US Patent Issued to Thomas Energy Systems on May 20 for "System and process for recovering fugitive gas emissions" (Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,815, issued on May 20, was assigned to Thomas Energy Systems Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.).

"System and process for recovering fugitive gas emissions" was invented by Vincent A. Thomas (Tulsa, Okla.), Dana Bardeaux (Tulsa, Okla.) and Johnny R. Stout (Tulsa, Okla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention generally relates to a system and process for recovering fugitive gas emissions, and more particularly, systems and processes for recovering wet and dry gas emissions from reciprocating compressor packing boxes, gas-operated control valves and pumps, and other packing systems that leak under normal operating conditions. The system and proc...