Patents by Inventor Andrew Timothy Patten
Andrew Timothy Patten 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).
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Patent number: 11885662Abstract: Methods for operating a flowmeter diagnostic tool are provided that comprise interfacing the diagnostic tool with a flowmeter (5) sensor assembly (10). A base prover volume (BPV), a desired number of passes per run, and/or a maximum number of allowed runs may be input into the diagnostic tool. Flowmeter data is received. An estimated total prove time (TPT) necessary to pass a predetermined repeatability requirement, an estimated minimum number of runs needed to achieve the calculated TPT, and/or an estimated minimum BPV may be calculated.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Marc Allan Buttler, Andrew Timothy Patten
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Publication number: 20240019286Abstract: A meter electronics (20) for using a Reynolds number to correct a mass flow rate measurement of a fluid is provided. The meter electronics (20) comprises an interface (401) configured to communicatively couple to a sensor assembly (10) containing the fluid and receive sensor signals from the sensor assembly (10) and a processing system (402) communicatively coupled to the interface (401). The processing system (402) is configured to store a Reynolds number-correction relationship, wherein the Reynolds number-correction relationship relates Reynolds number values with Reynolds number-based correction values, calculate a Reynolds number of the fluid using a measured mass flow rate value of the fluid, and determine a Reynolds number-based correction value using the Reynolds number and the Reynolds number-correction relationship.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicant: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Andrew Timothy PATTEN, Aart R. PRUYSEN, Salvatore PITTI, Mark James BELL, Joel WEINSTEIN, Anthony William PANKRATZ
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Patent number: 11852517Abstract: A method for detecting a deviation in a flow meter parameter is provided. The method includes measuring a flow tube temperature in a plurality of locations; and calculating a temperature gradient based on the measured temperatures. The method also includes detecting a deviation in the flow meter parameter if the calculated temperature gradient exceeds a temperature gradient threshold.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Cunningham, Andrew Timothy Patten
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Publication number: 20230349743Abstract: A method (300), system (400), and electronics (20) for correcting a mass flow value in measured using a Coriolis flow meter (100) for temperature effects at a known fluid temperature temp below 0 C are provided. The method comprises receiving a known fluid density ?indic, receiving the fluid temperature temp, receiving a time period Tp, determining a Young's modulus temperature correction for density TFyD based on the known fluid density ?indic, the known fluid temperature temp, and the time period Tp, determining a Young's modulus temperature correction for mass flow TFyM based on a temperature correction constant k and Young's modulus temperature correction for density TFyD, and correcting the mass flow value {dot over (m)} using the Young's modulus temperature correction for mass flow TFyM.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Aart R. PRUYSEN, Robert Barclay GARNETT, Andrew Timothy PATTEN
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Patent number: 11774275Abstract: A method for proving or calibrating a first flow meter integrated into a common platform with a second flow meter is provided. The first flow meter comprises a first driver, a first flow tube, and a first meter electronics, and the second flow meter comprises a second driver, a second flow tube, and a second meter electronics. The method includes configuring the first flow meter to vibrate the first flow tube with a first driver voltage at a first default driver voltage amplitude using the first meter electronics, and configuring the second flow meter to vibrate the second flow tube with a second driver voltage at a second standby driver voltage amplitude using the second meter electronics.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Andrew Timothy Patten, Charles Depenning
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Patent number: 11740117Abstract: Methods for operating a flowmeter diagnostic tool are provided that comprise interfacing the diagnostic tool with a flowmeter (5) sensor assembly (10). A base prover volume (BPV), a desired number of passes per run, and/or a maximum number of allowed runs may be input into the diagnostic tool. Flowmeter data is received. An estimated total prove time (TPT) necessary to pass a predetermined repeatability requirement, an estimated minimum number of runs needed to achieve the calculated TPT, and/or an estimated minimum BPV may be calculated. A standard deviation of the flowmeter sensor assembly flow rate (?) is calculated, and the number of samples used to calculate a is determined. A meter-specific factor (MSF) is calculated.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Marc Allan Buttler, Andrew Timothy Patten, James S. Deacy
