Patents by Inventor Charles L. Boyd

Charles L. Boyd 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: 5509434
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling and metering gas flowing through a pipeline is provided. The apparatus includes an orifice flow meter for accurately measuring the flow rate of gas through the pipeline within a certain range. The apparatus further includes a turbine flow meter which provides a measurement of the flow rate of the gas flowing through the pipeline over a broad range. A control circuit coupled to the turbine flow meter is provided for evaluating the flow rate to determine whether the flow rate is higher than a predetermined maximum value which can be recorded by the orifice flow meter or lower than a predetermined minimum value which can be recorded by the orifice flow meter. If the flow rate is higher than the predetermined maximum value, the control circuit generates a first voltage signal, if the flow rate is lower than the predetermined minimum value, the control circuit generates a second voltage signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Charles L. Boyd, Joseph A. Stewart
  • Patent number: 5046369
    Abstract: A temperature and pressure compensated gas flowmeter is provided which reads uncompensated line parameters and outputs a frequency signal representative of the gas flow rate referenced to standard conditions. The frequency signal is compatible with a number of interface devices, such as remote terminal units, field computers and displays. Further, the uncompensated line parameters are also provided to the interface devices such that the compensated frequency signal can be verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1991
    Assignee: Halliburton Company
    Inventors: Charles L. Boyd, Steven L. Skinner, Kurt L. Werner