Patents by Inventor Lee Hill

Lee Hill 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).

  • Publication number: 20240133796
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for corrosion analysis using magnetic flux leakage measurements. The present technology can magnetic flux leakage data obtained by a magnetic flux leakage tool placed in a pipe within a wellbore and convert the magnetic flux leakage data into image data. Further, the present technology can provide the image data to a machine learning model. The machine learning model is configured to identify one or more physical parameters associated with corrosion present on the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Sadeed SAYED, Ahmed E. FOUDA, Freeman Lee HILL
  • Publication number: 20240125014
    Abstract: A creel system includes a plurality of tension controller apparatuses that hold spools of wire. The tension controller apparatuses apply tension to the wire and may be manipulated to fine-tune or control the tension applied to the wire. The creel system may further include a plurality of sensors that measure operation of the creel system as well as the condition of the wire. In such embodiments, the creel system may include a user-interface that provides data to the operator in real time and with which the operator may interact to control operation of the creel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Frederick A. SLEZAK, Charles WINAFELD, Brent C. CRONEBACH, Chad ZIVICH, Margaret MANNING, Clinton A. HILL, Lee W. MILLER, Eric J. WHITTAKER
  • Publication number: 20240093591
    Abstract: A system for inspecting a tubular may comprise an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool and information handling system. The EM logging tool may further include a mandrel, one or more sensor pads attached to the mandrel by one or more extendable arms, and one or more partial saturation eddy current sensors disposed on each of the one or more sensor pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Elsayed Fouda, Junwen Dai, Freeman Lee Hill, III, Christopher Michael Jones
  • Patent number: 11935653
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are described for a system that employs a change management algorithm to drive transfusion “appropriateness” by factoring evidenced-based knowledge and input from practitioners, where said algorithm may also ensure that a blood or blood product transfusion is provided to the right patient, that the blood/blood product is transfused at the right time, and that the procedure is completed for the right reason.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: James Lee Hill, Jr., Craig Schwabl, Jennifer Louise Dawson
  • Patent number: 11930867
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to coated substrates having, e.g., anti-viral properties, to articles including the coated substrates, and to processes for making such coated substrates and articles. In an embodiment, a coated substrate is provided. The coated substrate includes a substrate having a weight of about 120 g/m2 or less according to ASTM D3776, mineral oxide particles, iron oxide particles, or both, coupled to at least a portion of the substrate wherein the coated substrate has a breathing resistance (95 L/min, EN 149:2001) of about 6 mbar or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FXI INC. LIMITED
    Inventors: Andrew R. Barron, Iain Powner, Wafaa Al-Shatty, Donald A. Hill, Sajad Kiani, Andrius Stanulis, Lee Tretheway, Shirin Alexander, Steve Winston
  • Patent number: 11929175
    Abstract: Method and apparatus are described for a system that employs a change management algorithm to drive transfusion “appropriateness” by factoring evidenced-based knowledge and input from practitioners, where said algorithm may also ensure that a blood or blood product transfusion is provided to the right patient, that the blood/blood product is transfused at the right time, and that the procedure is completed for the right reason.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: James Lee Hill, Jr., Craig Schwabl, Jennifer Louise Dawson
  • Patent number: 11892031
    Abstract: A compressor includes a housing, a shaft that is rotated relative to the housing to compress a working fluid, and a foil bearing that supports the shaft. The foil bearing includes a top foil. The foil bearing is a foil gas bearing that is backed up by a ball bearing, or a mesh foil bearing with an actuator to compress a wire mesh dampener. A heat transfer circuit includes a compressor and a working fluid. The compressor includes a shaft that is rotated to compress the working fluid, and a foil bearing for supporting the shaft as it rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Charles Roesler, Donald Lee Hill, Jay H. Johnson, Joseph M. Heger
  • Patent number: 11867230
    Abstract: A porous gas bearing is disclosed. The porous gas bearing includes a housing having a fluid inlet and an aperture. A porous surface layer is disposed within the housing surrounding the aperture in a circumferential direction. The porous surface layer is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A damping system includes a damping system including a biasing member, the biasing member being disposed in a passageway that extends along the longitudinal direction of the aperture and circumferentially about the aperture, wherein the biasing member is arranged radially outward from the porous surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Jay H. Johnson, Donald Lee Hill, Matthew Cambio
  • Patent number: 11852006
    Abstract: A system for inspecting a tubular may comprise an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool and information handling system. The EM logging tool may further include a mandrel, one or more sensor pads attached to the mandrel by one or more extendable arms, and one or more partial saturation eddy current sensors disposed on each of the one or more sensor pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Elsayed Fouda, Junwen Dai, Freeman Lee Hill, III, Christopher Michael Jones
  • Publication number: 20230349421
    Abstract: A porous gas bearing is disclosed. The porous gas bearing includes a housing having a fluid inlet and an aperture. A porous surface layer is disposed within the housing surrounding the aperture in a circumferential direction. The porous surface layer is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A damping system includes a damping system including a biasing member, the biasing member being disposed in a passageway that extends along the longitudinal direction of the aperture and circumferentially about the aperture, wherein the biasing member is arranged radially outward from the porous surface layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Jay H. Johnson, Donald Lee Hill, Matthew Cambio
  • Patent number: 11781417
