Patents by Inventor Benjamin Hays

Benjamin Hays 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).

  • Patent number: 11914025
    Abstract: A plurality of positional sensing devices are situated at regular intervals within an environment and collect data for tracking objects moving within the environment. Phase shift of modulated Doppler pulses reflected from the sensing devices to objects are measured and converted into positional data indicating positions of detected objects within the environment. Associated timestamp data is also collected by the positional sensing devices. The positional data and associated timestamp data is aggregated from the plurality of positional sensors, and the aggregated positional data and is clustered to determine point clouds which are associated with the detected objects. The clusters are tracked by tracklets that track the position of each cluster over time. Trajectories for each detected object are determined by connecting tracklets together that are associated with the same detected object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Density, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Farah, Casey Kelso, Christian Ayerh, John Shanley, Robert Grazioli, Benjamin Redfield, Garrett Bastable, Brian Weinreich, Kyle Hay
  • Patent number: 11441410
    Abstract: A method of separating hydrocarbons from an oil field production stream may include providing a production stream having a gas phase and a liquid phase, the production stream including oil, hydrocarbon gas, carbon dioxide, and water; substantially separating the gas phase from the liquid phase; separating the liquid phase into a stream composed substantially of oil and a stream substantially composed of water, the stream substantially composed of water containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein; pressurizing the water stream containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein; and injecting the pressurized water stream containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein to a downhole injection location; the method may include operating each step at a pressure above 150 psig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Oxy USA Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick A. Forthuber, Byron Griffin, Ryan Littlefield, David Garner, Andres Sebastian Lopez, Benjamin Hays
  • Publication number: 20200240255
    Abstract: A method of separating hydrocarbons from an oil field production stream may include providing a production stream having a gas phase and a liquid phase, the production stream including oil, hydrocarbon gas, carbon dioxide, and water; substantially separating the gas phase from the liquid phase; separating the liquid phase into a stream composed substantially of oil and a stream substantially composed of water, the stream substantially composed of water containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein; pressurizing the water stream containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein; and injecting the pressurized water stream containing carbon dioxide absorbed therein to a downhole injection location; the method may include operating each step at a pressure above 150 psig.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: OXY USA INC.
    Inventors: Frederick A. FORTHUBER, Byron GRIFFIN, Ryan LITTLEFIELD, David GARNER, Andres Sebastian LOPEZ, Benjamin Hays