Patents by Inventor Doru Catalin Turcan
Doru Catalin Turcan 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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Publication number: 20240138061Abstract: A method of forming a flexible electronic component includes treating a flexible fluoroelastomer substrate to increase the surface energy of the substrate to a specified surface energy. After the treatment, a layer of conductive material is printed with an inkjet printer onto the substrate. After the printing, an encapsulant layer comprising a fluoroelastomer is applied onto the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Sahil P. Wankhede, Xian Du, Ali Al Shehri, Keith William Brashler, Mohammad Al-Ba’adani, Doru Catalin Turcan
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Patent number: 11898930Abstract: A method for processing vibration data includes receiving shaft displacement data, from a pair of sensors, including shaft center X-axis displacement and shaft center Y-axis displacement, which are orthogonal to each other. The method includes converting the shaft displacement data to shaft velocity data by calculating a difference in shaft displacement over time and/or converting into shaft acceleration data by calculating a different in shaft velocity over time. The shaft velocity or acceleration data is filtered, sorted and grouped into three or more groups, assigning a color to each velocity group or acceleration group. The method generates an image of a velocity or acceleration orbit plot, where the X-axis displacement and the Y-axis displacement define coordinate pairs of a trace of shaft center displacement, and the velocity or acceleration group between each coordinate pair defines a display color of the trace.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventor: Doru Catalin Turcan
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Publication number: 20240003356Abstract: A vertical molten sulfur pump assembly includes a pump motor disposed in a top portion and an impeller disposed in a bottom portion, within an impeller casing. A pump inlet is disposed at the second end below the impeller casing. The vertical molten sulfur pump assembly is configured to pump molten sulfur into the inlet and upwards through a discharge passageway by rotation of the impeller. A vibration sensor and a temperature sensor are disposed on an external surface of the bottom portion, on or proximate to the impeller casing and the pump inlet. A temperature sensor is configured to measure a temperature of the molten sulfur proximate to the pump inlet. A vibration sensor includes a substrate comprising a polymer and a resonant layer, and resonant layer includes an electrically conductive nanomaterial and is configured to produce a resonant response in response to receiving a radio frequency signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Inventors: Keith William Brashler, Doru Catalin Turcan, Ali Al Shehri
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Patent number: 11828160Abstract: A system includes a vertical charge pump assembly. The vertical charge pump assembly includes a top portion adjacent to a first end of the vertical charge pump assembly and a bottom portion adjacent to a second end of the vertical charge pump assembly. A pump motor is disposed in the top portion and an impeller is disposed in the bottom portion within a bowl casing. A shaft is disposed within a central passageway and connects the pump motor with the impeller. The vertical charge pump assembly also includes an inlet at the second end below the bowl casing. The pump inlet and the bowl casing are configured to be immersed in a fluid, and the vertical charge pump assembly is configured to pump the fluid into the inlet and upwards through the central passageway by rotation of the impeller. A vibration sensor is disposed on an external surface of the bottom portion, on or proximate to the bowl casing and the pump inlet.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ali Al Shehri, Keith William Brashler, Doru Catalin Turcan
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Patent number: 11795960Abstract: A system includes a vertical molten sulfur pump assembly that includes a top portion adjacent to a first end of the vertical molten sulfur pump assembly and a bottom portion adjacent to a second end of the vertical molten sulfur pump assembly. A pump motor is disposed in the top portion, an impeller is disposed in the bottom portion within an impeller casing, and a shaft is disposed within a central column and connecting the pump motor with the impeller. A pump inlet is disposed at the second end below the impeller casing. The pump inlet and the impeller casing are configured to be immersed in molten sulfur. The vertical molten sulfur pump assembly is configured to pump the molten sulfur into the inlet and upwards through a discharge passageway by rotation of the impeller. A vibration sensor and a temperature sensor are disposed on an external surface of the bottom portion, on or proximate to the impeller casing and the pump inlet.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Keith William Brashler, Doru Catalin Turcan, Ali Al Shehri
