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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ross Michael Krill, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 2/100 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of producing a pressurized stream of substantially inert gas. The method comprises collecting the exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine, directing the exhaust gases into the intake of a compressor for compressing to a desired pressure, and recirculating a portion of the compressed exhaust gases back to the intake of the compressor such that the pressure of the exhaust gases within said compressor intake is maintained above atmospheric pressure. Also disclosed is an apparatus for producing a pressurized stream of substantially inert gas utilizing the described method.