Patents Assigned to Mustang Sampling LLC
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Patent number: 11971733Abstract: A multi-stage pressure regulation system, device and associated methodology for reducing the pressure of gas passing through a gas sample conditioning system. The device and method allow for automatic and/or manual configuration settings for regulating different types of gas having different profiles while still avoiding dew point dropout thereby ensuring accurate sample analysis at a downstream analyzer. The pressure regulating device includes a housing having a core, a vapor sample input port, a plurality of openings on an upper surface, a plurality of pressure regulating valves configured to reduce the pressure of a vapor sample, and an assembly having a base and substantially central stem orthogonal to the base and extending axially therefrom, the stem being disposed within the core.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Publication number: 20240077065Abstract: An improved fluid sample pump with the combination of an in-line pressure relief valve, an in-line, synthetic lubrication oiler associated with an air-actuation port, a stainless steel actuator housing with a centered air-actuation input port and a friction-reducing, anticorrosive coating on the interior thereof, an actuator piston with polyurethane O-rings, a shot-peened, zinc-coated music wire compression coil actuator piston return spring.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Timothy L. Querrey, William J. Hartson
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Publication number: 20230280246Abstract: An improved liquid vaporization and conditioning system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a liquid sample for accurately determining the constituent components thereof providing enhanced flow rate, pressure and thermal control, the improvement including a combination of a resistance temperature detector, a sweeping bend to, an in-line thermal break, a flow buffering input manifold, enhanced multi-path heater vaporizer construction with four heater units, a vaporizer output mixing manifold and control elements providing a capability for partial shutdown in the event of compromised heating or flow anomalies without risk of flow loss/volume capacity beyond a permissible threshold and an improved, modular heat vaporizer enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch, William Hartson, Timothy L. Querrey
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Publication number: 20230096619Abstract: A multi-stage pressure regulation system, device and associated methodology for reducing the pressure of gas passing through a gas sample conditioning system. The device and method allow for automatic and/or manual configuration settings for regulating different types of gas having different profiles while still avoiding dew point dropout thereby ensuring accurate sample analysis at a downstream analyzer. The pressure regulating device includes a housing having a core, a vapor sample input port, a plurality of openings on an upper surface, a plurality of pressure regulating valves configured to reduce the pressure of a vapor sample, and an assembly having a base and substantially central stem orthogonal to the base and extending axially therefrom, the stem being disposed within the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Patent number: 11604125Abstract: An improved liquid vaporization and conditioning system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a liquid sample for accurately determining the constituent components thereof providing enhanced flow rate, pressure and thermal control, the improvement including a combination of a resistance temperature detector, a sweeping bend to, an in-line thermal break, a flow buffering input manifold, enhanced multi-path heater vaporizer construction with four heater units, a vaporizer output mixing manifold and control elements providing a capability for partial shutdown in the event of compromised heating or flow anomalies without risk of flow loss/volume capacity beyond a permissible threshold and an improved, modular heat vaporizer enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch, William Hartson, Timothy L. Querrey
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Patent number: 11573582Abstract: A multi-stage pressure regulation system, device and associated methodology for reducing the pressure of gas passing through a gas sample conditioning system. The device and method allow for automatic and/or manual configuration settings for regulating different types of gas having different profiles while still avoiding dew point dropout thereby ensuring accurate sample analysis at a downstream analyzer. The pressure regulating device includes a housing having a core, a vapor sample input port, a plurality of openings on an upper surface, a plurality of pressure regulating valves configured to reduce the pressure of a vapor sample, and an assembly having a base and substantially central stem orthogonal to the base and extending axially therefrom, the stem being disposed within the core.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William Paluch
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Patent number: 11536694Abstract: A system and method for substantially coincidental sample takeoff flow rate verification which detects unstable flow conditions in a pipeline, terminates fluid sample analysis during flow instability, and resumes sample takeoff when a steady flow state is re-established.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kevin Warner, Kenneth O. Thompson
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Patent number: 11525761Abstract: A vaporizer device and associated methodology for providing accurate sampling through substantially efficient, complete and uniform single pass vaporization of a liquid sample by avoiding liquid pre-vaporization and downtime attributable to system damage from incomplete vaporization, particularly in the distribution, transportation, and custody transfer of natural gas. The vaporizer device includes at least one input port for receiving a liquid sample, a channel for directing the liquid to a vaporizer core and a heating assembly within the vaporizer core configured to flash vaporize the liquid sample. The vaporized sample can then be passed to an outlet for sample analysis.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Patent number: 11287406Abstract: A gas sample and conditioning device for sampling gas in storage or transport device and conditioning the gas while automatically switching between input lines based on a characteristic of the gas sample. Multiple input lines are provided within allows for flow between different input lines based on the characteristic of the gas sample.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Timothy L. Querrey, Nicholas S Wolfe
