Patents Examined by John E Johansen
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Patent number: 11868681Abstract: A system and method for pre-operatively optimizing a fit of an orthopaedic implant relative to a particular individuals anatomy is provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.Inventors: Brian W. McKinnon, Ruxandra C. Marinescu Tanasoca, Randy C. Winebarger, William L. Bowers, Jr., James B. Wiebe, III, Nathaniel M. Lenz, Zachary C. Wilkinson, Sean M. Haddock, Ryan L. Landon
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Patent number: 11861271Abstract: A method includes: accessing a part model comprising a three-dimensional representation of a part; accessing a material profile relating exposure energy and three-dimensional polymerization geometry of a material selected for the part; segmenting the part model into a set of model layers; detecting a first upward-facing surface in the part model; defining a first model volume in a first model layer, adjacent the first upward-facing surface, and fully contained within the part model; based on the material profile, calculating a first exposure energy predicted to yield a first three-dimensional polymerization geometry approximating a first contour of the first upward-facing surface when projected onto the material during a build; populating a first print image with the first exposure energy in a first image area corresponding to the first model volume in the first model layer; and storing the first print image in a print file for the part.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.Inventors: Joel Ong, Christopher Prucha, Marshall Ling, Elton Cheung
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Patent number: 11841479Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying subsurface features as a function of position in a subsurface volume of interest. Exemplary implementations may include obtaining target subsurface data; obtaining a conditioned subsurface feature model; applying the conditioned subsurface feature model to the target subsurface data, which may include generating convoluted target subsurface data by convoluting the target subsurface data; generating target subsurface feature map layers by applying filters to the convoluted target subsurface data; detecting potential target subsurface features in the target subsurface feature map layers; masking the target subsurface features; and estimating target subsurface feature data by linking the masked subsurface features to the target subsurface feature data.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC., THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEMInventors: Shuxing Cheng, Zhao Zhang, Kellen Leigh Gunderson, Reynaldo Cardona, Zhangyang Wang, Ziyu Jiang
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Patent number: 11840927Abstract: A method may include determining, during a first time step within an iterative simulation process, various pseudo-pressure values based on model data. The method may include determining, during the first time step, a first set of skin factor values for the wellbore radial grid portions using the pseudo-pressure values. The method may include simulating, during the first time step, a first well production rate for a well within a reservoir region of interest using the first set of skin factor values and a first pressure distribution for the reservoir region of interest. The method may include simulating, during a second time step within the iterative simulation process, a second well production rate for the well using a second set of skin factor values and a second pressure distribution for the reservoir region of interest.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANYInventors: Ali Haydar Dogru, Xiang Yang Ding
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Patent number: 11836164Abstract: A method for recording data relating to the performance of an oil and gas flow network uses statistical data to represent raw data in a compact form. Categories are assigned to time intervals in the data.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER ASInventors: Vidar Gunnerud, Anders Sandnes, Vidar Thune Uglane, Stine Ursin-Holm, Bjarne Grimstad
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Patent number: 11828902Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-scale three-dimensional (3D) engineering geological model construction system and method. A regional geological model of a target region, a site geological model of each engineering site, and a drilling geological model of each drilling well are constructed. The geological model of each drilling well is superimposed to the site geological model of the corresponding engineering site in the way of step-by-step superimposition, and the site geological model of each engineering site fused with the drilling geological model is superimposed to the regional geological model of the target region. Thus, multi-scale geological model fusion of drilling well, engineering site, and regional mountain is realized.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, CASInventors: Bowen Zheng, Shengwen Qi, Zhendong Cui, Rixiang Zhu, Bo Wan, Wang Zhang, Yongchao Li, Songfeng Guo, Tianming Huang, Haijun Zhao, Zan Wang, Yan Zhang, Yanlong Kong, Lina Ma, Xiaokun Hou, Wei Lu, Lei Fu, Pingchuan Dong
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Patent number: 11822046Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for calculating a safe drilling fluid density in a fractured formation, including the following steps: S1, performing image processing to identify a downhole fracture; S2, establishing three-dimensional (3D) geological models based on parameters of the downhole fracture, and establishing a drilling wellbore model based on a size and length of a wellbore; S3, assigning the model with material parameters, boundary conditions, and upper and lower bounds of an initial drilling fluid density, and calculating accuracy; S4, solving the 3D geological models using a 3-dimension distinct element code (3DEC) and determining stability of a well wall; S5, determining upper and lower bounds of a drilling fluid density using dichotomy; S6, repeating steps S4 to S5; and S7, after set accuracy conditions are reached, saving and outputting the safe drilling fluid density.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Southwest Petroleum UniversityInventors: Xiangchao Shi, Leiyu Gao, Jianfeng Liu, Hao Yu, Yuting Dai, Xiuping Chen, Qingling Li, Shuanggui Li, Yuming Wang
