Patents Examined by John Fitzgerald
  • Patent number: 12158357
    Abstract: Described implementations provide a level for measuring a level of a target surface. The level has a base structure having a bottom surface, a top surface, a rear surface, and a front surface, and a bubble level disposed on the top surface of the base structure. The bottom surface is disposed at (1) a desired slope angle of the target surface along a first axis, and (2) a predetermined pitch angle along a second axis of the base structure, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The bubble level is disposed on the top surface along the first axis to indicate a slope level of the target surface relative to the predetermined slope angle and along the second axis to indicate a pitch level of the target surface relative to the predetermined pitch angle. The base structure has a ledge extending in an engagement direction along a third axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: DM CONSULTING INC.
    Inventor: Michael Angelo Caprio
  • Patent number: 12158460
    Abstract: Environmental conditions affecting a sensor having a thermal coefficient are compensated by applying an adaptive filter to an environmental condition reference signal. The resulting adaptive cancellation signal may be used to provide feedback control to a first heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: InvenSense, Inc.
    Inventors: Mamdouh Yanni, Eiji Iwatsuki
  • Patent number: 12152488
    Abstract: A system and a method for a look-ahead drill bit. The system may comprise an ultra-deep transmitter operable to transmit a low frequency signal into a formation, a shallow tool operable to transmit a high frequency signal into the formation, at least one ultra-deep receiver operable to record a reflected low frequency signal, and at least one pair of collocated receivers, wherein the at least one pair of collocated receivers are operable to record a reflected high frequency signal. A method may comprise transmitting a high frequency signal from the shallow tool into the formation, transmitting a low frequency signal from the ultra-deep transmitter into the formation, evaluating the reflected high frequency signal and the reflected low frequency signal on an information handling system with a look-ahead inversion, and steering the bottom hole assembly in the formation based on the subterranean formation property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael S. Bittar, Hsu-Hsiang Wu
  • Patent number: 12152922
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for warning abnormal gas transmission loss, comprising obtaining gas flow data, gas pressure data, and ambient temperature data of a plurality of time points respectively based on the gas metering devices, the pressure detection devices, and the temperature monitoring devices; determining a gas metering error by processing the ambient temperature data, gas metering device information, and gas information using an error model; determining whether gas loss is abnormal loss based on the gas flow data, the gas pressure data, and the gas metering error; in response to the gas loss being the abnormal loss, determining a warning level based on a position and a size of the abnormal loss; and determining, based on the warning level, a warning notice corresponding to the warning level, and sending the warning notice to the gas user platform through the gas service platform to send a warning to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zehua Shao, Yaqiang Quan, Xiaojun Wei, Guanghua Huang, Yuefei Wu
  • Patent number: 12154738
    Abstract: The modification method for the gas density relay, the gas density relay with the online self-check function and the check method thereof provided by this application are used for high-voltage and medium-voltage electrical equipment, including a gas density relay body, a gas density detection sensor, a temperature regulating mechanism, an online check contact signal sampling unit and an intelligent control unit. Regulate temperature rise and fall of the temperature compensation element of the gas density relay body through the temperature regulating mechanism, which leads to a contact action of the gas density relay body, the contact action is transferred to the intelligent control unit through the online check contact signal sampling unit, and the intelligent control unit detects the operating value and/or return value of the contact signal of the gas density relay body based on the density value at the time of contact action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Shanghai Roye Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haiyong Jin, Tiexin Xia, Xiaobeng Huang, Zhengcao Guo, Min Chang, Lele Wang, Wei Zeng, Yehong Wu
  • Patent number: 12153038
    Abstract: A test system and a test method for replacing natural gas hydrate with carbon dioxide are disclosed, relating to the technical field of exploitation of natural gas hydrates. The test system comprises a sample reaction vessel, a sample boundary condition loading device, a methane gas supply device, a carbon dioxide gas supply device, an output article collection and measurement device, and a data acquisition control device. A sample-sealing rubber sleeve and an upper sample-sealing plate are arranged in an inner cavity of the vessel, the sample-sealing rubber sleeve, a lower tray and the upper sample-sealing plate form a sample-sealing space. An axial pressure loading plate is arranged on the upper sample-sealing plate, and an upper cover plate is provided with an axial pressure loading injection hole. A side shrouding is provided with a confining pressure loading injection hole and a product discharge hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Jianming He, Shouding Li, Xiao Li, Zhaobin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12152917
