Patents by Inventor Matthew Bernard

Matthew Bernard 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).

  • Determining and adjusting drilling fluid profile
    Patent number: 12655698
    Abstract: A system includes a container unit and a processor. The container unit includes a first fluid pathway having an inlet configured to couple to a first component of a drilling fluid circulation system, and having an outlet configured to couple to a second component of the drilling fluid circulation system. The container unit also includes a second fluid pathway having an inlet configured to couple to a third component of the drilling fluid circulation system, and having an outlet configured to couple to the third component. The container unit includes a first sensor coupled to the first fluid pathway and a second sensor coupled to the second fluid pathway. The processor is configured to determine a drilling fluid profile based on data from the sensors, and compare the determined drilling fluid profile to a target drilling fluid profile to determine an adjustment for an actual drilling fluid profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Aerion Rental Services LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Matthew Bernard, Jeffrey Bernard
  • Antiviral mask and antiviral filter made from a breathable microporous polymeric membrane
    Patent number: 12622474
    Abstract: An antiviral mask and antiviral filter include a thin breathable, microporous polymeric membrane. That membrane may include a plurality of pores functionalized with a proteolytic enzyme, an antibody or a combination thereof. The antiviral mask and antiviral filter may also include a coating of graphene oxide, lignin sulfonate or a combination thereof and/or a fluorescent virus tagging agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Dibakar Bhattacharyya, J. Todd Hastings, Thomas D. Dziubla, Yinan Wei, Rollie Mills, R.J. Vogler, Matthew Bernard, Jacob Concolino, Kevin C. Baldridge
  • DETERMINING AND ADJUSTING DRILLING FLUID PROFILE
    Publication number: 20240060370
    Abstract: A system includes a container unit and a processor. The container unit includes a first fluid pathway having an inlet configured to couple to a first component of a drilling fluid circulation system, and having an outlet configured to couple to a second component of the drilling fluid circulation system. The container unit also includes a second fluid pathway having an inlet configured to couple to a third component of the drilling fluid circulation system, and having an outlet configured to couple to the third component. The container unit includes a first sensor coupled to the first fluid pathway and a second sensor coupled to the second fluid pathway. The processor is configured to determine a drilling fluid profile based on data from the sensors, and compare the determined drilling fluid profile to a target drilling fluid profile to determine an adjustment for an actual drilling fluid profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Aerion Rental Services LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Bernard, Matthew Bernard, Jeffrey Bernard
  • ANTIVIRAL MASK AND ANTIVIRAL FILTER MADE FROM A BREATHABLE MICROPOROUS POLYMERIC MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20230225433
    Abstract: An antiviral mask and antiviral filter include a thin breathable, microporous polymeric membrane. That membrane may include a plurality of pores functionalized with a proteolytic enzyme, an antibody or a combination thereof. The antiviral mask and antiviral filter may also include a coating of graphene oxide, lignin sulfonate or a combination thereof and/or a fluorescent virus tagging agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Dibakar Bhattacharyya, J. Todd Hastings, Thomas D. Dziubla, Yinan Wei, Rollie Mills, R.J. Vogler, Matthew Bernard, Jacob Concolino, Kevin C. Baldridge