Patents by Inventor Humberto Enrique Garcia

Humberto Enrique Garcia 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).

  • Force measuring valve assemblies, systems including such valve assemblies and related methods
    Patent number: 8156822
    Abstract: Methods of evaluating a fluid condition may include stroking a valve member and measuring a force acting on the valve member during the stroke. Methods of evaluating a fluid condition may include measuring a force acting on a valve member in the presence of fluid flow over a period of time and evaluating at least one of the frequency of changes in the measured force over the period of time and the magnitude of the changes in the measured force over the period of time to identify the presence of an anomaly in a fluid flow and, optionally, its estimated location. Methods of evaluating a valve condition may include directing a fluid flow through a valve while stroking a valve member, measuring a force acting on the valve member during the stroke, and comparing the measured force to a reference force. Valve assemblies and related systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Bettelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin George DeWall, Humberto Enrique Garcia, Michael George McKellar
  • FORCE MEASURING VALVE ASSEMBLIES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH VALVE ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20110126637
    Abstract: Methods of evaluating a fluid condition may include stroking a valve member and measuring a force acting on the valve member during the stroke. Methods of evaluating a fluid condition may include measuring a force acting on a valve member in the presence of fluid flow over a period of time and evaluating at least one of the frequency of changes in the measured force over the period of time and the magnitude of the changes in the measured force over the period of time to identify the presence of an anomaly in a fluid flow and, optionally, its estimated location. Methods of evaluating a valve condition may include directing a fluid flow through a valve while stroking a valve member, measuring a force acting on the valve member during the stroke, and comparing the measured force to a reference force. Valve assemblies and related systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin George DeWall, Humberto Enrique Garcia, Michael George McKellar