Patents by Inventor Øyvind ESPELAND

Øyvind ESPELAND 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).

  • Cathode Coating for an Electrochemical Cell
    Publication number: 20220289598
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolytic cell having an anode and a cathode, wherein the cathode comprises a surface layer which is repellent towards inorganic material. Such repellent layer may be employed to prevent formation of scale on an electrolytic cell. Also disclosed is an apparatus for cleaning seawater that employs such electrolytic cell, . and a system for injecting cleaned seawater into a hydrocarbon reservoir, wherein the system comprises tubing, an injection pump, and the seawater cleaning apparatus employing the disclosed electrolytic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: National Oilwell Varco Norway AS
    Inventors: Masoud GHORBANIYAN, Øyvind ESPELAND