Patents by Inventor Warren W. Schroeder

Warren W. Schroeder 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).

  • Offshore hydrocarbon production system
    Patent number: 4705114
    Abstract: A subsea system for transmitting a multiphase flow of hydrocarbons produced from a subsea well positioned remotely from fluid storing and treating facilities. The system includes a subsea well template which encloses a plurality of well heads. A composite hydrocarbon flow is manifolded from the respective wells and conducted to a fluid separator which causes the composite stream to separate into discrete liquid and vaporous flows. The latter are then conducted through a multi-conductor riser to the treating and storage facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Texaco Limited
    Inventors: Warren W. Schroeder, Eric B. Turner