Patents by Inventor John Black

John Black 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 non-linear high salinity water cut measurements
    Patent number: 10119930
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a water cut value of a composition comprising a hydrocarbon. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to an apparatus for determining the water cut value of the composition that comprises one or more of a capacitance probe, a temperature probe, a salinity probe, and a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael John Black, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi
  • ENTROPY BASED MULTIPHASE FLOW DETECTION
    Publication number: 20180298750
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium having a stored computer program provide characterization of multiphase fluid flow (MPF) using approximate entropy calculation techniques to enhance measuring and monitoring of a flow regime in a segment of pipe for hydrocarbon-production operations. The systems and methods can be optimized using principal component analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Talha Jamal AHMAD, Michael John BLACK, Muhammad ARSALAN, Mohamed Nabil NOUI-MEHIDI
  • ENTROPY BASED MULTIPHASE FLOW DETECTION
    Publication number: 20180298751
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium having a stored computer program provide characterization of multiphase fluid flow (MPF) using approximate entropy calculation techniques to enhance measuring and monitoring of a flow regime in a segment of pipe for hydrocarbon-production operations. The systems and methods can be optimized using principal component analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Talha Jamal AHMAD, Michael John BLACK, Muhammad ARSALAN, Mohamed Nabil NOUI-MEHIDI
  • Method for non-linear high salinity water cut measurements
    Patent number: 10094796
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for determining a water cut value of a composition comprising a hydrocarbon. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to an apparatus for determining the water cut value of the composition that comprises one or more of a capacitance probe, a temperature probe, a salinity probe, and a computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael John Black, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi
  • Flow data acquisition and telemetry processing system
    Patent number: 10088347
    Abstract: Processing electronics provide flow data acquisition and telemetry for multiphase flow tomographic ultrasonic transceiver arrays. The processing electronics forms pulse drive signals to cause a tomographic pulse sequence to be emitted. Selected ones of an array of the ultrasonic transceivers emit ultrasonic energy in the tomographic pulse sequence for travel through the multiphase flow. The selected transmitting transceiver is isolated while transmitting it, and the remaining the transceivers are enabled to receive measures of the emitted pulse is after travel through the multiphase flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael John Black, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi, Talha Jamal Ahmad
  • Combined water cut and salinity meter
    Patent number: 10088442
    Abstract: Disclosed is a flow meter and method for measuring water cut and salinity of a multiphase mixture. The water-cut meter includes a conduit configured to receive the multiphase mixture, and a probe array configured to measure a cross-sectional area of the conduit. The probe array includes a plurality of coaxial probes connected in parallel. Optionally, the probe array is configured to operate at a single high frequency, for example, 1 to 3 GHz, to minimize conductivity loss relative to capacitance. The flow meter further includes a processor configured to transmit a signal to the probe array and to receive a reflected signal from the probe array using a single channel. The processor is further configured to calculate the water cut and the salinity of the multiphase mixture based on a single complex permittivity of the multiphase mixture calculated from the received reflected signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael John Black, Mohamed N. Noui-Mehidi
  • ENHANCED CHANNEL INTERLEAVING FOR OPTIMIZED DATA THROUGHPUT
    Publication number: 20180278363
    Abstract: In a transmission scheme wherein multi-slot packet transmissions to a remote station can be terminated by an acknowledgment signal from the remote station, code symbols can be efficiently packed over the multi-slot packet so that the remote station can easily decode the data payload of the multi-slot packet by decoding only a portion of the multi-slot packet. Hence, the remote station can signal for the early termination of the multi-slot packet transmission, which thereby increases the data throughput of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Naga Bhushan, Peter John Black
  • Pilot grouping and route protocols in multi-carrier communication systems
    Patent number: 10075313
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for pilot grouping, route protocols, and scheduling in multi-carrier communication systems. In an embodiment, an access terminal may group a plurality of pilot signals characterized by different frequencies into one or more pilot groups, each pilot grouping being identified by a plurality of parameters (e.g., a PN offset and a group ID). Each pilot group may include pilot signals having substantially the same coverage area. The access terminal may further select a representative pilot signal from each pilot group for pilot strength reporting. The access terminal may also use the pilot grouping for effective set management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Peter John Black
  • FLOW DATA ACQUISITION AND TELEMETRY PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180238725
    Abstract: Processing electronics provide flow data acquisition and telemetry for multiphase flow tomographic ultrasonic transceiver arrays. The processing electronics forms pulse drive signals to cause a tomographic pulse sequence to be emitted. Selected ones of an array of the ultrasonic transceivers emit ultrasonic energy in the tomographic pulse sequence for travel through the multiphase flow. The selected transmitting transceiver is isolated while transmitting it, and the remaining the transceivers are enabled to receive measures of the emitted pulse is after travel through the multiphase flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Michael John Black, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi, Talha Jamal Ahmad
  • Location-aware fitness monitoring methods, systems, and program products, and applications thereof
    Patent number: 10039970
    Abstract: Location-aware fitness monitoring program products, systems, and methods, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for providing feedback to an athlete via a portable fitness monitoring device includes the steps of calculating a plurality of speed points from a plurality of time-stamped position points, calculating an output speed based on at least some of the plurality of speed points, determining that the output speed is outside of a predetermined speed range, receiving acceleration data from an accelerometer, determining that a recent speed change has occurred based on the acceleration data, providing feedback to the athlete via the portable fitness monitoring device, wherein the feedback is provided in response to the determination that the output speed is outside of the predetermined speed range, and in response to the determination that the recent speed change has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: adidas AG
    Inventors: Alan Russell Lee, Andrew Leonard Axelrod, Stephen John Black, Mark Arthur Oleson, Jon H. Werner, Christian Dibenedetto
  • Systems, methods, and computer medium to provide entropy based characterization of multiphase flow
    Patent number: 10030511
