Patents by Inventor Scot Alan Shermer

Scot Alan Shermer 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: 11796585
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an output signal from a conductive element configured within a dielectric material. The conductive element can have an input voltage applied thereto and the output signal can include a plurality of signal amplitudes indicative of electric charges discharged across a gap between the conductive element and the dielectric material in response to the applied input voltage. The method can also include determining charge characterization data and classifying a material and a geometry of the conductive element and/or the dielectric material. The classification can include an operational state of the conductive element and/or the dielectric material. Related systems, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable mediums are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Eugene Toyonari Yamamoto, Scot Alan Shermer, Andrew Walter Hutchinson
  • Publication number: 20220148865
    Abstract: Systems and methods for partial discharge reduction are provided. The systems and methods can receive an input voltage at a high voltage sensor configured within a sealed sensor assembly. The input voltage can be received via a discharge reduction of the sealed sensor assembly. The discharge reduction circuit can reduce an incidence of discharge associated with an ionization breakdown of an air gap between an output circuit of the sealed sensor assembly and an insulator conveying the output circuit through a hermetic barrier of the sealed sensor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventor: Scot Alan Shermer
  • Patent number: 11328914
    Abstract: Systems and methods for partial discharge reduction are provided. The systems and methods can receive an input voltage at a high voltage sensor configured within a sealed sensor assembly. The input voltage can be received via a discharge reduction of the sealed sensor assembly. The discharge reduction circuit can reduce an incidence of discharge associated with an ionization breakdown of an air gap between an output circuit of the sealed sensor assembly and an insulator conveying the output circuit through a hermetic barrier of the sealed sensor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Scot Alan Shermer
  • Publication number: 20210349141
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an output signal from a conductive element configured within a dielectric material. The conductive element can have an input voltage applied thereto and the output signal can include a plurality of signal amplitudes indicative of electric charges discharged across a gap between the conductive element and the dielectric material in response to the applied input voltage. The method can also include determining charge characterization data and classifying a material and a geometry of the conductive element and/or the dielectric material. The classification can include an operational state of the conductive element and/or the dielectric material. Related systems, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer readable mediums are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Eugene Toyonari Yamamoto, Scot Alan Shermer, Andrew Walter Hutchinson