Patents by Inventor Alexis Wachtel, II
Alexis Wachtel, II has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10683950Abstract: Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Todd J. Green, Alexis Wachtel, II, William Markus
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Patent number: 10544893Abstract: Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Todd J. Green, Alexis Wachtel, II, William Markus
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Patent number: 10197197Abstract: Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Todd J. Green, Alexis Wachtel, II, William Markus
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Publication number: 20170276894Abstract: Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Todd J. Green, Alexis Wachtel, II, William Markus
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Publication number: 20170276267Abstract: Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Todd J. Green, Alexis Wachtel, II, William Markus
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Publication number: 20170227145Abstract: Pipeline segments can contain cables, such as communication cables (e.g., fiber optic cables) within insulation material surrounding the pipeline segments. Cables can be embedded within the insulation material, run through conduits embedded within the insulation material, placed in channels formed in the insulation material, or otherwise. Channels containing one or more cables can be filled with supplemental insulation material, thus securing the cables within the channels. Pipelines created as disclosed herein can enable data transfer between distant points without the need to lay fiber optic cable in addition to the pipeline. Further, fiber optic cable embedded thusly can be used to sense conditions in the pipeline, such as leaks, seismic activity, strain, and temperature information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Todd J. Green, Alexis Wachtel, II, William Markus
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Patent number: 9671262Abstract: An example system includes a separator that accepts and separates a multiphase flowback effluent stream into a plurality of secondary streams. A first sensor assembly monitors the multiphase flowback effluent stream and generates a first signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the multiphase flowback effluent stream. A second sensor assembly monitors one of the plurality of secondary streams and generates a second signal corresponding to at least one characteristic of the one of the plurality of secondary streams. A signal processor receives the first and second signals and determines a mass flow rate of a substance present in both the multiphase flowback effluent stream and the one of the plurality of secondary streams.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Patrick Matthew Ljungdahl, Sean A. Roach, Alexis Wachtel, II
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Patent number: 9170208Abstract: Disclosed is a portable handheld characteristic analyzer used to analyze chemical compositions in or near real-time. One method of using the analyzer to determine a characteristic of a sample includes directing the handheld characteristic analyzer at the sample, the handheld characteristic analyzer having at least one integrated computational element arranged therein, activating the handheld characteristic analyzer, thereby optically interacting the at least one integrated computational element with the sample and generating optically interacted light, receiving the optically interacted light with at least one detector arranged within the handheld characteristic analyzer, generating an output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the sample with the at least one detector, receiving the output signal with a signal processor communicably coupled to the at least one detector, and determining the characteristic of the sample with the signal processor.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Marshall E. Webster, Alexis Wachtel, II, Robert P. Freese, James R. MacLennan
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Patent number: 9103716Abstract: Disclosed is a portable handheld characteristic analyzer used to analyze chemical compositions in or near real-time. The analyzer may include a portable housing, at least one optical computing device arranged within the portable housing for monitoring a sample, the at least one optical computing device having at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the sample and thereby generate optically interacted light, at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the sample, and a signal processor communicably coupled to the at least one detector for receiving the output signal, the signal processor being configured to determine the characteristic of the sample and provide a resulting output signal indicative of the characteristic of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Marshall E. Webster, Alexis Wachtel, II, Robert P. Freese, James R. MacLennan
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Patent number: 9086383Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring chemical reaction processes in or near real-time. One method may include containing a fluid within a flow path, the fluid having a chemical reaction occurring therein, optically interacting at least one integrated computational element with the fluid, thereby generating optically interacted light, and producing an output signal based on the optically interacted light that corresponds to a characteristic of the chemical reaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, Alexis Wachtel, II, James R. MacLennan
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Patent number: 8812238Abstract: A sensor assembly includes an optical computing device having an integrated computational element (ICE) configured to optically interact with a fluid stream and detect a first characteristic of a substance within the fluid stream. The optical computing device is configured to generate a first signal corresponding to the first characteristic. The sensor assembly also includes a parameter sensor configured to measure a second characteristic of the fluid stream and generate a second signal corresponding to the second characteristic and a processor communicatively coupled to the optical computing device and the parameter sensor. The processor is configured to receive the first and second signals and determine a mass flow rate of the substance.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Matthew Ljungdahl, Sean A. Roach, Alexis Wachtel, II
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Publication number: 20140121970Abstract: A sensor assembly includes an optical computing device having an integrated computational element (ICE) configured to optically interact with a fluid stream and detect a first characteristic of a substance within the fluid stream. The optical computing device is configured to generate a first signal corresponding to the first characteristic. The sensor assembly also includes a parameter sensor configured to measure a second characteristic of the fluid stream and generate a second signal corresponding to the second characteristic and a processor communicatively coupled to the optical computing device and the parameter sensor. The processor is configured to receive the first and second signals and determine a mass flow rate of the substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Inventors: Patrick Matthew Ljungdahl, Sean A. Roach, Alexis Wachtel, II
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Publication number: 20140080172Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring chemical reaction processes in or near real-time. One method may include containing a fluid within a flow path, the fluid having a chemical reaction occurring therein, optically interacting at least one integrated computational element with the fluid, thereby generating optically interacted light, and producing an output signal based on the optically interacted light that corresponds to a characteristic of the chemical reaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, Alexis Wachtel, II, James R. MacLennan
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Publication number: 20140061513Abstract: Disclosed is a portable handheld characteristic analyzer used to analyze chemical compositions in or near real-time. The analyzer may include a portable housing, at least one optical computing device arranged within the portable housing for monitoring a sample, the at least one optical computing device having at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the sample and thereby generate optically interacted light, at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the sample, and a signal processor communicably coupled to the at least one detector for receiving the output signal, the signal processor being configured to determine the characteristic of the sample and provide a resulting output signal indicative of the characteristic of the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Marshall E. Webster, Alexis Wachtel, II, Robert P. Freese, James R. MacLennan
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Publication number: 20140061449Abstract: Disclosed is a portable handheld characteristic analyzer used to analyze chemical compositions in or near real-time. One method of using the analyzer to determine a characteristic of a sample includes directing the handheld characteristic analyzer at the sample, the handheld characteristic analyzer having at least one integrated computational element arranged therein, activating the handheld characteristic analyzer, thereby optically interacting the at least one integrated computational element with the sample and generating optically interacted light, receiving the optically interacted light with at least one detector arranged within the handheld characteristic analyzer, generating an output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the sample with the at least one detector, receiving the output signal with a signal processor communicably coupled to the at least one detector, and determining the characteristic of the sample with the signal processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Marshall E. Webster, Alexis Wachtel, II, Robert P. Freese, James R. MacLennan