Patents by Inventor Shafiqur Rehman

Shafiqur Rehman 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: 11435337
    Abstract: A system, device, and a method for determining a compound content in transformer oil are provided. The method includes positioning a syringe filled with transformer oil in the device to transfer the oil to a vial using the device. The device includes a stand, a threaded rod, a handle, a disc, and a syringe holder. The threaded rod is movable in a vertical direction by rotation of the handle and is configured to apply pressure via the disc on a plunger of the syringe positioned in the syringe holder to maintain an airtight connection between the vial and the device. The compound content is determined using a gas chromatograph by analyzing an aliquot extracted from a headspace gas of the vial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Shafiqur Rehman, Luai M. Alhems, Ramsey Jadim
  • Publication number: 20200355668
    Abstract: A system, device, and a method for determining a compound content in transformer oil are provided. The method includes positioning a syringe filled with transformer oil in the device to transfer the oil to a vial using the device. The device includes a stand, a threaded rod, a handle, a disc, and a syringe holder. The threaded rod is movable in a vertical direction by rotation of the handle and is configured to apply pressure via the disc on a plunger of the syringe positioned in the syringe holder to maintain an airtight connection between the vial and the device. The compound content is determined using a gas chromatograph by analyzing an aliquot extracted from a headspace gas of the vial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Shafiqur REHMAN, Luai M. Alhems, Ramsey Jadim
  • Patent number: 10386352
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the rate of Cu2S formation in power transformers comprising a sealable transformer vessel and a sealable lid with at least four sealable ports, and an internal apparatus configuration involving a copper metal sheet, a power transformer, a temperature sensor, and a weighing device providing real-time feedback data, whereby these components are submerged in an effective amount of a reactive sulfur-containing transformer oil and sealed. An inert gas atmosphere is provided within the transformer vessel by a gas bubbler. The transformer oil is heated with a heating bath to a reactive temperature for Cu2S production. A method of measuring the rate of Cu2S formation whereby the apparatus is purged with an inert gas, heated to a reactive temperature, examined for Cu2S formation, the Cu2S produced is quantified and the rate of formation of Cu2S is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Shafiqur Rehman, Luai M. Alhems, Ramsey Jadim
  • Publication number: 20180275107
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the rate of Cu2S formation in power transformers comprising a sealable transformer vessel and a sealable lid with at least four sealable ports, and an internal apparatus configuration involving a copper metal sheet, a power transformer, a temperature sensor, and a weighing device providing real-time feedback data, whereby these components are submerged in an effective amount of a reactive sulfur-containing transformer oil and sealed. An inert gas atmosphere is provided within the transformer vessel by a gas bubbler. The transformer oil is heated with a heating bath to a reactive temperature for Cu2S production. A method of measuring the rate of Cu2S formation whereby the apparatus is purged with an inert gas, heated to a reactive temperature, examined for Cu2S formation, the Cu2S produced is quantified and the rate of formation of Cu2S is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Shafiqur REHMAN, Luai M. ALHEMS, Ramsey JADIM
  • Patent number: 9983188
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the rate of Cu2S formation in power transformers comprising a sealable transformer vessel and a sealable lid with at least four sealable ports, and an internal apparatus configuration involving a copper metal sheet, a power transformer, a temperature sensor, and a weighing device providing real-time feedback data, whereby these components are submerged in an effective amount of a reactive sulfur-containing transformer oil and sealed. An inert gas atmosphere is provided within the transformer vessel by a gas bubbler. The transformer oil is heated with a heating bath to a reactive temperature for Cu2S production. A method of measuring the rate of Cu2S formation whereby the apparatus is purged with an inert gas, heated to a reactive temperature, examined for Cu2S formation, the Cu2S produced is quantified and the rate of formation of Cu2S is calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Shafiqur Rehman, Luai M. Alhems, Ramsey Jadim
  • Publication number: 20170082588
