Patents by Inventor Paul Chin

Paul Chin 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).

  • Patent number: 11951477
    Abstract: An example method includes connecting a flow cell to an instrument. The flow cell includes a flow channel including a manifold section having a manifold section swept volume and a detection section having a detection section swept volume. A ratio of the detection section swept volume to manifold section swept volume is at least 10 to 1. A first reagent is pumped through the flow channel. A first chemical reaction is performed between the first reagent and analytes positioned in the detection section. A subsequent reagent is pumped through the flow channel to flush out the remaining reagent. A concentration of at least 99.95 percent of reagent positioned in the detection section is the subsequent reagent, after pumping a total volume of the subsequent reagent through the flow channel that is equal to or less than 2.5 times a total swept volume of the manifold section plus the detection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Illumina, Inc.
    Inventors: Sz-Chin Lin, Jay Taylor, Minsoung Rhee, Jennifer Foley, Wesley Cox-Muranami, Cyril Delattre, Tarun Khurana, Paul Crivelli
  • Patent number: 11836927
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a machine-readable medium having program code executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to obtain a scan result based on a core sample, generate a set of contours of the scan result, and generate a set of object associations, wherein the set of object associations includes a first object association that is associated with a first contour from the set of contours and a second contour from the set of contours. The program code also generates a set of contour connections, wherein the set of contour connections includes a first contour connection that is based on the first object association. The program code also generates a reconstructed core having a three-dimensional space based on the set of contour connections, wherein the three-dimensional space includes a volume greater than the core sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Ahmed Elsayed Fouda, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 11601594
    Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
  • Publication number: 20220272263
    Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
  • Patent number: 11333013
    Abstract: A method for taking measurements in a wellbore including lowering a downhole logging tool in the wellbore; obtaining, via the logging tool, a plurality measurements of a downhole element; processing the plurality of measurements to obtain a plurality of processed measurements; calculating a contour model based on the plurality of processed measurements; and determining a parameter of the downhole element based on the contour model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 11323624
    Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
  • Publication number: 20220070375
    Abstract: An image sensing assembly includes an enclosure that defines a first viewport aperture in a front wall of the enclosure. The image sensing assembly includes a first image sensor attached within the enclosure, the first image sensor aligned with the first viewport aperture in the front wall of the enclosure to capture image data representative of a scene viewed through the first viewport aperture. The image sensing assembly includes a bracket attached to the enclosure at a first portion of the bracket and attached to a first mounting plate at a second portion of the bracket. The image sensing assembly includes a vibration dampening mount located between the bracket and the first mounting plate to at least partially isolate the enclosure from vibration of the first mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Frank Eckman, Maxwell Micali, Richard Frederick Warlich, Antonio Rocha, Ricky Paul Chin
  • Patent number: 11215051
    Abstract: In-well steam monitoring for SAGD operations using permanent fiber optic sensors installed behind the casing of an injector or producer well provides continuous monitoring of downhole steam injection. Using in-well sensor measurements, the system may also adjust or otherwise manipulate the volume of injected steam over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20210239878
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor and a machine-readable medium having program code executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to obtain a scan result based on a core sample, generate a set of contours of the scan result, and generate a set of object associations, wherein the set of object associations includes a first object association that is associated with a first contour from the set of contours and a second contour from the set of contours. The program code also generates a set of contour connections, wherein the set of contour connections includes a first contour connection that is based on the first object association. The program code also generates a reconstructed core having a three-dimensional space based on the set of contour connections, wherein the three-dimensional space includes a volume greater than the core sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Ahmed Elsayed Fouda, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20210199000
    Abstract: A method for taking measurements in a wellbore including lowering a downhole logging tool in the wellbore; obtaining, via the logging tool, a plurality measurements of a downhole element; processing the plurality of measurements to obtain a plurality of processed measurements; calculating a contour model based on the plurality of processed measurements; and determining a parameter of the downhole element based on the contour model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling CHANG, Burkay DONDERICI
  • Patent number: 11035975
    Abstract: An electromagnetic induction tool and method. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise a tool body, a gap sub may separate different sections of the tool body and may be positioned to at least partially hinder the flow of an axial current and an azimuthal current on the tool body. A coil antenna may be disposed over the gap sub. A method of increasing an electromagnetic field may comprise providing an electromagnetic induction tool. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise a tool body, a gap sub may separate different sections of the tool body and may be positioned to at least partially hinder flow of an axial current and an azimuthal current on the tool body. A coil antenna may be disposed over the gap sub. The method may further comprise placing the electromagnetic induction tool into a wellbore and operating the coil antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Ilker R. Capoglu, Hsu-Hsiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20210102458
    Abstract: In-well steam monitoring for SAGD operations using permanent fiber optic sensors installed behind the casing of an injector or producer well provides continuous monitoring of downhole steam injection. Using in-well sensor measurements, the system may also adjust or otherwise manipulate the volume of injected steam over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20200378240
