Patents by Inventor Kenneth G. DIXSON

Kenneth G. DIXSON 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).

  • Adding ion sensitivity to an integrated computational element (ICE)
    Patent number: 11686672
    Abstract: A device including an ion-selective membrane arranged within an optical path of the device and coupled to a sample cell to interact with a fluid sample and thereby modify an optical response of the ion-selective membrane according to an ion concentration in the fluid sample, is provided. The device also includes an integrated computational element (ICE) arranged within the optical path, so that the illumination light optically interacts with the ICE and with the ion-selective membrane to provide a modified light that has a property indicative of the ion concentration in the fluid sample. A detector that receives the modified light provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the modified light. A method and a system for using the above device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Neal G. Skinner, Michel Joseph Leblanc, Kenneth G. Dixson
  • ADDING ION SENSITIVITY TO AN INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENT (ICE)
    Publication number: 20220082496
    Abstract: A device including an ion-selective membrane arranged within an optical path of the device and coupled to a sample cell to interact with a fluid sample and thereby modify an optical response of the ion-selective membrane according to an ion concentration in the fluid sample, is provided. The device also includes an integrated computational element (ICE) arranged within the optical path, so that the illumination light optically interacts with the ICE and with the ion-selective membrane to provide a modified light that has a property indicative of the ion concentration in the fluid sample. A detector that receives the modified light provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the modified light. A method and a system for using the above device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicants: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal G. SKINNER, Michel Joseph LEBLANC, Kenneth G. DIXSON
  • Adding ion sensitivity to an integrated computational element (ICE)
    Patent number: 11209350
    Abstract: A device including an ion-selective membrane arranged within an optical path of the device and coupled to a sample cell to interact with a fluid sample and thereby modify an optical response of the ion-selective membrane according to an ion con-centration in the fluid sample, is provided. The device also includes an integrated computational element (ICE) arranged within the optical path, so that the illumination light optically interacts with the ICE and with the ion-selective membrane to provide a modified light that has a property indicative of the ion concentration in the fluid sample. A detector that receives the modified light provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the modified light. A method and a system for using the above device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Neal G. Skinner, Michel Joseph Leblanc, Kenneth G. Dixson
  • ADDING ION SENSITIVITY TO AN INTEGRATED COMPUTATIONAL ELEMENT (ICE)
    Publication number: 20180328843
    Abstract: A device including an ion-selective membrane arranged within an optical path of the device and coupled to a sample cell to interact with a fluid sample and thereby modify an optical response of the ion-selective membrane according to an ion con-centration in the fluid sample, is provided. The device also includes an integrated computational element (ICE) arranged within the optical path, so that the illumination light optically interacts with the ICE and with the ion-selective membrane to provide a modified light that has a property indicative of the ion concentration in the fluid sample. A detector that receives the modified light provides an electrical signal proportional to the property of the modified light. A method and a system for using the above device are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Neal G. SKINNER, Michel Joseph LEBLANC, Kenneth G. DIXSON