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Publication number: 20230243691Abstract: A meter electronics (20) for detecting and identifying a change in a vibratory meter (5) is provided. The meter electronics (20) includes a processing system (202) including a storage system (204) configured to store a central tendency value of a meter verification parameter and dispersion value of the meter verification parameter. The processing system (202) is configured to obtain the central tendency value and the dispersion value from the storage system (204) and determine a probability based on the central tendency value and the dispersion value to detect if the central tendency value is different than a baseline value.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2023Publication date: August 3, 2023Applicant: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Timothy J. CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Timothy PATTEN, Mark James BELL
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Patent number: 11668597Abstract: A meter electronics (20) and a method for detecting and identifying a change in a vibratory meter (5) is provided. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) configured to receive sensor signals (100) from a meter assembly (10) and provide information based on the sensor signals (100) and a processing system (202) communicatively coupled to the interface (201). The processing system (202) is configured to use the information to determine a first stiffness change (244) associated with a first location of a conduit (130, 130?) of the vibratory meter (5), determine a second stiffness change (254) associated with a second location of the conduit (130, 130?) of the vibratory meter (5), and determine a condition of the conduit (130, 130?) based on the first stiffness change and the second stiffness change.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Cunningham, Andrew Timothy Patten, Mark James Bell
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Publication number: 20220390262Abstract: A method for inferring an inferred speed of sound of a flow fluid is disclosed. The method is conducted by a computer system (200) having a processor (210) and a memory (220), the processor (210) configured to execute instructions from the memory (220) and store data in the memory (220), the memory (220) having a SoS inference module (202). The method includes inferring, by the SoS inference module (202), the inferred speed of sound of the flow fluid based on an inferential relationship between a measured density of the flow fluid and the inferred speed of sound of the flow fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2019Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Andrew Timothy PATTEN, Anthony William PANKRATZ
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Patent number: 11486752Abstract: A method for determining a mass flow measurement is provided. The method comprises calibrating a flowmeter sensor at a first temperature and flowing a fluid having a second temperature through the flowmeter sensor. A density of the fluid is input into meter electronics. A compensated mass flow value of the fluid is determined by meter electronics, wherein the Modulus of Elasticity of the flowmeter sensor is unknown.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Andrew Timothy Patten, Robert Barclay Garnett
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Publication number: 20220326060Abstract: A method for detecting a deviation in a flow meter parameter is provided. The method includes measuring a flow tube temperature in a plurality of locations; and calculating a temperature gradient based on the measured temperatures. The method also includes detecting a deviation in the flow meter parameter if the calculated temperature gradient exceeds a temperature gradient threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Timothy PATTEN
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Patent number: 11415447Abstract: A method for detecting a deviation in a flow meter parameter is provided. The method includes measuring a differential pressure across at least a portion of the flow meter, calculating a friction factor based on a measured flow rate and the measured differential pressure. The method also includes comparing the calculated friction factor to an expected friction factor based on the measured flow rate and detecting a deviation in the flow meter parameter if the difference between the calculated friction factor and the expected friction factor exceeds a threshold limit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Cunningham, Andrew Timothy Patten
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Patent number: 11226221Abstract: A method for operating a flowmeter is provided. The method includes the steps of measuring a fluid flow in the flowmeter, determining at least one fluid characteristic, determining a preferred algorithm of a plurality of algorithms based upon the fluid flow and the at least one fluid characteristic, and applying the preferred algorithm to an operating routine.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2015Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Andrew Timothy Patten, Anthony William Pankratz, Dean M Standiford, Aart R Pruysen
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Patent number: 11199431Abstract: A method of automatically verifying accurate operation of a flowmeter during field operation is provided that comprises providing a flowmeter having meter electronics with a storage system, and flowing a non-calibration process fluid through the flowmeter. Meter electronics are configured to perform the steps of: detecting a model of the flowmeter as well as retrieving an initial factory calibration factory zero value and a stored zero drift specification from the storage system. A zero value is measured during field operation of the flowmeter and compared with the factory zero value. An error zero value is calculated. Whether the error between the field operation zero value and the factory zero value is within the zero drift specification is determined, and the flowmeter is calibrated if the error is outside the zero drift specification.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Timothy Patten
