. The legs are adjustable, typically having hydraulic cylinders engaged therewith. The adjustable leg assemblies will extend from the back or rear end of the mobile platform to the ground. An anchor testing assembly engaged with the horizontal support surface on the mobile platform has a cable at the removed end thereof. The cable includes a hook to engage the in-ground anchor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: Wallace Bruce
  • CLEAN SOLAR ENERGY TO ENHANCE OIL AND GAS LOCATION SEPARATOR RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20120152517
    Abstract: A system for providing supplemental or auxiliary heat to a crude oil separator is provided. The system includes a primary circuit carrying a fluid heated by a solar panel and a secondary circuit carrying a fluid heated by heat exchangers engaged with the primary circuit. The secondary circuit includes heat exchangers engaging the separator to provide auxiliary heat. The system may also include a source of off-grid electrical energy, such as a wind turbine and/or photoelectric cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Wallace Bruce, Richard Chacon, Mark Ray