Patents Assigned to Mustang Sampling LLC
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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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Publication number: 20200326320Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Timothy L. Querrey, Nicholas S. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20200284764Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Mustang Sampling LLCInventors: Kevin Warner, Kenneth O. Thompson
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Patent number: 10753832Abstract: A sample take-off system incorporating a small volume pump with a speed loop for pressurizing excess extracted sample for return into the process stream using a single multi-channel probe for both take-off and return of the excess extracted sample is illustrated and described.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventor: Claude A. Rolston
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Patent number: 10684259Abstract: 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: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLC.Inventors: Kevin Warner, Kenneth O. Thompson
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Publication number: 20200158608Abstract: 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 22, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Patent number: 10613006Abstract: 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: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLC.Inventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Publication number: 20200096426Abstract: 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: August 16, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, William C. Paluch
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Patent number: 10466144Abstract: A sampling device having at least two inputs each configured to receive samples from a corresponding feedstock input line and a sample accumulator. The device also includes a mass flow controller associated with each feedstock input line, each mass flow controller having a sample output and being configured to receive a signal representative of the flow rate at each input, where each mass flow controller adjusts the flow rate of its respective sample from its respective sample output in response to receiving representative signals. Further the device includes at least a first and second sample output line respectively connected with a sample output of each mass flow controller, each sample output line being connected to an input of the sample accumulator for introduction to the sample accumulator of samples from the output of the mass flow controllers.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, Timothy L. Querrey
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Patent number: 10428990Abstract: An insertion probe adapter for fluid sample extraction from a pipeline for mounting of an overlying housing element is illustrated and described. The invention permits disengagement of an insertion probe from the body of the probe adapter without disassembling the body from the pipeline and without disassembling the overlying housing element from the body.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventor: Nicholas S. Wolfe
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Patent number: 10429278Abstract: A sampling system for collecting periodic composite and/or non-composite samples of vaporized gas during a transfer process from a vaporizer of a cryogenic hydrocarbon liquid including 1) a direct sample pathway to a gas analyzer for instantaneous, real-time vaporized gas analysis, 2) a speed loop pathway for directly collecting fresh vaporized gas samples for subsequent analysis, and 3) a composite sample pathway including a pressurized sample accumulator for collecting a plurality periodically obtained samples of a select volume during the transfer process to create a composite sample of the vaporized gas.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Claude A. Rolston, Timothy Layne Querrey
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Patent number: 10281368Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method for natural gas liquid sample conditioning including an insulated cabinet having a sample input, a vaporizer, a heated regulator, a gas sample outlet, and a control system for preventing phase separation and or re-liquification of the conditioned sample before entry into an associated analyzer and in a specific embodiment, featuring an automatic shutdown system to prevent sample liquid from further processing and passage to an associated analyzer.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Micah A. Curtis
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Publication number: 20190101475Abstract: A sampling device having at least two inputs each configured to receive samples from a corresponding feedstock input line and a sample accumulator. The device also includes a mass flow controller associated with each feedstock input line, each mass flow controller having a sample output and being configured to receive a signal representative of the flow rate at each input, where each mass flow controller adjusts the flow rate of its respective sample from its respective sample output in response to receiving representative signals. Further the device includes at least a first and second sample output line respectively connected with a sample output of each mass flow controller, each sample output line being connected to an input of the sample accumulator for introduction to the sample accumulator of samples from the output of the mass flow controllers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Applicant: Mustang Sampling, LLCInventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Kevin Warner, Timothy L. Querrey
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Publication number: 20190094183Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: Mustang Sampling LLCInventors: Kevin Warner, Kenneth O. Thompson
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Patent number: 10234363Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically purging by pneumatic ejection with a select pressurized media, gravity-accumulated hydrocarbon liquid dropout from a retrograde vapor waste liquid collection containment reservoir.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLCInventor: Micah A. Curtis
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Patent number: 10214702Abstract: A biogas blending and energy content verification system and method for controlled enhancement of a biogas feedstock stream energy content profile by selective sampling and analysis of the biogas feedstock stream and controlled injection of a refined gas of a known, higher energy content into the biogas feedstock stream to produce a blended biogas having an augmented energy content profile meeting or exceeding a pre-established minimum to meet end user requirements.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLCInventors: Walter F. Gerhold, Austin Hill
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Publication number: 20190040988Abstract: An insertion probe adapter for fluid sample extraction from a pipeline for mounting of an overlying housing element is illustrated and described. The invention permits disengagement of an insertion probe from the body of the probe adapter without disassembling the body from the pipeline and without disassembling the overlying housing element from the body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Mustang Sampling LLCInventor: Nicholas S. Wolfe
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Publication number: 20190041298Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Mustang Sampling LLCInventor: Claude A. Rolston
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Patent number: RE47478Abstract: System and method for natural gas liquid sample pressure regulating vaporizer system including a vented cabinet having a gas sample input, a pressure regulator, a single path vaporizer, a liquid block, a heated regulator and a gas sample outlet, and a communications assembly including a temperature controller, a communication outlet, and a power input electrically connected via appropriate secure feedthroughs to the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLCInventor: Kenneth O. Thompson
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Patent number: D891278Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLCInventors: Timothy Querrey, Nicholas Wolfe, Kenneth Thompson