Patents by Inventor Glenn H. Weightman
Glenn H. Weightman 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: 9341055Abstract: A wellbore servicing system comprising a pump, a fluid supply flow path configured to supply fluid to the pump, and a suction pressure monitoring system comprising a transducer in pressure communication with the fluid supply flow path, and an electronic circuit in electrical communication with the transducer and a monitoring system, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to generate a lower pressure envelope signal, wherein the lower pressure envelope signal is representative of a low pressure within the fluid supply flow path over a predetermined duration of time.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Glenn H. Weightman, Joseph A. Beisel
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Patent number: 9341056Abstract: A pressure monitoring method comprising providing wellbore servicing equipment comprising a pump, a discharge flow path configured to discharge fluid from the pump, a discharge pressure monitoring system comprising a transducer in pressure communication with the discharge flow path, and an electronic circuit in electrical communication with the transducer and a monitoring system, collecting an electrical signal indicative of the pressure within the discharge flow path, processing the electrical signal to generate an upper pressure envelope signal, wherein the upper pressure envelope signal is representative of a high pressure within the discharge flow path over a predetermined duration of time, and comparing the upper pressure envelope signal to a predetermined upper threshold.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Glenn H. Weightman, Joseph A. Beisel
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Publication number: 20140166267Abstract: A wellbore servicing system comprising a pump, a fluid supply flow path configured to supply fluid to the pump, and a suction pressure monitoring system comprising a transducer in pressure communication with the fluid supply flow path, and an electronic circuit in electrical communication with the transducer and a monitoring system, wherein the electronic circuit is configured to generate a lower pressure envelope signal, wherein the lower pressure envelope signal is representative of a low pressure within the fluid supply flow path over a predetermined duration of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Glenn H. WEIGHTMAN, Joseph A. BEISEL
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Publication number: 20140166268Abstract: A pressure monitoring method comprising providing wellbore servicing equipment comprising a pump, a discharge flow path configured to discharge fluid from the pump, a discharge pressure monitoring system comprising a transducer in pressure communication with the discharge flow path, and an electronic circuit in electrical communication with the transducer and a monitoring system, collecting an electrical signal indicative of the pressure within the discharge flow path, processing the electrical signal to generate an upper pressure envelope signal, wherein the upper pressure envelope signal is representative of a high pressure within the discharge flow path over a predetermined duration of time, and comparing the upper pressure envelope signal to a predetermined upper threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Glenn H. WEIGHTMAN, Joseph A. BEISEL
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Patent number: 8511150Abstract: Methods and systems for using force measurements to determine the amount of material in a container and/or the rate at which material is discharged from a container are disclosed. A container for storing a desired material is positioned so that the center of gravity of the container shifts horizontally with changes in level of the material in the container. A plurality of load sensors are symmetrically arranged at a base of the container and are used to monitor the amount of materials in the container.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Bruce C. Lucas, Glenn H. Weightman, Rebecca McConnell, Steve Crain
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Patent number: 8122759Abstract: Controlling a well injection operation, such as a well fracturing operation, includes identifying a flow characteristic of a fracturing fluid, identifying a flow characteristic of a base fluid used for forming the fracturing fluid, determining an amount of friction reduction change of the fracturing fluid, and adjusting the amount of friction reduction of the fracturing fluid to coincide with a selected friction reduction amount. Identifying a flow characteristic may be performed by a rheology measuring device including a measurement tube, a first pressure sensor disposed at a first position on the measurement tube, a second pressure sensor disposed at a second position on the measurement tube, a flow meter disposed at a third position along the measurement tube, a temperature sensor disposed at a fourth location along the measurement tube, and a control unit interconnected to the first and second pressure sensors, the flow meter, and the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.,Inventors: Glenn H. Weightman, Bruce C. Lucas
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Publication number: 20110138892Abstract: Methods and systems for using force measurements to determine the amount of material in a container and/or the rate at which material is discharged from a container are disclosed. A container for storing a desired material is positioned so that the center of gravity of the container shifts horizontally with changes in level of the material in the container. A plurality of load sensors are symmetrically arranged at a base of the container and are used to monitor the amount of materials in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Bruce C. Lucas, Glenn H. Weightman, Rebecca McConnell, Steve Crain
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Patent number: 7819024Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining the instability of equipment by measuring the reaction forces at different points at the base of the equipment are disclosed. A plurality of load sensors are symmetrically arranged at the base of the equipment. A Cartesian coordinate system is then imposed on the base of the equipment with the center of the base being the origin of the Cartesian coordinate system. The X-axis and the Y-axis of the Cartesian coordinate system are arranged to define a plane corresponding to the base of the equipment. Each load sensor is then designated with Cartesian coordinates and the reaction force at each load sensor is determined. An overall instability factor for the equipment is then determined from the Cartesian coordinates of each load sensor and the reaction force at that load sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services Inc.Inventors: Bruce C. Lucas, Steve Crain, Glenn H. Weightman
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Publication number: 20100257945Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining the instability of equipment by measuring the reaction forces at different points at the base of the equipment are disclosed. A plurality of load sensors are symmetrically arranged at the base of the equipment. A Cartesian coordinate system is then imposed on the base of the equipment with the center of the base being the origin of the Cartesian coordinate system. The X-axis and the Y-axis of the Cartesian coordinate system are arranged to define a plane corresponding to the base of the equipment. Each load sensor is then designated with Cartesian coordinates and the reaction force at each load sensor is determined. An overall instability factor for the equipment is then determined from the Cartesian coordinates of each load sensor and the reaction force at that load sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2009Publication date: October 14, 2010Inventors: Bruce C. Lucas, Steve Crain, Glenn H. Weightman