This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Conoco Inc.. Active years: 2003.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2003
Title: James N. Collins and His Subsea Gas Compression Patent.
Introduction
James N. Collins is an inventor associated with Katy, Texas, and Conoco Inc. His patent work includes a subsea system designed to manage flash gas during hydrocarbon production.
Latest Patents
Collins is credited with 1 patent: “Passive Low Pressure Flash Gas Compression System.” The invention uses two separators to remove high-pressure and low-pressure flash gas from a hydrocarbon product. An ejector receives the high-pressure gas from the first separator and the low-pressure gas from the second separator, then directs the combined flow into an outlet pipeline extending from near the seabed to the sea surface. This passive arrangement addresses the handling of flash gas in subsea production systems.
Career Highlights
Collins’s patent reflects work on subsea hydrocarbon processing and gas management. The system’s use of an ejector and staged separation is intended to move flash gas toward the surface without relying on a conventional active compression arrangement.
Collaborations
Collins is identified as a coworker of Michael S. Choi. The available information does not specify their roles in developing the patent or the nature of their collaboration.
Conclusion
James N. Collins’s patent documents an approach to subsea flash-gas handling that combines staged separation with ejector-driven flow toward the surface.
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