    Abstract: A method for estimating metal thickness on a plurality of casing strings in a cased hole may comprise obtaining a multi-channel induction measurement using a casing inspection tool, constructing a forward numerical model of the multi-channel induction measurement, using the forward numerical model in an initial guess estimation algorithm to estimate a first set of metal thicknesses of the plurality of casing strings, wherein the initial guess estimation algorithm places bounds on the metal thicknesses, using the forward numerical model in an inversion scheme to estimate a final set of metal thicknesses, wherein the first set of metal thicknesses are one or more initial guesses for the inversion scheme and the inversion scheme places no bounds on the metal thicknesses. A system may comprise an electromagnetic logging tool and a conveyance. The EM logging tool may further comprise a transmitter and a receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmed Elsayed Fouda, Paul Chin Ling Chang, Ilker R. Capoglu
  • Patent number: 10787898
    Abstract: A method and system for electromagnetic well ranging. The method may comprise receiving signals from one or more receiver coils at different depths in a second wellbore, applying a band-stop filter to the received signals to provide filtered signals, and processing the filtered signals to determine a position of the first wellbore with respect to the second wellbore. An electromagnetic ranging system may comprise a transmitter coil disposed in a second wellbore, a receiver coil disposed in the second wellbore, an information handling system coupled to the transmitter coil and the receiver. The information handling system may be configured to receive signals from one or more receiver coils at different depths in the second wellbore, apply a band-stop filter in a frequency domain to provide filtered signals, and process the filtered signals to determine a position of the first wellbore with respect to the second wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Patent number: 10633964
    Abstract: A method and system for an electromagnetic sensor. A method may comprise introducing an electromagnetic induction tool into a wellbore. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise an insulated section and an electromagnetic device. The method may further comprise performing a first measurement with the electromagnetic induction tool; adjusting an impedance parameter of the insulated section; performing a second measurement with the electromagnetic induction tool; including the first measurement and the second measurement in an inversion process, wherein the inversion process calculates the downhole electromagnetic parameters; and adjusting at least one operational parameter of a well operation based at least in part on the downhole electromagnetic parameters. An electromagnetic sensor system may comprise a conductive body, an electromagnetic device, and a microcontroller configured to adjust an impedance parameter of the insulated section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20190345813
    Abstract: A method and system for an electromagnetic sensor. A method may comprise introducing an electromagnetic induction tool into a wellbore. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise an insulated section and an electromagnetic device. The method may further comprise performing a first measurement with the electromagnetic induction tool; adjusting an impedance parameter of the insulated section; performing a second measurement with the electromagnetic induction tool; including the first measurement and the second measurement in an inversion process, wherein the inversion process calculates the downhole electromagnetic parameters; and adjusting at least one operational parameter of a well operation based at least in part on the downhole electromagnetic parameters. An electromagnetic sensor system may comprise a conductive body, an electromagnetic device, and a microcontroller configured to adjust an impedance parameter of the insulated section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20190033482
    Abstract: An electromagnetic induction tool and method. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise a tool body, a gap sub may separate different sections of the tool body and may be positioned to at least partially hinder the flow of an axial current and an azimuthal current on the tool body. A coil antenna may be disposed over the gap sub. A method of increasing an electromagnetic field may comprise providing an electromagnetic induction tool. The electromagnetic induction tool may comprise a tool body, a gap sub may separate different sections of the tool body and may be positioned to at least partially hinder flow of an axial current and an azimuthal current on the tool body. A coil antenna may be disposed over the gap sub. The method may further comprise placing the electromagnetic induction tool into a wellbore and operating the coil antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Ilker R. Capoglu, Hsu-Hsiang Wu
  • Publication number: 20180291723
    Abstract: A method and system for electromagnetic well ranging. The method may comprise receiving signals from one or more receiver coils at different depths in a second wellbore, applying a band-stop filter to the received signals to provide filtered signals, and processing the filtered signals to determine a position of the first wellbore with respect to the second wellbore. An electromagnetic ranging system may comprise a transmitter coil disposed in a second wellbore, a receiver coil disposed in the second wellbore, an information handling system coupled to the transmitter coil and the receiver. The information handling system may be configured to receive signals from one or more receiver coils at different depths in the second wellbore, apply a band-stop filter in a frequency domain to provide filtered signals, and process the filtered signals to determine a position of the first wellbore with respect to the second wellbore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Chin Ling Chang, Burkay Donderici
  • Publication number: 20150032513
    Abstract: A system and method for deriving a material change attribute over time to predict a future change in at least one predictor, the method comprising: collecting precursor data from at least one data source; processing the precursor data by assessing at least one characteristic of the precursor data; generating at least one material change signal from the processed precursor data; evaluating the material change signal to determine the signal's value in predicting future changes in the predictor and, optionally, reverting to the collection and processing steps above to process additional precursor data; and generating at least one the material change attribute from the evaluated material change signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Paul D. BALLEW, Nipa BASU, Anthony J. SCRIFFIGNANO, Warwick R. MATTHEWS, Yiem SUNBHANICH, Karolina A. KIERZOWSKI, John M. NICODEMO, Bradley WHITE, Alla KRAMSKAIA, Brian S. CRIGLER, Xin YUAN, Robin DAVIES, Kathleen WACHHOLZ, Sumanta MUKHERJEE, Yan LIN, Paul CHIN, Don FOLK
  • Publication number: 20120265670
    Abstract: There is provided a method for providing an index of performance of a party. the method includes (a) generating a transactional index, (b) generating a non-transactional index, and (c) generating the index of performance based on a weighted average of the transactional index and the non-transactional index. There is also provided a system that performs the method, and a storage medium having instructions that control a processor to perform the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: THE DUN & BRADSTREET CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isaac A. Abiola, Paul Chin