Patents by Inventor Aron Robert Ekelund

Aron Robert Ekelund 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).

  • Publication number: 20230400125
    Abstract: A method, device and processing system for a G-ZED “Gaseous Zero Emissions Device” for the inspection, detection and management of gaseous permeation through composite pipe structures, termed Reinforced Thermoplastic Pipe, non-metallic or partially metallic composite pipelines and conduits, or cured type structure, and instrumented with inventive monitoring, inspection and communication systems, prefabricated, and delivered for installation, in existing lined or free-standing pipes with minimal disturbance to the operation of such pipelines. The device has a cylindrical gas chamber surrounding a portion of a continuous multilayered composite pipe to capture permeated gas directed into the gas chamber and then to a compression chamber for pressure separation, reclamation and reinjection into the pipeline gas flow or to storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: GARY DEAN LITTLESTAR, CHRISTOPHER DEAN LITTLESTAR, IVAN CAPISTRAN MANDICH, ARON ROBERT EKELUND, JUSTIN REED, ROBIN MCINTOSH, DONNY MCCALLUM, MARK MALACORD
  • Patent number: 11841293
    Abstract: A system and method to inspect and monitor stress, strain, leakage, corrosion and disjointing of rigid metallic and non-metallic connector fittings used to join sections of non-metallic flexible reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP), as well as inspecting and monitoring the structural health of RTP in the area of connections with casement shields concentrically mounted on and adhered to the outer surface of the RTP at or adjacent to connection with a rigid connector fitting, monitoring sensors installed in the casement shields, a management system for receiving, processing and transmitting information gathered from the sensors via SCADA or other computerized means for monitoring and regulating strain impact, determining stress level and direction, potential leaks and temperature spikes at connector fitting areas, and a mechanism for acoustical detection or simulation, with a computer system for receiving, processing and transmitting information gathered from acoustical micro packs on the casement shields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: SMART PIPE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Dean Littlestar, Christopher Dean Littlestar, Aron Robert Ekelund, Ivan Capistran Mandich
  • Patent number: 11112049
    Abstract: A device and method to mitigate transient events in a transported medium of fluids and gases subjected to surges, and over pressure events caused by the transient state of a transported medium in a continuous pipeline, where the device has one or more concentrically positioned multilayered composite pipes encased in an outer spool pipe with an annulus space between the spool pipe and the multilayered composite pipes, with flanged adaptors at each end of the device for inline installation in a pipeline, with a management system for receiving, processing and transmitting information gathered in combination with existing pipeline monitoring, and acoustical detection system for receiving and processing of acoustic transmission due to an acoustical wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SMART PIPE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Dean Littlestar, Chris Dean Littlestar, Aron Robert Ekelund, Ivan Capistran Mandich
  • Publication number: 20210262888
    Abstract: A system and method to inspect and monitor stress, strain, leakage, corrosion and disjointing of rigid metallic and non-metallic connector fittings used to join sections of partially metallic or non-metallic flexible reinforced thermoplastic pipe, RTP, as well as inspecting and monitoring the structural health of the RTP in the area of those connections with one or more casement shields concentrically mounted on and adhered with liquid type epoxy to the outer surface of the RTP at or adjacent to the connection with a rigid connector fitting, monitoring sensors installed in the casement shields, a management system for receiving, processing and transmitting information gathered from the sensors via SCADA or other computerized means for monitoring and regulating strain impact, determining stress level and direction, potential leaks and temperature spikes at connector fitting areas, and a mechanism for acoustical detection or simulation, with a computer system for receiving, processing and transmitting informati
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: GARY DEAN LITTLESTAR, CHRISTOPHER DEAN LITTLESTAR, ARON ROBERT EKELUND, IVAN CAPISTRAN MANDICH
  • Publication number: 20210025530
    Abstract: A device and method to mitigate transient events in a transported medium of fluids and gases subjected to surges, and over pressure events caused by the transient state of a transported medium in a continuous pipeline, where the device has one or more concentrically positioned multilayered composite pipes encased in an outer spool pipe with an annulus space between the spool pipe and the multilayered composite pipes, with flanged adaptors at each end of the device for inline installation in a pipeline, with a management system for receiving, processing and transmitting information gathered in combination with existing pipeline monitoring, and acoustical detection system for receiving and processing of acoustic transmission due to an acoustical wave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Gary Dean Littlestar, Chris Dean Littlestar, Aron Robert Ekelund, Ivan Capistran Mandich
  • Patent number: 9453606
    Abstract: Movable systems and methods for making pipe, e.g., non-metallic pipe, either for stand-alone use as produced or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made at a site at which it is to be used; and, in certain aspects, a transportable factory for simultaneous mobile field manufacturing and installation for making pipe, e.g., reinforced thermoplastic composite pipe, either for stand-alone use or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made, in one aspect, at a site of use of the pipe. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: SMART PIPE COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Crockett Catha, Ivan C. Mandich, Aron Robert Ekelund, Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Justin Michael Reed, William D. Stringfellow
  • Patent number: 9310014
    Abstract: A method for restoring a degraded pipeline, the method comprising: removing a degraded part of an inner flow pipe of a pipeline leaving a space between two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe; positioning a new pipe in the space; connecting the new pipe to the two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe thereby re-establishing a flow channel through the inner flow pipe; the new pipe having a core pipe with a first strengthening wrap thereon, a second strengthening wrap around the first strengthening wrap, and a protective outer wrap on the second strengthening wrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: SMART PIPE COMPANY L.P.
    Inventors: Aron Robert Ekelund, Stephen Crockett Catha, Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Justin Michael Reed, Robert Kyle Bethel
  • Publication number: 20120291903
    Abstract: A method for restoring a degraded pipeline, the method comprising: removing a degraded part of an inner flow pipe of a pipeline leaving a space between two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe; positioning a new pipe in the space; connecting the new pipe to the two spaced-apart sections of the inner flow pipe thereby re-establishing a flow channel through the inner flow pipe; the new pipe having a core pipe with a first strengthening wrap thereon, a second strengthening wrap around the first strengthening wrap, and a protective outer wrap on the second strengthening wrap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SMART PIPE COMPANY, LP
    Inventors: Aron Robert Ekelund, Stephen Crockett Catha, Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Justin Michael Reed, Robert Kyle Bethel
  • Publication number: 20120285575
    Abstract: Movable systems and methods for making pipe, e.g., non-metallic pipe, either for stand-alone use as produced or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made at a site at which it is to be used; and, in certain aspects, a transportable factory for simultaneous mobile field manufacturing and installation for making pipe, e.g., reinforced thermoplastic composite pipe, either for stand-alone use or for use as a pipe liner, the pipe made, in one aspect, at a site of use of the pipe. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims, 37 C.F.R. 1.72(b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen Croockett Catha, Ivan C. Mandich, Aron Robert Ekelund, Kenneth Ray Charboneau, Justin Michael Reed, William D. Stringfellow