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Patent number: 11248735Abstract: A multi-component in-line thermal break including concentrical arranges, an outer thermally insulating body, an elongated axial insert incorporating integrated pipe fittings, and a thermally non-conductive fluid channel tube set within the elongated axial insert.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Publication number: 20220018737Abstract: A cryogenic liquid sampling system including a chamber having affixed therein a sample pump to proportionally pull a cryogenic liquid sample from an external source to a constant pressure piston accumulator and an enclosure. The enclosure includes a supply port to receive an input stream of a gas, an input port connected to the chamber via a vacuum line, a sample pump port connected to the chamber via a pump line and configured to feed therethrough gas received at the supply port to the sample pump, a vacuum device connected to the input port and configured to generate a vacuum within the chamber by pulling air from the vacuum line, and processing circuitry to control the vacuum device and the sample pump to perform transfer of a cryogenic liquid sample from the external source to an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, Timothy L. Querrey
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Publication number: 20210405668Abstract: A multi-stage pressure regulation system, device and associated methodology for reducing the pressure of gas passing through a gas sample conditioning system. The device and method allow for automatic and/or manual configuration settings for regulating different types of gas having different profiles while still avoiding dew point dropout thereby ensuring accurate sample analysis at a downstream analyzer. The pressure regulating device includes a housing having a core, a vapor sample input port, a plurality of openings on an upper surface, a plurality of pressure regulating valves configured to reduce the pressure of a vapor sample, and an assembly having a base and substantially central stem orthogonal to the base and extending axially therefrom, the stem being disposed within the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William Paluch
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Patent number: 11144078Abstract: A multi-stage pressure regulation system, device and associated methodology for reducing the pressure of gas passing through a gas sample conditioning system. The device and method allow for automatic and/or manual configuration settings for regulating different types of gas having different profiles while still avoiding dew point dropout thereby ensuring accurate sample analysis at a downstream analyzer. The pressure regulating device includes a housing having a core, a vapor sample input port, a plurality of openings on an upper surface, a plurality of pressure regulating valves configured to reduce the pressure of a vapor sample, and an assembly having a base and substantially central stem orthogonal to the base and extending axially therefrom, the stem being disposed within the core.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2020Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William Paluch
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Publication number: 20210140859Abstract: A vaporizer device and associated methodology for providing accurate sampling through substantially efficient, complete and uniform single pass vaporization of a liquid sample by avoiding liquid pre-vaporization and downtime attributable to system damage from incomplete vaporization, particularly in the distribution, transportation, and custody transfer of natural gas. The vaporizer device includes at least one input port for receiving a liquid sample, a channel for directing the liquid to a vaporizer core and a heating assembly within the vaporizer core configured to flash vaporize the liquid sample. The vaporized sample can then be passed to an outlet for sample analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Patent number: 10976295Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a Methane number for a compressed natural gas fuel by obtaining compositional data from one or more particular analyzers and applying the obtained compositional data to one or more selectable Methane number generation protocols. The systems and methods can include refining of the compressed natural gas fuel to meet a predetermined Methane number.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLCInventor: Richard L. Cline
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Patent number: 10976222Abstract: A generally cylindrical, elongated thermal isolator for in-line placement proximate to a vaporizer of a sample take-off conditioning system for minimizing upstream heat migration from a sample vaporizer to prevent liquid sample pre-vaporization.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLCInventor: Claude A. Rolston
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Publication number: 20210089062Abstract: A multi-stage pressure regulation system, device and associated methodology for reducing the pressure of gas passing through a gas sample conditioning system. The device and method allow for automatic and/or manual configuration settings for regulating different types of gas having different profiles while still avoiding dew point dropout thereby ensuring accurate sample analysis at a downstream analyzer. The pressure regulating device includes a housing having a core, a vapor sample input port, a plurality of openings on an upper surface, a plurality of pressure regulating valves configured to reduce the pressure of a vapor sample, and an assembly having a base and substantially central stem orthogonal to the base and extending axially therefrom, the stem being disposed within the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William Paluch
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Publication number: 20210063285Abstract: A cryogenic liquid sampling system including a chamber having affixed therein a sample pump to pull a cryogenic liquid sample from an external source and an enclosure. The enclosure includes a supply port to receive an input stream of a gas, an input port connected to the chamber via a vacuum line, a sample pump port connected to the chamber via a pump line and configured to feed therethrough gas received at the supply port to the sample pump, a vacuum device connected to the input port and configured to generate a vacuum within the chamber by pulling air from the vacuum line, and processing circuitry to control the vacuum device and the sample pump to perform transfer of a cryogenic liquid sample from the external source to an external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, Timothy L. Querrey
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Patent number: 10921225Abstract: A vaporizer device and associated methodology for providing accurate sampling through substantially efficient, complete and uniform single pass vaporization of a liquid sample by avoiding liquid pre-vaporization and downtime attributable to system damage from incomplete vaporization, particularly in the distribution, transportation, and custody transfer of natural gas. The vaporizer device includes at least one input port for receiving a liquid sample, a channel for directing the liquid to a vaporizer core and a heating assembly within the vaporizer core configured to flash vaporize the liquid sample. The vaporized sample can then be passed to an outlet for sample analysis.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Patent number: D973849Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William Paluch