Patents Examined by Lina M Cordero
  • Patent number: 11474267
    Abstract: A method and a system for implementing the method are disclosed wherein the seismic input data and land acquisition input data may be obtained from a non-flat surface, sometimes mild or foothill topography as well as the shot and receiver lines might not necessarily be straight, and often curve to avoid obstacles on the land surface. In particular, the method and system disclosed, decomposes the cross-spread data into sparse common spread beams, then maps those sparse beams into common-spread depth domain, in order to finally stack them to construct the subsurface depth images. The common spread beam migration and processing have higher signal to noise ratio, as well as faster turn-around processing time, for the cross-spread land acquisition over the common-shot or common offset beam migration/processing. The common spread beam migration method and system disclosed, will eventually help illuminate and interpret the hydro-carbonate targets for the seismic processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xiang Xiao
  • Patent number: 11467298
    Abstract: The present application provides a vector denoising method and a vector denoising device for multicomponent seismic data, which relate to the field of seismic data processing technologies. The vector denoising method for multicomponent seismic data includes: decomposing multicomponent seismic gather data to obtain a plurality of small multicomponent seismic data; obtaining quaternary frequency domain seismic data by performing a quaternary Fourier transformation according to each of the plurality of small multicomponent seismic data; extracting frequency slices from the quaternary frequency domain seismic data in a quaternary frequency domain, and filtering the frequency slices by using a Cadzow filtering method to obtain filtered quaternary frequency domain seismic data; and performing an inverse quaternary Fourier transformation on the filtered quaternary frequency domain seismic data to obtain filtered seismic data of each component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Chao Wang, Yun Wang
  • Patent number: 11460603
    Abstract: The present application relates to method for computing the factor of safety of a slope including the following steps. Step 1: input parameters of a slope. Step 2: formulae a formula of stability number N into a target function and determine constrained conditions of geometric parameters ? and ?. Step 3: obtain a minimum stability number N. Step 4: determine a position of a critical slip surface. Step 5: transform the critical slip surface defined by ?, ? and n into a critical slip surface defined by R, xc and yc, and compute overturning moments of slid masses above and below external water level of the critical slip surface. Step 6: resolve an equivalent unit weight. Step 7: resolve the factor of safety FS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Chengdu University of Technology, Shanghai Dianji University, State Grid Sichuan Electric Power Research Institute
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Denwood Vaughan Griffiths, WangZhifu Yang, Xianghang Bu
  • Patent number: 11459870
    Abstract: One or more first formation measurements sensitive to around a sensor string of a drill string deployed in a subsurface formation is received, A 1-D inversion of the first formation measurements is performed at a first reference point. One or more second formation measurements sensitive to ahead of a drill bit of the drill string deployed in the subsurface formation is received. A 1-D inversion of the second formation measurements is performed at a second reference point ahead of the drill bit of the sensor string to determine formation properties ahead of the drill bit, wherein the 1-D inversion of the second formation measurements is based on inversion results associated with the 1-D inversion of the first formation measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Ma, Michael S Bittar, Hsu-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 11454111
    Abstract: A method and system for forming Representative Elemental Length (REL) of well data. The method may comprise inputting log data from a borehole in a formation into an information handling system, identifying an initial length of the REL section and divide the log data into a plurality of REL investigation sections that are of substantially equal length, calculating an average value of a formation property for each of the plurality of REL investigation sections, and selecting a maximum value and a minimum value of the REL investigation sections. The method may further comprise checking the maximum value and the minimum value are stable, deriving the formation property for each of the REL sections as an output, and forming a model of the formation from each of the REL sections. The system may comprise a downhole device, configured to take measurements of a formation, and an information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Landmark Graphics Corporation
    Inventors: Wan Wei, Travis St. George Ramsay, Naveen Krishnaraj, Vitor Ribeiro Silos, Milena Ferreira Siqueira
  • Patent number: 11448013
    Abstract: A method for maintaining a penetration rate of a drilling operation, where the drilling operation is carried out by a drilling rig having a hammer drill apparatus. A reference penetration rate for the hammer drill bit is chosen. A starting depth of cut is computed from the reference penetration rate, the measured hammer frequency, and the drill bit parameters. The system measures the actual penetration rate of the drill bit and computes an actual depth of cut. From the actual depth of cut a target bit rotation speed is computed. The target rotation speed is compared to the actual rotation speed, and the rotation speed is adjusted up or down to set the bit rotation speed at a value that will maintain the target rotation speed, notwithstanding changes in hammer frequency or ground conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Epiroc Drilling Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Peter D. Miller
  • Patent number: 11435262
