Patents by Inventor Andre Emile Bourgeois

Andre Emile Bourgeois 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).

  • WELL WATER DEPTH MONITOR
    Publication number: 20190330974
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium including computer program products, are provided for determining the depth of water in a well. A method may include coupling a signal onto a cable connected to a submersible well pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a first time corresponding to a first reflection of the signal caused by the cable entering a water column between a water surface and the submersible pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a second time corresponding to a second reflection of the signal caused by an impedance mismatch between the cable surrounded by water and a motor in the submersible well pump. The method may further include determining a water height between the submersible pump and the water surface from the first time and the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Andre Emile Bourgeois, Enrico Anthony DiCocco, Rodney Scott Bullard, Stephen Vincent Whipple
  • Well water depth monitor
    Patent number: 10145235
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium including computer program products, are provided for determining the depth of water in a well. A method may include coupling a signal onto a cable connected to a submersible well pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a first time corresponding to a first reflection of the signal caused by the cable entering a water column between a water surface and the submersible pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a second time corresponding to a second reflection of the signal caused by an impedance mismatch between the cable surrounded by water and a motor in the submersible well pump. The method may further include determining a water height between the submersible pump and the water surface from the first time and the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: WellGauge, Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Emile Bourgeois, Enrico Anthony DiCocco, Rodney Scott Bullard, Stephen Vincent Whipple
  • WELL WATER DEPTH MONITOR
    Publication number: 20170350232
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium including computer program products, are provided for determining the depth of water in a well. A method may include coupling a signal onto a cable connected to a submersible well pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a first time corresponding to a first reflection of the signal caused by the cable entering a water column between a water surface and the submersible pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a second time corresponding to a second reflection of the signal caused by an impedance mismatch between the cable surrounded by water and a motor in the submersible well pump. The method may further include determining a water height between the submersible pump and the water surface from the first time and the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Andre Emile Bourgeois, Enrico Anthony DiCocco, Rodney Scott Bullard, Stephen Vincent Whipple
  • Well water depth monitor
    Patent number: 9784093
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium including computer program products, are provided for determining the depth of water in a well. A method may include coupling a signal onto a cable connected to a submersible well pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a first time corresponding to a first reflection of the signal caused by the cable entering a water column between a water surface and the submersible pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a second time corresponding to a second reflection of the signal caused by an impedance mismatch between the cable surrounded by water and a motor in the submersible well pump. The method may further include determining a water height between the submersible pump and the water surface from the first time and the second time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventors: Andre Emile Bourgeois, Enrico Anthony Dicocco, Rodney Scott Bullard, Stephen Vincent Whipple
  • WELL WATER DEPTH MONITOR
    Publication number: 20150322771
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium including computer program products, are provided for determining the depth of water in a well. A method may include coupling a signal onto a cable connected to a submersible well pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a first time corresponding to a first reflection of the signal caused by the cable entering a water column between a water surface and the submersible pump. The method may further include monitoring the cable to determine a second time corresponding to a second reflection of the signal caused by an impedance mismatch between the cable surrounded by water and a motor in the submersible well pump. The method may further include determining a water height between the submersible pump and the water surface from the first time and the second time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Andre Emile Bourgeois, Enrico Anthony Dicocco, Rodney Scott Bullard, Stephen Vincent Whipple