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Patent number: 11169016Abstract: A system (600) and method (500) for a standards traceable verification of a vibratory meter (5) is provided. The system (600) includes a storage (610) having a baseline meter verification value of the vibratory meter and a processing system (620) in communication with the storage (610). The processing system (620) being configured to obtain the baseline meter verification value from the storage (610) and determine a relationship between the baseline meter verification value and a calibration value of the vibratory meter, said calibration value being traceable to a measurement standard. The method (500) provides a traceable verification of a vibratory meter by comparing (540) a physical property of the vibratory meter, which is determined from a first calibration value, to a reference value determined from a second calibration value, said calibration values being traceable to a measurement standard.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Cunningham, Andrew Timothy Patten, Dean M. Standiford
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Publication number: 20210285809Abstract: Methods for operating a flowmeter diagnostic tool are provided that comprise interfacing the diagnostic tool with a flowmeter (5) sensor assembly (10). A base prover volume (BPV), a desired number of passes per run, and/or a maximum number of allowed runs may be input into the diagnostic tool. Flowmeter data is received. An estimated total prove time (TPT) necessary to pass a predetermined repeatability requirement, an estimated minimum number of runs needed to achieve the calculated TPT, and/or an estimated minimum BPV may be calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Marc Allan BUTTLER, Andrew Timothy PATTEN
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Publication number: 20210247220Abstract: A method for proving or calibrating a first How meter integrated into a common platform with a second flow meter is provided. The first flow meter comprises a first driver, a first flow tube, and a first meter electronics, and the second flow meter comprises a second driver, a second flow tube, and a second meter electronics. The method includes configuring the first flow meter to vibrate the first flow tube with a first driver voltage at a first default driver voltage amplitude using the first meter electronics, and configuring the second flow meter to vibrate the second flow tube with a second driver voltage at a second standby driver voltage amplitude using the second meter electronics.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Andrew Timothy PATTEN, Charles DEPENNING
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Publication number: 20210018354Abstract: A method for determining a mass flow measurement is provided. The method comprises calibrating a flowmeter sensor at a first temperature and flowing a fluid having a second temperature through the flowmeter sensor. A density of the fluid is input into meter electronics. A compensated mass flow value of the fluid is determined by meter electronics, wherein the Modulus of Elasticity of the flowmeter sensor is unknown.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: MICRO MOTION, INC.Inventors: Andrew Timothy PATTEN, Robert Barclay GARNETT
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Publication number: 20200355542Abstract: A meter electronics (20) and a method for detecting and identifying a change in a vibratory meter (5) is provided. The meter electronics (20) includes an interface (201) configured to receive sensor signals (100) from a meter assembly (10) and provide information based on the sensor signals (100) and a processing system (202) communicatively coupled to the interface (201). The processing system (202) is configured to use the information to determine a first stiffness change (244) associated with a first location of a conduit (130, 130?) of the vibratory meter (5), determine a second stiffness change (254) associated with a second location of the conduit (130, 130?) of the vibratory meter (5), and determine a condition of the conduit (130, 130?) based on the first stiffness change and the second stiffness change.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicant: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. CUNNINGHAM, Andrew Timothy PATTEN, Mark James BELL
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Publication number: 20200264033Abstract: Methods for operating a flowmeter diagnostic tool are provided that comprise interfacing the diagnostic tool with a flowmeter (5) sensor assembly (10). A base prover volume (BPV), a desired number of passes per run, and/or a maximum number of allowed runs may be input into the diagnostic tool. Flowmeter data is received. An estimated total prove time (TPT) necessary to pass a predetermined repeatability requirement, an estimated minimum number of runs needed to achieve the calculated TPT, and/or an estimated minimum BPV may be calculated. A standard deviation of the flowmeter sensor assembly flow rate (?) is calculated, and the number of samples used to calculate a is determined. A meter-specific factor (MSF) is calculated.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Micro Motion, Inc.Inventors: Marc Allan BUTTLER, Andrew Timothy PATTEN, James S. DEACY