Patents by Inventor Wayne Dickinson

Wayne Dickinson 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 OF INHIBITING OR REDUCING BIOFILM IN A PETROLEUM PRODUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20220142160
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to relates to methods of controlling biofilm, e.g., biofilm comprising microorganisms such as bacteria, which methods inhibit the formation of and/or reduce the amount of biofilm on a petroleum production surface, by contacting the surface and/or the biofilm with a petroleum field fluid comprising at least one compound which controls or inhibits the formation of and/or reduces the amount of biofilm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Virginia TURK, Wayne DICKINSON, Luciana Residency, Jaakko SIMELL, Marko KOLARI
  • METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HALITE
    Publication number: 20210317358
    Abstract: The present embodiments generally relate to methods and compositions for the treatment of halite, such as controlling, preventing, and/or inhibiting halite formation and/or the rate of halite formation, in a fluid in need of treatment, such as fluids used in and/or resulting from oil and gas operations or desalination processes, wherein said treatment comprises the use of one or more crystal modifiers. The one or more crystal modifiers may comprise one or more polymer-based crystal modifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Rick Griffin, Wayne Dickinson
  • Clathrate Hydrate Modular Storage, Applications and Utilization Processes
    Publication number: 20120070344
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to clathrate hydrate modular storage, applications and utilization processes. In one implementation, the present invention provides a method of creating scalable, easily deployable storage of natural gas and thermal energy by assembling an array of interconnecting, modular gas clathrate hydrate storage units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Christopher Carstens, Wade Dickinson, Wayne Dickinson, Jon Myers
  • Clathrate hydrate modular storage, applications and utilization processes
    Patent number: 7914749
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to clathrate hydrate modular storage, applications and utilization processes. In one implementation, the present invention provides a method of creating scalable, easily deployable storage of natural gas and thermal energy by assembling an array of interconnecting, modular gas clathrate hydrate storage units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Solid Gas Technologies
    Inventors: Christopher Carstens, Wade Dickinson, Wayne Dickinson, Jon Myers
  • Clathrate hydrate modular storage, applications and utilization processes
    Publication number: 20070100178
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to clathrate hydrate modular storage, applications and utilization processes. In one implementation, the present invention provides a method of creating scalable, easily deployable storage of natural gas and thermal energy by assembling an array of interconnecting, modular gas clathrate hydrate storage units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Carstens, Wade Dickinson, Wayne Dickinson, Jon Myers
  • Use of cerium salts to inhibit manganese deposition in water systems
    Publication number: 20050061753
    Abstract: Methods to control manganese deposition in an aqueous system, which include introducing a cerium-containing composition, and optionally another deposit control agent, to the aqueous system, are described. Also described, are cerium-containing compositions that promote the manganese stabilization performance of polymeric dispersants and phosphonic acids commonly used in water treatment applications. Cerium-containing compositions that can inhibit the oxidative degradation of deposit control agents are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventor: Wayne Dickinson