Patents Assigned to Synodon Inc.
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Publication number: 20170370797Abstract: A method of detecting natural gas releases that includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of methane in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Synodon Inc.Inventor: T. Boyd Tolton
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Publication number: 20130289899Abstract: A gas filter correlation radiometer mounted on an aircraft is flown over a target area. The gas filter correlation radiometer is configured to detect a gas in a vapour plume in the event of a liquid leak. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses a gas in the vapour or a gas that has a spectral band overlapping a spectral band of the vapour. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses background radiation to detect the vapour.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: SYNODON INC.Inventors: Boyd T Tolton, Douglas W. Miller, Adrian Banica
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Patent number: 8198589Abstract: A gas filter correlation radiometer mounted on an aircraft is flown over a target area. The gas filter correlation radiometer is configured to detect ethane (C2H6) gas in the event of a gas leak. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses background radiation to detect ethane.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Synodon Inc.Inventors: Boyd T. Tolton, Adrian Banica, Douglas W. Miller
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Patent number: 8158944Abstract: A method of detecting a target gas includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of the target gas in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Synodon Inc.Inventors: Boyd T. Tolton, Adrian Banica, Douglas W. Miller, Bogdan Teianu
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Publication number: 20110133089Abstract: A gas filter correlation radiometer mounted on an aircraft is flown over a target area. The gas filter correlation radiometer is configured to detect ethane (C2H6) gas in the event of a gas leak. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses background radiation to detect ethane.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: SYNODON INC.Inventors: Boyd T. Tolton, Adrian Banica, Douglas W. Miller
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Patent number: 7855367Abstract: A gas filter correlation radiometer mounted on an aircraft is flown over a target area. The gas filter correlation radiometer is configured to detect ethane (C2H6) gas in the event of a gas leak. The gas filter correlation radiometer uses background radiation to detect ethane.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2004Date of Patent: December 21, 2010Assignee: Synodon Inc.Inventors: Boyd T. Tolton, Adrian Banica, Douglas W. Miller
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Publication number: 20100102232Abstract: A method of detecting a target gas includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of the target gas in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2009Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: Synodon Inc.Inventors: Boyd T. Tolton, Adrian Banica, Douglas W. Miller, Bogdan Teianu