Patents by Inventor Ivan C. Aldana

Ivan C. Aldana 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).

  • Method for estimation of fluid storage capacity of rock samples and other porous materials under effective stress
    Patent number: 11674876
    Abstract: The system includes a gas tank. A reference volume is fluidly coupled to the gas tank. A coreholder fluidly is coupled to the reference volume. A sample is disposed in the coreholder. A fluid pump is fluidly coupled to the coreholder. A first pressure transducer is fluidly coupled between the fluid pump and the coreholder. The first pressure transducer measures a confining pressure. A second pressure transducer is fluidly coupled to the coreholder. The second pressure transducer measures upstream pressure within the coreholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Ibrahim Yucel Akkutlu, Ivan C. Aldana
  • METHOD FOR ESTIMATION OF FLUID STORAGE CAPACITY OF ROCK SAMPLES AND OTHER POROUS MATERIALS UNDER EFFECTIVE STRESS
    Publication number: 20210372914
    Abstract: The system includes a gas tank. A reference volume is fluidly coupled to the gas tank. A coreholder fluidly is coupled to the reference volume. A sample is disposed in the coreholder. A fluid pump is fluidly coupled to the coreholder. A first pressure transducer is fluidly coupled between the fluid pump and the coreholder. The first pressure transducer measures a confining pressure. A second pressure transducer is fluidly coupled to the coreholder. The second pressure transducer measures upstream pressure within the coreholder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ibrahim Yucel Akkutlu, Ivan C. Aldana