Patents by Inventor William L. Green

William L. Green 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).

  • Process gas compressor train Fugitive Emissions Recovery system
    Patent number: 5337859
    Abstract: A Fugitive Emissions Recovery System (FERS) for a Process Gas Compressor Train recovers all process gas leakage from each PGC case by creating a slight vacuum in the PGC lube oil reservoir, the bearing housings on each compressor case, the PGC lube oil reclaimer, and the PGC sour oil holding tank. This vacuum is accomplished without compromising the over-pressure protection of the aforementioned compressor components and without allowing air leakage into the FERS. All recovered PGC seal leakage is routed to a furnace for combustion. A closed-loop lubrication system is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1994
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Ralph H. Ingram, William L. Green
  • Method for installing submarine pipelines using a marine railway system
    Patent number: 4422799
    Abstract: A method of installing a cold water conduit for use with Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), fossil or nuclear power plants. The method is comprised of installing a marine railway system on the ocean floor and subsequently using the railway system as an aid to the installation of the cold water conduit and as a support structure for the conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignee: McDermott Incorporated
    Inventors: William L. Green, Dennis E. Calkins, Gary E. Harrison, Jesse R. Wilkins
  • Method of creating a cold water conduit to be used in ocean thermal energy conversion systems
    Patent number: 4397582
    Abstract: A method of creating a cold water conduit for use with an ocean thermal energy conversion plant by drilling and blasting at least one passageway completely through an underwater land formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: McDermott Incorporated
    Inventors: William L. Green, Dennis E. Calkins, Edward A. Landers, Jr., Daniel W. Gray