Patents by Inventor Raul Valdez
Raul Valdez 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: 10549063Abstract: A flow cassette has a housing with an inlet and an outlet and a passage therebetween. The flow cassette also has a temperature sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure the temperature of a fluid flowing through the passage, a flow rate sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the passage, and a processor coupled to the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor. The processor is configured to accept measurements of temperature and flow rate from the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor, respectively, and provide a compensated flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Vyaire Medical Capital LLCInventors: Adrian D. Desilva, Huy Thanh Vu, Richard Le, Jeffrey Harold Miller, Hector Gonzalez, Raul Valdez, Chiun Wang
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Patent number: 10539444Abstract: A flow sensor comprises a flow restriction disposed within a passage such that a fluid passing through the passage must pass through the flow restriction. The flow sensor also has an upstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point upstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide an upstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, a downstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point downstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide a downstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, and a temperature sensor coupled to the passage and configured to measure and provide a temperature of the fluid within the passage. The flow sensor also includes a flow sensor processor coupled to the upstream and downstream pressure sensors and the temperature sensor and configured to accept measurements therefrom and calculate a compensated flow rate based at least in part on the measured pressures and temperature.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Vyaire Medical Capital LLCInventors: Adrian D. Desilva, Huy Thanh Vu, Richard Le, Jeffrey Harold Miller, Hector Gonzalez, Raul Valdez, Chiun Wang
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Publication number: 20170350737Abstract: A flow sensor comprises a flow restriction disposed within a passage such that a fluid passing through the passage must pass through the flow restriction. The flow sensor also has an upstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point upstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide an upstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, a downstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point downstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide a downstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, and a temperature sensor coupled to the passage and configured to measure and provide a temperature of the fluid within the passage. The flow sensor also includes a flow sensor processor coupled to the upstream and downstream pressure sensors and the temperature sensor and configured to accept measurements therefrom and calculate a compensated flow rate based at least in part on the measured pressures and temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: Adrian D. DESILVA, Huy Thanh VU, Richard LE, Jeffrey Harold MILLER, Hector GONZALEZ, Raul VALDEZ, Chiun WANG
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Publication number: 20170312473Abstract: A flow cassette has a housing with an inlet and an outlet and a passage therebetween. The flow cassette also has a temperature sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure the temperature of a fluid flowing through the passage, a flow rate sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the passage, and a processor coupled to the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor. The processor is configured to accept measurements of temperature and flow rate from the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor, respectively, and provide a compensated flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Adrian D. DESILVA, Huy Thanh VU, Richard LE, Jeffrey Harold MILLER, Hector GONZALEZ, Raul VALDEZ, Chiun WANG
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Patent number: 9746359Abstract: A flow sensor comprises a flow restriction disposed within a passage such that a fluid passing through the passage must pass through the flow restriction. The flow sensor also has an upstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point upstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide an upstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, a downstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point downstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide a downstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, and a temperature sensor coupled to the passage and configured to measure and provide a temperature of the fluid within the passage. The flow sensor also includes a flow sensor processor coupled to the upstream and downstream pressure sensors and the temperature sensor and configured to accept measurements therefrom and calculate a compensated flow rate based at least in part on the measured pressures and temperature.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: VYAIRE MEDICAL CAPITAL LLCInventors: Adrian D. Desilva, Huy Thanh Vu, Richard Le, Jeffrey Harold Miller, Hector Gonzalez, Raul Valdez, Chiun Wang
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Patent number: 9707369Abstract: A flow cassette has a housing with an inlet and an outlet and a passage therebetween. The flow cassette also has a temperature sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure the temperature of a fluid flowing through the passage, a flow rate sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the passage, and a processor coupled to the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor. The processor is configured to accept measurements of temperature and flow rate from the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor, respectively, and provide a compensated flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Vyaire Medical Capital LLCInventors: Adrian D. Desilva, Huy Thanh Vu, Richard Le, Jeffrey Harold Miller, Hector Gonzalez, Raul Valdez, Chiun Wang
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Publication number: 20150007815Abstract: Described herein is a modular ventilator. The ventilator has modular flow control devices, which are connected to fluid inlet adapters. The modular flow control devices have sensors for controlling fluid flow through the modular flow control devices. The fluid inlet adapters are removable, and can include magnetic indicators, and the ventilator can identify the fluid from the magnetic indicator. The ventilator can also contain or be connected to a device having a low-noise blower.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventors: Steven DUQUETTE, Adrian D. DeSILVA, Richard LE, Jeffrey Harold MILLER, Hector GONZALEZ, Raul VALDEZ, Chiun WANG, Malcolm R. WILLIAMS, Huy Thanh VU
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Publication number: 20150000655Abstract: A flow sensor comprises a flow restriction disposed within a passage such that a fluid passing through the passage must pass through the flow restriction. The flow sensor also has an upstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point upstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide an upstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, a downstream pressure sensor coupled to the passage at a point downstream of the flow restriction and configured to measure and provide a downstream pressure of the fluid within the passage, and a temperature sensor coupled to the passage and configured to measure and provide a temperature of the fluid within the passage. The flow sensor also includes a flow sensor processor coupled to the upstream and downstream pressure sensors and the temperature sensor and configured to accept measurements therefrom and calculate a compensated flow rate based at least in part on the measured pressures and temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Adrian D. DESILVA, Huy Thanh VU, Richard LE, Jeffrey Harold MILLER, Hector GONZALEZ, Raul VALDEZ, Chiun WANG