    Abstract: A method for assessing preload degradation of a ball screw is to be implemented by a computer device. The method includes: obtaining an entry of time-domain vibration data based on a vibration signal which is related to vibrations of balls of the ball screw; obtaining an entry of frequency-domain vibration derived data based on the time-domain vibration data; obtaining a vibration eigenvector based on the entry of frequency-domain vibration derived data; performing preload assessment based on the vibration eigenvector, reference vibration vectors and a preload assessment range to obtain a result of the preload assessment; and determining whether preload degradation has occurred on the ball screw based on the result of the preload assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hiwin Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Hsin Lin
  • Patent number: 11415721
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a resistivity measurement method, device and system. The method comprises: placing a core to be measured into the core holder after a 100% saturated water treatment, and injecting a predetermined confining pressure by the confining pressure pump; turning on the displacement source to carry out a displacement, and at an interval of a predetermined time period, acquiring a current value by the ammeter and a voltage value by the voltmeter; determining a resistivity of the core according to the current value, the voltage value, an arc length of the curved electrode, and a radius and a length of the core. The present disclosure can realize a rock resistivity measurement in a vertical direction under formation conditions for a plunger-type core, without needing to change the core preparation technology or method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: PetroChina Company Limited, Sichuan Kelite Oil and Gas Technology Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Jiahuan He, Keming Zhou, Li Zeng, Yong Duan, Nong Li, Fusen Xiao, Hongbin Chen, Huajie Yu, Chunyan Zou
  • Patent number: 11415124
    Abstract: A detection apparatus includes a suction pressure acquirer configured to acquire suction pressure data indicating suction pressure of a pump, and a detector configured to detect occurrence of cavitation in the pump based on a variation coefficient of the suction pressure data during a detection target period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Yokogawa Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromitsu Ogawa, Soichiro Konada, Norio Tanaka, Takaaki Matsuda
  • Patent number: 11402297
    Abstract: A wear detection method and system for a linear actuator such as a pneumatic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, an electric cylinder or the like. A physical amount detection sensor 9 is mounted on a linear actuator in which a push-pull member connected to a rod 2 pushes and pulls a pressure-receiving object while applying a lateral load in a direction different from the linear movement direction. An external force that is generated between a tube and the mounting member when the pressure-receiving object is pushed and pulled is detected by the physical amount detection sensor 9 and compared with standard external force data, which was detected in a state without abnormalities and stored in a computation/storage/determination processing device 10, to computationally determine whether the linear actuator is in a normal state or an abnormal state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko Nagasaka, Hiroyasu Makino, Katsuaki Odagi, Tomoyuki Yokomae
  • Patent number: 11391859
    Abstract: A transmitter of a downhole tool inserted in a borehole of a geological formation transmits a first signal. A receiver of the downhole tool receives a second signal, where the second signal is induced by the first signal in the geological formation. A simple response matrix is determined based on the second signal, where the simple response matrix includes a plurality of response components. One or more of the response components are combined and a modified response matrix is formed by replacing one or more of the plurality of response components in the simple response matrix with a linear combination of the response components of the simple response matrix. The modified response matrix is inverted and an indication of formation properties in the geological formation is output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Li Pan, Hsu-Hsiang Wu, Weixin Dong, YiJing Fan
  • Patent number: 11385050
    Abstract: A position-measuring device includes a graduation carrier which is non-rotatably connectable to a shaft and has a measuring graduation that is disposed radially about an axis of rotation of the shaft in a mounted state of the graduation carrier. A first scanner is configured to generate position signals by scanning the measuring graduation. A position-processor is configured to process the position signals into absolute, digital position values. An interface is configured to communicate with subsequent electronics. A second scanner is configured to generate measurement signals that are dependent on a position of a machine part by scanning a measurement target on the machine part. An analyzer is configured to process the measurement signals into a measurement value indicative of a position and/or a change in the position of the measurement target relative to the second scanner, and to output the measurement value to the interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Schwaiger, Gregor Rosenegger, Andreas Mitterer, Ludwig Schmidt, Erich Strasser
  • Patent number: 11387653
    Abstract: A device for testing a power module of a set of power modules connected together includes reactive power compensation means capable of compensating the reactive power transferred between a tested power module and the other power modules, and means for monitoring the power generated by the tested power module including means for comparing said generated power with at least one threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: GE ENERGY POWER CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Regis Peron
  • Patent number: 11378430
