ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,235, issued on July 29.
"Flare gas system" was invented by David Bacon (Bastrop, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flare gas system for flaring high and low pressure flare gases, the system including a first flare gas assembly that has a central air pipe and first and second conduits in surrounding relationship to the air pipe. There is a first annulus formed between the air pipe and the first conduit, and a second annulus formed between the first conduit and the second conduit. A flow restrictor is disposed in the second annulus. A first gas handler conveys a first flare gas to the first flare gas assembly. A second flare gas a...