    Abstract: A flow meter includes a meter body and a pressure sensor. The meter body has a liquid impact surface, a sensing surface opposite to the liquid impact surface, and a mounting hole extending from the sensing surface toward the liquid impact surface. The mounting hole is a blind hole. The pressure sensor is mounted in the mounting hole, and has a resistance value that can be measured and that can be changed correspondingly with a change in liquid pressure caused by a change in flow rate. A device for producing an active hydroxyl free radical solution is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventors: Shih-Chin Chou, Teng-Kang Chang, Chun-Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 12153031
    Abstract: A detection device includes a chamber, a top of the chamber is cover with a chamber cover, and a side wall of the chamber is provided with a port D5. The chamber is provided with a first waterproof layer and a second waterproof layer, and a water storage layer is disposed between the first waterproof layer and the second waterproof layer. A water supply pipe is disposed in the water storage layer, and the water supply pipe includes a port D2 and a port D7. An end second pipe is connected to the port D2, and another end of the second pipe facing away from the first pipe is provided with a port D3. An online detection component and a vacuum extraction system are disposed outside the chamber. The detection device can quantitatively simulate and detect the process of rare gas migration and accumulation under formation water conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventors: Chunhui Cao, Liwu Li, Zhifu Wei, Zhongping Li, Lantian Xing, Yan Liu
  • Patent number: 12146819
    Abstract: A system and method for determining a critical suspension speed of an impeller in a solid-liquid stirred tank belongs to the technical field of critical speed determination. A relationship is established between a voltage of a measurement electrode and a solid-liquid suspension state to avoid the problems of strong subjectivity and large deviation appearing in existing critical suspension speed determination based on empirical formulas and human eye observation. An electrode voltage ratio is taken as a determination criterion, which is only related to a spatial density of solid particles in a liquid phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: QINGDAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Datong Wang, Ting Xu, Hao Wang, Fujun Lu, Peng Guo, Changhai Zhou, Xu Yang, Tao Yue
  • Patent number: 12140584
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a production potential for volume fracturing of a shale oil reservoir and determining a soaking time is discloses. The method may comprise: obtaining a core column; performing a saturated oil treatment on the core column; obtaining an initial fracture porosity parameter of the saturated oil-treated core column; soaking the core column after a CT scanning into a fracturing fluid to test the core mass increase amount at different immersion durations; obtaining the fracture porosity increase amount of the core column at different soaking times, and calculating a weight of newly added fracture porosity-fillable fracturing fluid; generating a curve of the core mass increase amount and a curve of the weight of the newly added fracture porosity-fillable fracturing fluid at different immersion durations; comparing a mass increase amount per volume unit of a core, and ranking a e mass increase amount per volume unit of the core to determine the production increase potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: YANGTZE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Wenjun Xu, Feng Jiang, Jianpeng Zhang, Lei Wang, Yuanai Liao
  • Patent number: 12134023
    Abstract: A paddle scoreboard for platform tennis is provided. The paddle scoreboard is paddle shaped and adapted to engage and hang from the fence of the platform tennis court. The paddle scoreboard includes two paddle plates that sandwich two scoring discs and two set discs that are rotatably connected to and between the paddle plates. Four apertures are provided by the paddle plates so that one of a plurality of indicia for each of the four discs are viewable through each aperture. A peripheral portion of each disc protrudes beyond the perimeter of the paddle plates so that each disc is selectively spinnable for indicating the game and set score through the four apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Inventor: Marian Gallo Cunningham
  • Patent number: 12134413
    Abstract: A portable, single-fixation, magnetic derailment mitigation device may be fixed on a rail track for measuring the deflection of the rail track. The magnetically fixing device is used for measuring vertical track deflection (sleeper voids), horizontal track deflection, ambient and rail temperature, rail angle, vibration, displacement, and location. The derailment mitigation device sends digital notifications and/or alarms during the live train and/or freight operations to help prevent derailments, rail buckles, breaks, and pull apart. The measured data and/or all events obtained from the derailment mitigation device is stored in the data storage such as cloud storage and viewed from any smart devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: PB Innovations, LLC
    Inventors: Peter M. Bartek, Michael S. Davis
  • Patent number: 12135404
    Abstract: Methods and assemblies for use with snow sensors and snow sensor mechanisms, such as snow removal systems, as well as component combinations and related methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: CEM Products, LLC
    Inventor: Charles Edgar Pierce
  • Patent number: 12130303