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for detecting air in a chamber of an infusion system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a determination is made that air is contained in the chamber on the basis of a change in the average force exerted against the plunger utilizing a derivative spike for event detection and a systematic reduction in the average force to confirm the nature of the change. In another embodiment, a determination is made that the chamber contains air when a difference between the current force profile and a baseline force profile crosses a threshold. In an additional embodiment, a force profile is classified as being an air force profile or a liquid force profile based on extracted features of the force profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy L. Ruchti, Brian G. Markey, Anatoly S. Belkin, Paul T. Kotnik, Mohammad M. Khair
  • Patent number: 11371742
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an air conditioner and a control method thereof, the air conditioner including: a housing including an inlet and an outlet through which air is introduced and discharged; a fan driver configured to drive air introduced through the inlet to be discharged through the outlet; a filter configured to filter the introduced air; a sensor configured to detect a foreign material in air; a storage configured to store information; and a processor configured to control the storage to store information about mass concentration of the foreign material in air detected by the sensor, and calculate a remaining life of the filter based on the information stored in the storage. Thus, the air conditioner can identify proper time to replace the filter by calculating the remaining life of the filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Euy-sung Chu, Kwang-seung Lee, Ji-su Lee, Won Choe, Jae-kwon Ko, Moon-sun Shin, In-chul Yun, Se-kwan Jeong
  • Patent number: 11366184
    Abstract: A position determination device comprises data input circuitry configured to obtain magnetic field sensor data sensed by a magnetic field sensor, detection circuitry configured to detect temporal variations of the magnetic field and to generate temporal variation information indicating the detected temporal variation of the magnetic field, and magnetic fingerprinting circuitry configured to determine a first position estimate of the sensor position by comparing the obtained magnetic field sensor data with a magnetic map comprising magnetic fingerprints of a region around the magnetic field sensor and using the generated temporal variation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ben Eitel, Daniel Schneider, Mark Veltman
  • Patent number: 11366143
    Abstract: An intelligent electronic device (IED) has enhanced power quality and communications capabilities. The power meter can perform energy analysis by waveform capture, detect transient on the front end voltage input channels and provide revenue measurements. The power meter splits and distributes the front end input channels into separate circuits for scaling and processing by dedicated processors for specific applications by the power meter. Front end voltage input channels are split and distributed into separate circuits for transient detection, waveform capture analysis and revenue measurement, respectively. Front end current channels are split and distributed into separate circuits for waveform capture analysis and revenue measurement, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Electro Industries/GaugeTech
    Inventors: Joseph Spanier, Erran Kagan, Wei Wang
  • Patent number: 11366247
    Abstract: A method may include transforming optical responses for a fluid sample to a parameter space of a downhole tool. The optical responses are obtained using a first operational sensor and a second operational sensor of the downhole tool. Fluid models are applied in the parameter space of the downhole tool to the transformed optical responses to obtain density predictions of the fluid sample. The density predictions of the first operational sensor are matched to the density predictions of the second operational sensor based on optical parameters of the fluid models to obtain matched density predictions. A difference between the matched density predictions and measurements obtained from a densitometer is calculated, and a contamination index is estimated based on the difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dingding Chen, Bin Dai, Jing Shen, Ming Gu
  • Patent number: 11346979
    Abstract: An automated global weather notification system is provided. The automated global weather notification system is capable of obtaining observational weather data, including data form of forecast grids, and applying business rules and conditional variables to that data. Based on the business rules and conditional variables, notifications are generated. Relevant users are identified in particular geographic areas and notifications are delivered to those users via, for example, SMS, MMS, email, or other methods of electronic information delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: DTN, LLC
    Inventors: Ian James Miller, Jason Linden Geer
  • Patent number: 11339644
    Abstract: Systems and methods for active ranging-while-drilling (ARWD) for collision avoidance and/or well interception. A method for electromagnetic ranging of a target wellbore may include disposing an electromagnetic ranging tool in a wellbore, wherein the electromagnetic ranging tool comprises an electromagnetic transmitter and an electromagnetic receiver; exciting a subterranean formation with the electromagnetic transmitter; adjusting at least one orientation of the electromagnetic transmitter, the electromagnetic receiver, or both the electromagnetic transmitter and the electromagnetic receiver; exciting the target wellbore with the electromagnetic transmitter; measuring at least one component of an electromagnetic signal from the target wellbore with the electromagnetic receiver; and determining at least one ranging parameter of the target wellbore based, at least in part, on the at least one component of the electromagnetic field measured by the electromagnetic receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Akram Ahmadi Kalateh Ahmad, Burkay Donderici, Hsu-Hsiang Wu