Patents by Inventor John W. J. Ferguson

John W. J. Ferguson 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).

  • Flow meter for multi-phase mixtures
    Patent number: 6755086
    Abstract: A flow meter for multiphase flows, includes a holdup measuring device having a Venturi located upstream thereof and separated therefrom by a distance that results in flow through the holdup measuring device being at least partially homogenized by the effect of the Venturi on the fluids flowing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe F. Salamitou, Kenneth E. Stephenson, John W. J. Ferguson, John Barry Fitzgerald, Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Gerald H. Meeten, Sarah Pelham
  • Flow meter for multi-phase mixtures
    Publication number: 20020139197
    Abstract: A flow meter for multiphase flows, includes a holdup measuring device having a Venturi located upstream thereof and separated therefrom by a distance that results in flow through the holdup measuring device being at least partially homogenized by the effect of the Venturi on the fluids flowing therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Philippe F. Salamitou, Kenneth E. Stephenson, John W.J. Ferguson, John Barry Fitzgerald, Anthony Robert Holmes Goodwin, Gerald H. Meeten, Sarah Pelham