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Patent number: 11761909Abstract: A sensor includes a radio frequency interrogator, a responsive patch, a radio frequency resonance detector, and a transmission line. The radio frequency interrogator is configured to produce an electromagnetic interrogation pulse having a first frequency. The responsive patch includes a substrate and a resonant layer disposed on a surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a polymer. The resonant layer includes an electrically conductive nanomaterial. The resonant layer is configured to resonate at the first frequency in response to receiving the electromagnetic interrogation pulse. The radio frequency resonance detector is configured to detect a resonating response of the responsive patch. The transmission line couples the responsive patch to the radio frequency resonance detector. The transmission line is configured to transmit the resonating response of the responsive patch to the radio frequency resonance detector.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventors: Ali Al Shehri, Keith William Brashler, Doru Catalin Turcan
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Publication number: 20230090096Abstract: A method for processing vibration data includes receiving shaft displacement data, from a pair of sensors, including shaft center X-axis displacement and shaft center Y-axis displacement, which are orthogonal to each other. The method includes converting the shaft displacement data to shaft velocity data by calculating a difference in shaft displacement over time and/or converting into shaft acceleration data by calculating a different in shaft velocity over time. The shaft velocity or acceleration data is filtered, sorted and grouped into three or more groups, assigning a color to each velocity group or acceleration group. The method generates an image of a velocity or acceleration orbit plot, where the X-axis displacement and the Y-axis displacement define coordinate pairs of a trace of shaft center displacement, and the velocity or acceleration group between each coordinate pair defines a display color of the trace.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil CompanyInventor: Doru Catalin Turcan
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Publication number: 20220381704Abstract: A sensor includes a radio frequency interrogator, a responsive patch, a radio frequency resonance detector, and a transmission line. The radio frequency interrogator is configured to produce an electromagnetic interrogation pulse having a first frequency. The responsive patch includes a substrate and a resonant layer disposed on a surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a polymer. The resonant layer includes an electrically conductive nanomaterial. The resonant layer is configured to resonate at the first frequency in response to receiving the electromagnetic interrogation pulse. The radio frequency resonance detector is configured to detect a resonating response of the responsive patch. The transmission line couples the responsive patch to the radio frequency resonance detector. The transmission line is configured to transmit the resonating response of the responsive patch to the radio frequency resonance detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Ali Al Shehri, Keith William Brashler, Doru Catalin Turcan
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Publication number: 20220381134Abstract: A system includes a vertical charge pump assembly. The vertical charge pump assembly includes a top portion adjacent to a first end of the vertical charge pump assembly and a bottom portion adjacent to a second end of the vertical charge pump assembly. A pump motor is disposed in the top portion and an impeller is disposed in the bottom portion within a bowl casing. A shaft is disposed within a central passageway and connects the pump motor with the impeller. The vertical charge pump assembly also includes an inlet at the second end below the bowl casing. The pump inlet and the bowl casing are configured to be immersed in a fluid, and the vertical charge pump assembly is configured to pump the fluid into the inlet and upwards through the central passageway by rotation of the impeller. A vibration sensor is disposed on an external surface of the bottom portion, on or proximate to the bowl casing and the pump inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Ali Al Shehri, Keith William Brashler, Doru Catalin Turcan
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Publication number: 20220381254Abstract: A system includes a vertical molten sulfur pump assembly that includes a top portion adjacent to a first end of the vertical molten sulfur pump assembly and a bottom portion adjacent to a second end of the vertical molten sulfur pump assembly. A pump motor is disposed in the top portion, an impeller is disposed in the bottom portion within an impeller casing, and a shaft is disposed within a central column and connecting the pump motor with the impeller. A pump inlet is disposed at the second end below the impeller casing. The pump inlet and the impeller casing are configured to be immersed in molten sulfur. The vertical molten sulfur pump assembly is configured to pump the molten sulfur into the inlet and upwards through a discharge passageway by rotation of the impeller. A vibration sensor and a temperature sensor are disposed on an external surface of the bottom portion, on or proximate to the impeller casing and the pump inlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2021Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Keith William Brashler, Doru Catalin Turcan, Ali Al Shehri