    Abstract: A MEMS device includes: a substrate as a base including a support portion and a detection electrode as a fixed electrode; a movable body supported to the support portion with a major surface of the movable body facing the fixed electrode; and an abutment portion facing at least a portion of an outer edge of the movable body and restricting rotational displacement in an in-plane direction of the major surface. The abutment portion includes an abutment surface including an abutment position at which the movable body abuts against the abutment portion due to the rotational displacement of the movable body, and a hollow portion provided opposing the abutment surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumiya Ito
  • Patent number: 12130224
    Abstract: A modular satellite apparatus for testing materials in a space setting is provided. The apparatus includes a lower member and an upper member, as well as rear support members, medial support members, front support members, and side members that each extend between the lower member and the upper member. They apparatus also includes attachment members connected to an external surface of the lower member and configured to connect to an external platform. The apparatus further includes a plurality of mounting members on an internal surface of the lower member or the side members, and a plurality of heatsinks. The lower member includes a plurality of heatsink receiving holes formed therein to receive portions of the heatsinks to connect the heatsinks to the lower member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Sidus Space, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Jeffrey, Carol Craig, Anthony Boschi, Michael Bush
  • Patent number: 12130166
    Abstract: A vertical tubular defines a measurement chamber. A first valve is nearer an upper end of the vertical tubular than a lower end of the vertical tubular. The first valve defines a first actuable passage fluidically connected to the measuring chamber. A second is valve nearer the lower end of the vertical tubular than the upper end of the vertical tubular. The second valve defines a second actuable passage fluidically connected to the measuring chamber. A third valve is vertically aligned with the first valve. The third valve is on an opposite side of the vertical tubular from the first valve. The third valve defines a third actuable passage fluidically connected to the measuring chamber. The fourth valve defines a fourth actuable passage fluidically connected to the measuring chamber. A flange is each end of the vertical tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Pengilly, Zied Soua
  • Patent number: 12130301
    Abstract: A method is disclosed that may include measuring a measured fluid density of a process fluid using a vibrational frequency of a fluid-conveying flow tube of the Coriolis meter where a density of a liquid phase of the process fluid is unknown. In addition, the method may include measuring at least one of an excitation energy metric of the Coriolis meter and a vibrational amplitude metric of the Coriolis meter. The method may include determining a Coriolis Mass Flowmeter Damping (CMFD) parameter using at least one of the excitation energy metric and the vibrational amplitude metric. Moreover, the method may include determining the density of the liquid phase of the process fluid using the measured fluid density and the CMFD parameter. Systems employing such methods are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Gysling
  • Patent number: 12130275
    Abstract: A system for performing a downhole optical analysis includes a housing positioned in a wellbore extending into a formation. The system also includes a carrier arranged within the housing, the carrier being coupled to a power supply. The system further includes a catalyst coating at least a portion of the carrier. The system also includes a regulated inlet providing a fluid pathway into a reaction chamber that includes at least a portion of the catalyst. The system further includes a detector arranged relative to the reaction chamber to detect a signal emitted via an interaction between the catalyst and a fluid sample introduced into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventor: Rocco DiFoggio
  • Patent number: 12123996
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for experimentally determining a critical sand-carrying gas velocity of a shale gas well. The method includes: collecting well structure and production data, calculating parameter ranges of a gas flow velocity and a liquid flow velocity; carrying out a physical simulation experiment of sand carrying in the shale gas well to obtain the sand holding capacity of the wellbore under different experimental conditions, and calculating a sand holding rate; by observing a change curve of the sand holding rate of the wellbore vs. the gas flow velocity, defining a turning point, and sensitively analyzing the influence of other experimental variables on the turning point, to calculate the critical sand-carrying production of the shale gas well under different conditions. Therefore, this calculation method is simple and applicable, and provides a theoretical basis for the optimization design of water drainage and gas production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Inventors: Yonghui Liu, Jinhong Jiang, Chengcheng Luo, Ning Wu, Xuanzhi Zheng, Xinke Tang, Xin Li, Zhengyang Liu, Boren Yang, Tianjian Liu
  • Patent number: 12115528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipette auxiliary system for supporting manual pipetting or dispensing of a plurality of samples of a sample-holding arrangement, in particular a microtiter plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: EPPENDORF SE
    Inventors: Boris Von Beichmann, Jens Gerken