    Abstract: A method for estimating a pipe property for a plurality of nested tubulars. The method may comprise disposing an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool in a wellbore. The electromagnetic logging tool may comprise a transmitter disposed on the electromagnetic logging tool and a receiver disposed on the electromagnetic logging tool. The method may further comprise transmitting an electromagnetic field from the transmitter into one or more tubulars, measuring the eddy current in the pipe string with the receiver on at least one channel to obtain a plurality of measurements, forming an EM log from the plurality of measurements, extracting data and distinct features from the EM log, forming a relationship between the EM log data and a database, wherein the database is formed from one or more high-resolution measurements, and producing a mapping function between the EM log and the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Freeman Lee Hill, III, Junwen Dai, Ahmed Elsayed Fouda
  • Patent number: 11693144
    Abstract: A system may include an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool for inspecting downhole tubulars. The EM logging tool may include a mandrel, at least one low-frequency transmitter coil disposed on the mandrel, at least one-low frequency receiver coil disposed on the mandrel, and at least one-high frequency sensor configured to measure one or more electromagnetic properties of a tubular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Junwen Dai, Ahmed E. Fouda, Freeman Lee Hill, III, Christopher Michael Jones
  • Publication number: 20230184286
    Abstract: A compressor includes a housing, a shaft that is rotated relative to the housing to compress a working fluid, and a foil bearing that supports the shaft. The foil bearing includes a top foil. The foil bearing is a foil gas bearing that is backed up by a ball bearing, or a mesh foil bearing with an actuator to compress a wire mesh dampener. A heat transfer circuit includes a compressor and a working fluid. The compressor includes a shaft that is rotated to compress the working fluid, and a foil bearing for supporting the shaft as it rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Charles Roesler, Donald Lee Hill, Jay H. Johnson, Joseph M. Heger
  • Publication number: 20230044141
    Abstract: A box for the transportation and storage of magnetic eyelashes. The box employs the use of a hinged back joining two halves to secure and protect the lashes stored inside. The box may include a magnetic surface on its bottom half and a mirror secured to its top half.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: Brenda Lee Hill
  • Patent number: 11566663
    Abstract: A compressor includes a housing, a shaft that is rotated relative to the housing to compress a working fluid, and a foil bearing that supports the shaft. The foil bearing includes a top foil. The foil bearing is a foil gas bearing that is backed up by a ball bearing, or a mesh foil bearing with an actuator to compress a wire mesh dampener. A heat transfer circuit includes a compressor and a working fluid. The compressor includes a shaft that is rotated to compress the working fluid, and a foil bearing for supporting the shaft as it rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Charles Roesler, Donald Lee Hill, Jay H. Johnson, Joseph M. Heger
  • Publication number: 20230002972
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pulp product (e.g., paper) comprising cellulose and nanocellulose, wherein the nanocellulose is derived from the cellulose in a mechanical and/or chemical step that is separate from the main pulping process. The pulping process may be thermomechanical pulping or hydrothermal-mechanical pulping, for example. The pulp product is stronger and smoother with the presence of the nanocellulose. The nanocellulose further can function as a retention aid, for a step of forming the pulp product (e.g., in a paper machine). Other embodiments provide a corrugated medium pulp composition comprising cellulose pulp and nanocellulose, wherein the nanocellulose includes cellulose nanofibrils and/or cellulose nanocrystals and the nanocellulose may be hydrophobic. The nanocellulose improves the strength properties of the corrugated medium. In some embodiments, the cellulose pulp is a GreenBox+® pulp and the nanocellulose is derived from the AVAP® process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Theodora RETSINA, Kimberly NELSON, Lee HILL, Vesa PYLKKANEN, Timothy J. GALLIFORD
  • Publication number: 20220390641
    Abstract: A system may include an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool for inspecting downhole tubulars. The EM logging tool may include a mandrel, at least one low-frequency transmitter coil disposed on the mandrel, at least one-low frequency receiver coil disposed on the mandrel, and at least one-high frequency sensor configured to measure one or more electromagnetic properties of a tubular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Junwen Dai, Ahmed E. Fouda, Freeman Lee Hill, III, Christopher Michael Jones
  • Publication number: 20220389807
    Abstract: A system for inspecting a tubular may comprise an electromagnetic (EM) logging tool and information handling system. The EM logging tool may further include a mandrel, one or more sensor pads attached to the mandrel by one or more extendable arms, and one or more partial saturation eddy current sensors disposed on each of the one or more sensor pads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Elsayed Fouda, Junwen Dai, Freeman Lee Hill, III, Christopher Michael Jones
  • Patent number: 11513099
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of evaluating wellbore casing integrity for a wellbore casing configuration. In one example, the method includes providing one or more electromagnetic signals to at least one casing of the wellbore casing configuration, receiving an electromagnetic response measurement that is based on the one or more electromagnetic signals from a selected circumferential portion of the at least one casing of the wellbore casing configuration, and processing the electromagnetic response measurement to produce a metal loss calculation for the selected circumferential portion of the at least one casing of the wellbore casing configuration. A wellbore casing integrity tool and a wellbore casing integrity computing device for evaluating wellbore casing integrity are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Freeman Lee Hill, III, Ahmed Elsayed Fouda
  • Patent number: 11473621
    Abstract: A porous gas bearing is disclosed. The porous gas bearing includes a housing having a fluid inlet and an aperture. A porous surface layer is disposed within the housing surrounding the aperture in a circumferential direction. The porous surface layer is in fluid communication with the fluid inlet. A damping system includes a damping system including a biasing member, the biasing member being disposed in a passageway that extends along the longitudinal direction of the aperture and circumferentially about the aperture, wherein the biasing member is arranged radially outward from the porous surface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Sung Hwa Jeung, Jay H. Johnson, Donald Lee Hill, Matthew Cambio