Patents by Inventor Eric Benavides

Eric Benavides 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).

  • Publication number: 20230374770
    Abstract: A pop-up enclosed structure comprises a floor assembly comprising a support frame and a floor placeable upon the support frame, a plurality of side panels, one or more side support edges, and a lower band extendable about a lower perimeter of the enclosed structure whereby the lower band is configured to apply a compressive force against the plurality of side panels. Each side panel of the plurality of side panels comprises a structural insulated panel, and each support edge of the one or more support edges comprises a plurality of channels configured to receive at least one edge of a side panel of the plurality of side panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventor: Eric BENAVIDES
  • Publication number: 20220289473
    Abstract: A lightning protection system can include a storage battery comprising at least one tank, a pressure control valve coupled to the storage battery, a vacuum pump fluidly coupled to the storage battery, and a controller communicatively coupled to the vacuum pump that executes a lightning protection application that modulates the vacuum pump to draw a vacuum within the storage battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventor: Eric BENAVIDES
  • Patent number: 11339059
    Abstract: A method of filtering fluid for injection into an injection well comprises detecting a fluid pressure in a conduit upstream of an actuator valve, verifying that the fluid pressure is within an operating pressure range, opening an actuator valve based on the verifying, receiving a fluid having suspended solids within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly based on receiving the fluid within the filter assembly, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Publication number: 20200325038
    Abstract: A method of filtering fluid for injection into an injection well comprises detecting a fluid pressure in a conduit upstream of an actuator valve, verifying that the fluid pressure is within an operating pressure range, opening an actuator valve based on the verifying, receiving a fluid having suspended solids within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly based on receiving the fluid within the filter assembly, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Patent number: 10710898
    Abstract: A method of filtering fluid for injection into an injection well comprises detecting a fluid pressure in a conduit upstream of an actuator valve, verifying that the fluid pressure is within an operating pressure range, opening an actuator valve based on the verifying, receiving a fluid having suspended solids within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly based on receiving the fluid within the filter assembly, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Publication number: 20190106332
    Abstract: A method of filtering fluid for injection into an injection well comprises detecting a fluid pressure in a conduit upstream of an actuator valve, verifying that the fluid pressure is within an operating pressure range, opening an actuator valve based on the verifying, receiving a fluid having suspended solids within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly based on receiving the fluid within the filter assembly, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Patent number: 10180055
    Abstract: A method of filtering a fluid for injection into an injection well comprises opening an actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the actuator valve, receiving a fluid comprising solids within a filter assembly, where the pump is in fluid communication with the filter assembly, separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly, ceasing separation of the suspended solids from the fluid, initiating a cleaning cycle for the filter assembly after ceasing separation of the suspended solids, washing at least the portion of the suspended solids from the filter assembly into a solids collection vessel using a cleaning fluid after initiating the cleaning cycle, and resuming separation of the suspended solids from the fluid after washing at least the portion of the suspended solids from the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Patent number: 10179742
    Abstract: A method of filtering fluid for injection into an injection well comprises detecting a fluid pressure in a conduit upstream of an actuator valve, verifying that the fluid pressure is within an operating pressure range, opening an actuator valve based on the verifying, receiving a fluid having suspended solids within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly based on receiving the fluid within the filter assembly, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Patent number: 9732603
    Abstract: A system for filtering produced fluid from a wellbore comprises a filter system, a solids collection vessel in fluid communication with a drain in the filter system, and a fluid line coupled to the solids collection vessel. The filter system comprises a housing defining a chamber, a filtration device disposed within the chamber, a fluid inlet disposed in the housing and configured to receive a fluid comprising suspended solids into an inlet portion, a fluid outlet disposed in the housing and configured to pass the fluid out of the housing from an outlet portion, and a drain in fluid communication with a lower portion of the housing and configured to pass at least a portion of the suspended solids out of the inlet portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Publication number: 20150218010
    Abstract: A method of filtering fluid for injection into an injection well comprises detecting a fluid pressure in a conduit upstream of an actuator valve, verifying that the fluid pressure is within an operating pressure range, opening an actuator valve based on the verifying, receiving a fluid having suspended solids within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the filter assembly based on receiving the fluid within the filter assembly, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Publication number: 20150041413
    Abstract: A method of injecting fluid into an injection well comprises receiving, by an input device, an input, verifying an authorization to use a filter assembly in response to receiving the input, opening an actuator valve in response to the verifying, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the actuator valve in response to the verifying, receiving a fluid within a filter assembly in response to opening the actuator valve and actuating the pump, wherein the fluid comprises suspended solids, and separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly. The pump may be disposed downstream of the filter assembly, and receiving fluid within the filter assembly may comprise drawing fluid into the filter assembly in response to actuating the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Publication number: 20150041416
    Abstract: A system for filtering produced fluid from a wellbore comprises a filter system, a solids collection vessel in fluid communication with a drain in the filter system, and a fluid line coupled to the solids collection vessel. The filter system comprises a housing defining a chamber, a filtration device disposed within the chamber, a fluid inlet disposed in the housing and configured to receive a fluid comprising suspended solids into an inlet portion, a fluid outlet disposed in the housing and configured to pass the fluid out of the housing from an outlet portion, and a drain in fluid communication with a lower portion of the housing and configured to pass at least a portion of the suspended solids out of the inlet portion of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Publication number: 20150041408
    Abstract: A method of filtering a fluid for injection into an injection well comprises opening an actuator valve, actuating a pump in fluid communication with the actuator valve, receiving a fluid comprising solids within a filter assembly, where the pump is in fluid communication with the filter assembly, separating at least a portion of the suspended solids in the fluid within the filter assembly, ceasing separation of the suspended solids from the fluid, initiating a cleaning cycle for the filter assembly after ceasing separation of the suspended solids, washing at least the portion of the suspended solids from the filter assembly into a solids collection vessel using a cleaning fluid after initiating the cleaning cycle, and resuming separation of the suspended solids from the fluid after washing at least the portion of the suspended solids from the filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Eric Benavides
  • Patent number: 5254871
    Abstract: The package (10) of the integrated circuit (11) includes a TAB carrier (12), the supply conductors (15b) of which comprise shielding elements between groups of signal conductors and have a length that is largely shunted via a corresponding potential conductor plane (26b) of the decoupling device (24) of the package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Bull, S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Benavides, Agnes Guilhot