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium having a stored computer program provide characterization of multiphase fluid flow (MPF) using approximate entropy calculation techniques to enhance measuring and monitoring of a flow regime in a segment of pipe for hydrocarbon-production operations. The systems and methods can be optimized using principal component analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Talha Jamal Ahmad, Michael John Black, Muhammad Arsalan, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi
  • Systems, methods, and computer medium to provide entropy based characterization of multiphase flow
    Patent number: 10030512
    Abstract: Systems, computer-implemented methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium having a stored computer program provide characterization of multiphase fluid flow (MPF) using approximate entropy calculation techniques to enhance measuring and monitoring of a flow regime in a segment of pipe for hydrocarbon-production operations. The systems and methods can be optimized using principal component analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Talha Jamal Ahmad, Michael John Black, Muhammad Arsalan, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRAL EFFICIENT DATA TRANSMISSION IN SATELLITE SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20180198518
    Abstract: A communication satellite system provides for spectral efficient data transmissions by a gateway to multiple user terminals by way of a satellite. The gateway transmits multiple blocks in a single slot, each block intended for one of the user terminals, where each block is encoded and modulated according to a scheme that may be different for each intended user terminal. Upon re-transmission of a block if that block is lost or received in error, the block may be encoded and modulated according to another scheme that is less spectrally efficient than in the first transmission of the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Qiang WU, Peter John BLACK
  • Inline density and fluorescence spectrometry meter
    Patent number: 10018748
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining characteristics of a fluid in a subterranean well include providing a production pipe extending into the subterranean well to convey the fluids from within the subterranean well to an earth's surface. An x-ray source is located on a first side of the production pipe. An x-ray beam is directed into the production pipe, into the fluids, and out of an opposite side of the production pipe as a resulting beam, with the x-ray source. A level of attenuation of the resulting beam is detected with an attenuation detector located on an opposite side of the production pipe. A fluorescence spectra of the resulting beam is detected with a scattered fluorescence detector located on the opposite side of the production pipe. A fluorescence peak of the resulting beam is detected with a peak fluorescence detector located on the opposite side of the production pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael John Black, Talha Jamal Ahmad, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi
  • Water trailing detection system
    Patent number: 10010231
    Abstract: A floor cleaning machine can comprise a chassis, a cleaning mechanism, a control system, and a cleaning operation sensing system connected to the chassis. The chassis can be configured for movement along a cleaning path. The cleaning mechanism can perform a cleaning operation. The liquid system can provide liquid to the cleaning mechanism. The recovery system can recover liquid from the cleaning operation. The control system can control performance of the cleaning operation. The cleaning operation sensing system can detect a condition of the cleaning operation. The cleaning operation sensing system can comprise a water trailing detection system comprising: a frame connected to the chassis aft of the recovery system, an absorbent medium connected to the frame; and a moisture sensor in communication with the control system to alter a signal in response to moisture in the absorbent medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: NILFISK A/S
    Inventors: Kipp Knutson, Stuart McDonald, Stephen Klopp, John Black, Dave Wood, Donald Joseph Legatt
  • Systems and methods for automatic detection of spills
    Patent number: 9987752
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic detection of spills are disclosed. In some exemplary implementations, a robot can have a spill detector comprising at least one optical imaging device configured to capture at least one image of a scene containing a spill while the robot moves between locations. The robot can process the at least one image by segmentation. Once the spill has been identified, the robot can then generate an alert indicative at least in part of a recognition of the spill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: BRAIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dimitry Fisher, Cody Griffin, Micah Richert, Filip Piekniewski, Eugene Izhikevich, Jayram Moorkanikara Nageswaran, John Black
  • Flow data acquisition and telemetry processing systems
    Patent number: 9989387
    Abstract: Processing electronics provide flow data acquisition and telemetry for multiphase flow tomographic arrays. The processing electronics convert sensed flow condition data obtained by ultrasonic transceiver tomography arrays into a serial digital data to minimize both the number of external feedthroughs and also the bandwidth required for transmission. The processing electronics also sends the full measured waveforms from each of the transceivers in the tomographic arrays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Michael John Black, Mohamed Nabil Noui-Mehidi, Talha Jamal Ahmad
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE OPERATING AND/OR MONITORING OF A ROBOT
    Publication number: 20180147721
    Abstract: Systems and methods for remote operating and/or monitoring of a robot are disclosed. In some exemplary implementations, a robot can be communicatively coupled to a remote network. The remote network can send and receive signals with the robot. In some exemplary implementations, the remote network can receive sensor data from the robot, allowing the remote network to determine the context of the robot. In this way, the remote network can respond to assistance requests and also provide operating commands to the robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Cody Griffin, Roger Unwin, John Black
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED POSITION LOCATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180115973
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for providing improved position location (e.g., time-of-arrival) measurement and enhanced position location in wireless communication systems. In an example method, an access terminal may receive a reference signal in a time slot, the reference signal comprising a sequence of symbols known to a receiver before being received, and may determine, based at least in part on the reference signal, a position location of the access terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Peter John Black, Matthew Stuart Grob
  • Methods and systems for providing enhanced position location in wireless communications
    Patent number: 9955476
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for providing improved position-location (e.g., time-of-arrival) measurement and enhanced position location in wireless communication systems. In an embodiment, an access point may replace information (e.g., data) transmission by a “known” transmission (or “reference transmission”) at a predetermined time known to access terminals in the corresponding sectors. The access terminals may use the received reference transmission to perform a position-location measurement, and report back the measured information. The access point may also send a reference transmission on demand, e.g., in response to a request from an access terminal in need for a location-based service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peter John Black, Matthew Stuart Grob