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Patent number: 11808152Abstract: A method for real-time strength estimation, grading, and early warning of rock mass in tunnel boring machine (TBM) tunneling, and belongs to the technical field of TBM tunnel construction. The method includes the following steps: establishing a general relation model of equivalent strength Rec of the TBM boring rock mass and a field penetration index (FPI); and applying the model to TBM boring construction, estimating an integrity coefficient Kv of the TBM boring rock mass in real time according to boring parameters acquired by a TBM in real time, and performing grading and early warning on the TBM boring rock mass according to a given grading standard and early warning values.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignees: SHIJIAZHUANG TIEDAO UNIVERSITY, CHINA STATE RAILWAY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Lijie Du, Qingwei Li, Yalei Yang, Yong Zhao, Siming Tian
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Patent number: 11803679Abstract: A global fluid identity repository is used to maintain and manage fluid characterization data for various fluids utilized in the oil & gas industry, e.g., reservoir fluids within subsurface formations. Tracking and notification services may be utilized to track changes made to a global fluid identity, e.g., changes in fluid sample and/or experiment data for a fluid, and automatically generate notifications when downstream data such as fluid models and/or simulation results become stale as a result of these changes.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Kurt Andreas George Schmidt, Bibek Bhattacharya, Guillaume Rannou
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Patent number: 11795787Abstract: An oil and gas network comprises multiple branched flow paths, such as in multi-zonal wells and/or multibranched wells and/or networks including multiple wells, and multiple control points at different branches, wherein the multiple control points may include multiple valves and/or pumps for controlling the flow rate through respective flow paths of the multiple branched flow network. The network is modelled to model the variation of one or more flow parameter(s) in one or more flow path(s) of the network.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: SOLUTION SEEKER ASInventors: Anders Sandnes, Bjarne Grimstad, Vidar Gunnerud
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Patent number: 11797730Abstract: A computer-implemented method for meshing a model of a physical electro-magnetic assembly is disclosed. The method includes separating the base mesh of the model into two domains and freezing the boundary between these domains. Each domain is then sent for mesh refinement by separate computer processors. Each computer processor generates a refined mesh of the respective domain without communication between processors. Two-way boundary mesh mapping is then performed, resulting in a global conformal mesh. Surface recovery and identity assignment are then performed by separate computer processors in parallel for each domain, without communication between processors. Related apparatus, systems, techniques, methods and articles are also described.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: ANSYS Inc.Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yunjun Wu
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Patent number: 11789177Abstract: A method of calculating the temperature and/or porosity of a geological structure, wherein there is provided at least two geophysical parameters of the geological structure, the method including inverting the at least two geophysical parameters to estimate the temperature and/or porosity of the geological structure.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: EQUINOR ENERGY ASInventor: Ketil Hokstad
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Patent number: 11782184Abstract: A method for performing a modified two point flux approximation scheme is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a first pressure value for a first neighbor cell and a second pressure value for a second neighbor cell, where the first neighbor cell has a first value of a reservoir property and the second neighbor cell as a second value of the reservoir property; determining a first weight using the first pressure value and a second weight using the second pressure value; calculating a third value of the reservoir property as a weighted average of the first value and the second value; and applying the third value to the first neighbor cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Schlumberger Technology CorporationInventors: Tom Jonsthovel, Terry Wayne Stone
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Patent number: 11767750Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a gas-oil ratio for a well in an unconventional reservoir comprises a processor associated with a control system. The processor is configured to determine a bottomhole pressure for the well. The processor is further configured to determine one or more pressure, volume, and temperature (PVT) properties associated with fluid flow and to determine transient well performance. The processor is further configured to determine a Productivity Index (PI) for the well for a plurality of time steps and to determine an inflection point. The processor is further configured to estimate the gas-oil ratio of the well after the inflection point based on the determined transient well performance and to perform the fluid production rate forecast based on the determined PI. The processor is further configured to apply the fluid production rate forecast to the estimated gas-oil ratio to determine an instantaneous gas-oil ratio.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Xecta Intelligent Production ServicesInventors: Sathish Sankaran, Hardikkumar Zalavadia, Utkarsh Sinha
