Patents by Inventor Ola Hall

Ola Hall 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: 20110197611
    Abstract: A method for cooling and warming: a refrigerant circuit (2) with at least a compressor (5), a liquid-cooled condenser (6), a liquid-heated evaporator (7) and two outer secondary liquid-based circuits (3,4). The first of those circuits includes (3) an element (13) situated in the space which is to be cooled or warmed, and which is operative for that purpose. The second circuit (4) includes a radiator operation to cool the liquid in the circuit. The two secondary circuits (3,4) are united, during heat pump operation, to form a common single circuit so that the condenser (6) heats liquid which is supplied to the element (13), with the result that the element (13) releases heat instead of cold, without the flows in the primary refrigerant circuit (2), in the element circuit (3) or in the radiator circuit (4) being alternated/reversed. A valve controlled bypass bypasses the radiator in that circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Ola Hall
  • Patent number: 7821444
    Abstract: A radar level gauging system for determining a level of a surface of a product in a tank, comprising a propagation device arranged to allow microwave signals to propagate towards the surface, and to return a reflection of the microwave signals from the surface and at least two radar level gauge (RLG) units. Each RLG unit includes transceiver circuitry, processing circuitry connected to the transceiver circuitry and adapted to determine the level based on a relation between transmitted and received signals, and a communication interface. The system further comprises a communication link interconnecting the RLG units, for communicating control data between the RLG units, the communication link comprising an isolating interface, ensuring galvanic isolation between the RLG units. One unit may communicate configuration data to the other RLG units which results in a simplified configuration of the sensor system and thus more cost effective compared to the prior art solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Rosemount Tank Radar AB
    Inventors: Ola Håll, Anders Welin
  • Publication number: 20090322593
    Abstract: A radar level gauging system for determining a level of a surface of a product in a tank, comprising a propagation device arranged to allow microwave signals to propagate towards the surface, and to return a reflection of the microwave signals from the surface and at least two radar level gauge (RLG) units. Each RLG unit includes transceiver circuitry, processing circuitry connected to the transceiver circuitry and adapted to determine the level based on a relation between transmitted and received signals, and a communication interface. The system further comprises a communication link interconnecting the RLG units, for communicating control data between the RLG units, the communication link comprising an isolating interface, ensuring galvanic isolation between the RLG units. One unit may hereby communicate configuration data to the rest of the RLG units which results in a simplified configuration of the sensor system and thus more cost effective compared to the prior art solutions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Ola Hall, Anders Welin
  • Patent number: 7322559
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve with high flow resolution within a flow range, which valve comprises a valve housing and a valve plug, whereby the valve plug comprises a cavity and a flow regulating slit which in cooperation with the valve housing forms a flow passage. On the shell surface of the valve plug, when the valve is in a fully open position, there is an area which, relative to the outlet of the valve housing, is situated on the other side of the axis of rotation of the valve plug, which area is free from the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: Scania CV AB (Publ)
    Inventor: Ola Hall
  • Publication number: 20050166964
    Abstract: The invention relates to a valve with high flow resolution within a flow range, which valve comprises a valve housing and a valve plug, whereby the valve plug comprises a cavity and a flow regulating slit which in cooperation with the valve housing forms a flow passage. On the shell surface of the valve plug, when the valve is in a fully open position, there is an area which, relative to the outlet of the valve housing, is situated on the other side of the axis of rotation of the valve plug, which area is free from the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Ola Hall
  • Patent number: 6922150
    Abstract: Method and device for calculating the level of the surface of a product in a storage room by a radar level gauging system, which includes a first gauging device for calculating a first value of level and functionally separated from the first gauging device a second gauging device for calculating a second value of said level, wherein: a first signal is produced being dependent of a preset first threshold value of the level in the first gauging device, a first current level value signal is output from the first gauging device, a second signal is produced in dependence of a preset second threshold value of the level in the second gauging device, a second current level value signal is output from the second gauging device and the value of the current level of said surface is presented by an indicating unit adapted to receive at least one of the first level value signal and the second level value signal for evaluation of the current level value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Saab Rosemount Tank Radar AB
    Inventors: Ola Håll, Stig Larson, Daniel Johansson
  • Publication number: 20040036617
    Abstract: Method and device for calculating the level of the surface (6) of a product (2) in a storage room (1) by means of a radar level gauging system, which includes a first gauging device (10) for calculating a first value of said level and functionally separated from said first gauging device a second gauging device (14) for calculating a second value of said level, wherein:
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Ola Hall, Stig Larson, Daniel Johansson
  • Patent number: 6374844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method in operating a lined cavern provided for the storage of gas coming from a pipeline. During filling of the cavern with gas to a nominal pressure, at least a portion of the gas is withdrawn from the cavern and recirculated to the cavern under cooling and without substantial compression. The method also includes recirculating the gas under heating and without substantial compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignees: Gaz de France, Sydkraft AB
    Inventor: Ola Hall