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the rate of Cu2S formation in power transformers comprising a sealable transformer vessel and a sealable lid with at least four sealable ports, and an internal apparatus configuration involving a copper metal sheet, a power transformer, a temperature sensor, and a weighing device providing real-time feedback data, whereby these components are submerged in an effective amount of a reactive sulfur-containing transformer oil and sealed. An inert gas atmosphere is provided within the transformer vessel by a gas bubbler. The transformer oil is heated with a heating bath to a reactive temperature for Cu2S production. A method of measuring the rate of Cu2S formation whereby the apparatus is purged with an inert gas, heated to a reactive temperature, examined for Cu2S formation, the Cu2S produced is quantified and the rate of formation of Cu2S is calculated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Shafiqur REHMAN, Luai M. ALHEMS, Ramsey JADIM
  • Patent number: 8869627
    Abstract: The multi-phase flow metering system facilitates the measurement of the flow of oil, gas, and/or other materials from one or more producing petroleum wells. The system has an expansion chamber to separate liquid and as phases. The gas rises through a pipe extending from the top of the expansion chamber. Liquids flow from the bottom of the expansion chamber through a generally U-shaped line having a sediment trap therein. Separate metering devices are provided in the gas outflow line and in the liquid line for accurately measuring the flow of each phase, and in the inlet line for measuring temperature, pressure, and flow at that point. The system includes float valves at the inlet to the gas outflow line and at the liquid phase outlet to control flow through the system. The gas outflow line may continue as a separate line, or reconnect to the liquid outflow line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Luai M. Al-Hadhrami, Shafiqur Rehman, Aftab Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20140007696
    Abstract: The multi-phase flow metering system facilitates the measurement of the flow of oil, gas, and/or other materials from one or more producing petroleum wells. The system has an expansion chamber to separate liquid and as phases. The gas rises through a pipe extending from the top of the expansion chamber. Liquids flow from the bottom of the expansion chamber through a generally U-shaped line having a sediment trap therein. Separate metering devices are provided in the gas outflow line and in the liquid line for accurately measuring the flow of each phase, and in the inlet line for measuring temperature, pressure, and flow at that point. The system includes float valves at the inlet to the gas outflow line and at the liquid phase outlet to control flow through the system. The gas outflow line may continue as a separate line, or reconnect to the liquid outflow line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: LUAI M. AL-HADHRAMI, SHAFIQUR REHMAN, AFTAB AHMAD
  • Patent number: 8141379
    Abstract: The hybrid solar air-conditioning system includes an air intake having an air drying system that uses a liquid desiccant to dry ambient air, a desiccant regeneration system that uses a heat exchanger having oil heated by solar energy to remove water from the desiccant, an indirect evaporative air conditioner that uses an air-air heat exchanger to cool the dried air indirectly with evaporatively cooled air, a distilled water recovery system to recover water from the desiccant and from the evaporatively cooled air in the form of distilled water, and a microprocessor-based controller to control room temperature and relative humidity, and to regulate air intake and the flow of desiccant and oil in the system. The hybrid system enables the use of evaporative cooling in regions having high humidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
    Inventors: Luai M. Al-Hadhrami, Aftab Ahmad, Shafiqur Rehman
  • Publication number: 20110138832
    Abstract: The hybrid solar air-conditioning system includes an air intake having an air drying system that uses a liquid desiccant to dry ambient air, a desiccant regeneration system that uses a heat exchanger having oil heated by solar energy to remove water from the desiccant, an indirect evaporative air conditioner that uses an air-air heat exchanger to cool the dried air indirectly with evaporatively cooled air, a distilled water recovery system to recover water from the desiccant and from the evaporatively cooled air in the form of distilled water, and a microprocessor-based controller to control room temperature and relative humidity, and to regulate air intake and the flow of desiccant and oil in the system. The hybrid system enables the use of evaporative cooling in regions having high humidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: LUAI M. AL-HADHRAMI, AFTAB AHMAD, SHAFIQUR REHMAN