Patents by Inventor Asbjørn ERDAL

Asbjørn ERDAL 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).

  • Patent number: 11725969
    Abstract: A sampling module is for mounting in a pipeline with a multiphase flow meter and for receiving multiphase fluid from the pipeline. The sampling module includes: a separation chamber for receiving and separating a sample volume of fluid from the multiphase fluid, the separation chamber having a vertical extent when in use; a lower valve for opening and closing a lower fluid path between a lower end of the separation chamber and the pipeline; an upper valve for opening and closing an upper fluid path between an upper end of the separation chamber and the pipeline; a lower sensor for measuring fluid properties of the fluid in a lower part of the separation chamber; and an upper sensor for measuring fluid properties of the fluid in an upper part of the separation chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: EQUINOR ENERGY AS
    Inventors: Kjetil Folgerø, Jan Kocbach, Anders Hallanger, Marie Bueie Holstad, Øvind Lystrup, Audun Faanes, Egil Aabel Næsguthe, Eirik Abro, Asbjørn Erdal
  • Publication number: 20200319005
    Abstract: A sampling module (4) for mounting in a pipeline (18) with a multiphase flow meter (2) and for receiving multiphase fluid (16) from the pipeline. The sampling module includes: a separation chamber (6) for receiving and separating a sample volume of fluid from the multiphase fluid (16), the separation chamber (6) having a vertical extent when in use; a lower valve (8) for opening and closing a fluid path between a lower end of the separation chamber (6) and the pipeline (18); an upper valve (10) for opening and closing a fluid path between an upper end of the separation chamber (6) and the pipeline (18); a lower sensor (12) for measuring fluid properties of the fluid in a lower part of the separation chamber (6); and an upper sensor (14) for measuring fluid properties of the fluid in an upper part of the separation chamber (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Kjetil FOLGERØ, Jan KOCBACH, Anders HALLANGER, Marie Bueie HOLSTAD, Øvind LYSTRUP, Audun FAANES, Egil Aabel NÆSGUTHE, Eirik ABRO, Asbjørn ERDAL