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Patent number: 11762114Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing a geologic model representing geologic features based on geologic measurement dataset constituted by a number of data points sampled in a chosen region.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ROXAR SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS ASInventors: Erik Nilsen, Håvard Bjerke, Denes Matetelki, Wenxiu Yang, Randi Sundt Meyer
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Patent number: 11746608Abstract: A system includes a processor. The processor estimates a pattern of a flow of a mixture of drilling fluid and cuttings in an annulus of a wellbore. The flow is estimated as a stationary bed flow, a dispersed flow, or a transitional flow relative to the stationary bed and dispersed flows. The processor estimates parameters based on the estimated pattern of the flow, and determines a plurality of dimensionless parameters including a first dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of turbulence on the flow and a second dimensionless parameter corresponding to an effect of gravity on the flow, based on the estimated parameters. The processor characterizes the pattern of the flow as the stationary bed flow, the dispersed flow, or the transitional flow, based on the dimensionless parameters, and models the flow based on the estimated pattern if it is determined that the characterized pattern matches the estimated pattern.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Feifei Zhang, Andrey Filippov, Jianxin Lu
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Patent number: 11740597Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a processing device that provides resource usage information including a utilization value; and a prediction information generating device that generates resource usage prediction information based on the resource usage information and provides the resource usage prediction information to the processing device. The prediction information generating device includes: an error calculator to calculate an error value between the utilization value and a predicted value included in the resource usage prediction information; a margin value calculator to receive the error value from the error calculator and calculate a margin value using the error value; an anchor value calculator to calculate an anchor value using the utilization value; and a predictor to output the predicted value using the anchor value and the margin value.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong-Lae Park, Bum Gyu Park, Young Tae Lee, Choong Hoon Park
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Patent number: 11740386Abstract: Simulated wells may be selected from a subsurface representation to serve as representation of the corresponding simulated subsurface region. Spatial coverage of a simulated well for the simulated subsurface region may be determined based on extent of similarity between the simulated well and other simulated wells in the subsurface representation. The simulated wells may be selected to achieve desired spatial coverage for the simulated subsurface region and to achieve desired representation of properties of interest for the simulated subsurface region.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.Inventors: Fabien J. Laugier, Alicia Downard, Robert Chadwick Holmes
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Patent number: 11734471Abstract: Design process that performs geometry synthesis on a 3D model of a product based on a design problem statement and manufacturing constraints associated with a manufacturing machine intended to manufacture the product. The manufacturing constraints may include dimensions for a tool bit, dimensions for a tool head, a set of machining directions of the manufacturing machine, or any combination thereof. For a 5-axis manufacturing machine, the set of machining directions may be determined by a “NormalSearch” algorithm and/or a “HeatSearch” algorithm. The geometry synthesis produces a design solution comprising a final 3D model of the product, whereby each point on the boundary of the final 3D model is determined to be accessible by a tool bit and/or tool head in at least one machining direction of the manufacturing machine. Thus, the design solution for the product is more easily and directly manufacturable by the manufacturing machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: AUTODESK, INC.Inventors: Nigel Morris, Adrian Butscher, Francesco Iorio
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Patent number: 11734480Abstract: Embodiments described herein are directed to a microarchitecture modeling tool configured to model and analyze a microarchitecture using a dependency graph. The dependency graph may be generated based on an execution trace of a program and a microarchitecture definition that specifies various features and/or characteristics of the microarchitecture on which the execution trace is based. The dependency graph includes vertices representing different microarchitectural events. The vertices are coupled via edges representing a particular dependency therebetween. The edges are associated with a cost for performing microarchitectural event(s) corresponding to the vertices coupled thereto. The dependency graph also takes into account various policies for structural hazards of the microarchitecture. The microarchitecture modeling tool analyzes the costs associated with each of the edges to determine a design metric of the microarchitecture.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Gagan Gupta, Rathijit Sen, Hossein Golestani