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Publication number: 20150000664Abstract: A flow cassette has a housing with an inlet and an outlet and a passage therebetween. The flow cassette also has a temperature sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure the temperature of a fluid flowing through the passage, a flow rate sensor disposed within the passage and configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the passage, and a processor coupled to the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor. The processor is configured to accept measurements of temperature and flow rate from the temperature sensor and flow rate sensor, respectively, and provide a compensated flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Adrian D. DESILVA, Huy Thanh Vu, Richard Le, Jeffrey Harold Miller, Hector Gonzalez, Raul Valdez, Chiun Wang
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Patent number: 8656997Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of a sulfur containing compound into a formation; a first mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur containing compound into a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation, the first mechanism for converting within the formation; and a second mechanism for converting at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation into another compound, the second mechanism for converting within the formation.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Paul Clinton, Kees Van Gelder, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrick Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Patent number: 8528645Abstract: A system including a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of a sulfur containing compound into a formation; and a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur containing compound into a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation, the mechanism within the formation.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Paul Clinton, Kees Van Gelder, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrick Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Patent number: 8511384Abstract: A method for producing oil and/or gas comprising a method for producing oil from an underground formation comprising injecting an enhanced oil recovery formulation and a gas into a first well in the formation; forming a mixture comprising the enhanced oil recovery formulation and the oil in the formation; forming a gas cap with the injected gas; forcing the formulation and oil mixture towards a second well in the formation; and producing the formulation and oil mixture from the second well.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventor: Raul Valdez
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Publication number: 20110180254Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a first well in the formation; a mechanism to inject a miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation into the first well; a second well in the formation; a mechanism to produce oil and/or gas from the second well; wherein the first well and the second well comprise an interior of the system; a plurality of containment wells exterior to the first well and the second well; and a mechanism to inject a containment agent into the containment wells.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2009Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Paul Clinton, Kees Van Gelder, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrick Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Patent number: 7966164Abstract: A method for selecting a candidate reservoir for enhanced oil recovery from a plurality of reservoirs comprising selecting a reservoir, calculating a normalized raw score based on target oil for the reservoir (STarget Oil), calculating a normalized raw score based on recovery factor for the reservoir (SRecovery Factor), and evaluating the plurality of reservoirs based on STarget Oil and SRecovery Factor.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2006Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Raul Valdez, Peter Harold Doe, Tak Siang Kho
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Publication number: 20110139463Abstract: A system including a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of a sulfur containing compound into a formation; and a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur containing compound into a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation, the mechanism within the formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Paul Clinton, Kee Van Gelder, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrick Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20110132602Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of a sulfur containing compound into a formation; a first mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur containing compound into a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation, the first mechanism for converting within the formation; and a second mechanism for converting at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation into another compound, the second mechanism for converting within the formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2009Publication date: June 9, 2011Inventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Paul Clinton, Kees Van Gelder, Carolus Mattias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrick Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20110114331Abstract: A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon oxysulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon oxysulfide formulation into a formation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Inventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Paul Clinton, Kees Van Gelder, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrick Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20110108269Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas from an underground formation comprising a first array of wells dispersed above the formation; a second array of wells dispersed above the formation; wherein the first array of wells comprises a mechanism to inject a miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation into the formation while the second array of wells comprises a mechanism to produce oil and/or gas from the formation for a first time period; a means to convert at least a portion of the miscible enhanced oil recovery formulation within the formation into another compound during a second time period; and a means to recover at least a portion of the another compound during a third time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2008Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Kees Van Gelder, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrick Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Publication number: 20110094750Abstract: A system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a system for producing oil and/or gas comprising a formation comprising a mixture of oil and/or gas and a carbon disulfide formulation and/or a carbon oxysulfide formulation; a mechanism for releasing a separating agent into the formation, the separating agent adapted to separate the oil and/or gas from the carbon disulfide formulation and/or the carbon oxysulfide formulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Claudia Van Den Berg, Paul Clinton, Kees Van Gelder, Carolus Matthias Anna Maria Mesters, Patrikc Guy Monin, Gerard Mulder, Raul Valdez, Dean Chien Wang
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Patent number: 7654322Abstract: A system including a mechanism for recovering oil and/or gas from an underground formation, the oil and/or gas comprising one or more sulfur compounds; a mechanism for converting at least a portion of the sulfur compounds from the recovered oil and/or gas into a carbon disulfide formulation; and a mechanism for releasing at least a portion of the carbon disulfide formulation into a formation.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Dean Chien Wang, Alexander Michiel Mollinger, Douglas Charlton McCammon, Raul Valdez, Johan Jacobus Van Dorp, Eric Johannes Puik, Michael Zvi Golombok, Willem Van Vark, Michiel Jan Groeneveld, Brendan Dermot Murray, Thomas Mikus