Patents by Inventor William Edward Aeschbacher, Jr.

William Edward Aeschbacher, 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).

  • Patent number: 7234524
    Abstract: A system monitors and controls the injection of additives into formation fluids recovered through a subsea well. The system includes a chemical injection unit and a controller positioned at a remote subsea location. The injection unit uses a pump to supply one or more selected additives from a subsea and/or remote supply unit. The controller operates the pump to control the additive flow rate based on signals provided by sensors measuring a parameter of interest. A one mode system includes a surface facility for supporting the subsea chemical injection and monitoring activities. In one embodiment, the surface facility is an offshore rig that provides power and has a chemical supply that provides additives to one or more injection units. In another embodiment, the surface facility includes a relatively stationary buoy and a mobile service vessel. When needed, the service vessel transfers additives to the chemical injection units via the buoy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Incorporated
    Inventors: Christopher Kempson Shaw, Cindy L. Crow, William Edward Aeschbacher, Jr., Sunder Ramachandran, Mitch C. Means, Paulo S. Tubel