Patents by Inventor Stephen Doll
Stephen Doll 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).
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Publication number: 20250278534Abstract: A computer implemented method of communicating information within a model of a component in a computer-aided design (CAD) system to a second system, the method includes accessing a CAD model of the component with a processor based device of a CAD system, the component includes a plurality of features, assigning one or more object attributes in a first format to one or more features of the CAD model, and mapping the assigned object attributes to at least one characteristic based on a predefined schema to generate information that is usable by a downstream system in a second format that differs from the first format.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2024Publication date: September 4, 2025Inventors: Daniel Rogers, Stephen Doll, Jacob Sherwood, Solomon Oghabir, Michael Gwara, Hermitt Vega Albino, Jeffrey DeGray, Richard Salzillo, JR., Laura Hoelderlin, Kristopher Anderson
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Publication number: 20250094654Abstract: A user interface for a lightweight viewer may include, among other things, a viewing window operable to display geometry established by one or more geometric objects of a tessellated model. The one or more geometric objects are associated with respective edges of the geometry. One or more annotation objects of the tessellated model are assigned information associated with the respective edges and are operable to depict the respective information as a graphical annotation in the viewing window. One or more curve objects of the tessellated model are associated with the respective one or more annotation objects and include respective curves dimensioned to follow the respective edges of the geometry. The one or more curve objects are operable to selectively depict the respective edges of the geometry in the viewing window in response to selection of the respective annotation object. A method of establishing a tessellated model is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventor: Stephen Doll
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Publication number: 20250094652Abstract: A user interface for a lightweight viewer may include, among other things, a viewing window operable to display geometry established by one or more geometric objects of a tessellated model and an information window established by a plurality of content objects of the tessellated model. The content objects are associated with respective layers of the tessellated model that occupy a common display region. The content objects are operable to selectively display information associated with the tessellated model in response to user interaction with the respective content object such that the respective layer is activated but a remainder of the layers are deactivated in the common display region. A method of establishing a tessellated model is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Stephen Doll, Michael P. Brown
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Publication number: 20250094653Abstract: A user interface for a lightweight viewer may include, among other things, a viewing window operable to display geometry established by one or more of geometric objects of a tessellated model. One or more annotation objects of the tessellated model are assigned information associated with the respective one or more geometric objects and are operable to depict the respective information as a graphical annotation in the viewing window. A search window is established by a plurality of content objects of the tessellated model. The content objects include a query object and a results object dynamically linked to the query object. The query object establishes a query input field operable to query the information of the one or more annotation objects. The results object is operable to display a list of results meeting the query. A method of establishing a tessellated model is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventor: Stephen Doll
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Publication number: 20250095294Abstract: A user interface for a lightweight viewer may include, among other things, a viewing window operable to display geometry established by one or more of geometric objects of a tessellated model and a plurality of notification objects of the tessellated model. The notification objects include a first statement object and an acknowledgement object linked to the first statement object. The first statement object is operable to establish a first notification screen that blocks display of the geometry in the viewing window prior to selection of the acknowledgement object but permits display of the geometry in response to selection of the acknowledgement object. A method of establishing a tessellated model is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Stephen Doll, Michael P. Brown
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Publication number: 20250094029Abstract: A user interface for a lightweight viewer may include, among other things, a viewing window operable to display geometry established by one or more geometric objects of a tessellated model. The one or more geometric objects include one or more visual attributes that depict the respective geometry. A palette menu is established by a plurality of menu objects of the tessellated model. The menu objects are assigned respective visual attribute settings. The menu objects are associated with the one or more geometric objects such that selection of the respective menu object causes at least one of the one or more visual attributes of the associated one or more geometric objects to update in the viewing window according to the respective visual attribute setting. A method of establishing a tessellated model is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2023Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventor: Stephen Doll
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Publication number: 20240410646Abstract: A system for removing natural gas liquids from raw natural gas having a scrubber that is configured to remove liquid droplets and contaminants from untreated gas; a compressor that is configured to receive the untreated gas after it has passed through the scrubber and to pressurize the untreated gas to create pressurized gas; a first aerial cooler that is configured to receive the pressurized gas from the compressor and to discharge heat to atmosphere; an air chilling unit that is configured to create chilled air; a chilled air exchanger that is configured to receive the chilled air and to cool the pressurized gas from the first aerial cooler to a setpoint to create cooled pressurized gas; and a separator that is configured to remove liquids from the cooled pressurized gas, thereby creating processed gas.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2024Publication date: December 12, 2024Inventors: Brian R. Cebull, Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Austin VanDelinder, Jackson Haider, Stephen Doll, Tim Boelter
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Publication number: 20240384929Abstract: A system and method for treating associated gas in which a stream of raw gas is passed through safety valving, an inlet pressure control mechanism, and an inlet scrubber. Pressure/temperature data is transmitted to a control system via pressure and temperature transducers. The raw gas is sent to a gas compressor to generate pressurized gas, which is sent to an aerial cooler and a chiller heat exchanger, in which a chilling media contacts the pressurized gas. The chilled pressurized gas is sent to a vapor liquid separator to generate processed gas, which is routed through either a system backpressure valve or a pressure reducing recycle valve that directs the processed gas to the inlet scrubber. The processed gas that has passed through the system backpressure valve is delivered as fuel or routed through a backpressure regulating recycle valve that directs the processed gas to a system inlet pressure reducing valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Brian R. Cebull, Austin VanDelinder, Tim Boelter, Stephen Doll, Wade Wolf, Joey Hope
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Patent number: 12092393Abstract: A method for removing natural gas liquids from raw natural gas involving the steps of: passing untreated gas through a scrubber to remove liquid droplets and contaminants; delivering the untreated gas to a compressor, which pressurizes the untreated gas to create pressurized gas; passing the pressurized gas through a first aerial cooler to discharge heat to atmosphere; providing a chilled air exchanger and an air chilling unit; chilling air by passing the air through the air chilling unit to create chilled air; delivering the chilled air to the chilled air exchanger; passing the pressurized gas through the chilled air exchanger to cool the pressurized gas to a setpoint to create cooled pressurized gas; and delivering the cooled pressurized gas to a separator to remove liquids from the cooled pressurized gas, thereby creating processed gas. A system having the components listed above.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Inventors: Brian R. Cebull, Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Austin Vandelinder, Jackson Haider, Stephen Doll, Tim Boelter
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Patent number: 12030014Abstract: A system and method for treating gas to fuel turbines by passing raw gas through an inlet pressure reducing valve to adjust the gas pressure and through a scrubber to capture liquids from the gas. Next, the gas is passed through a compressor to bring it to a pressure above that required by an inlet of a turbine and then to a post-compression aerial cooler that cools the gas to a temperature lower than a required dewpoint at fuel delivery pressure. Next, natural gas liquids are removed from the gas by passing it through a separator. A first portion of the cooled compressed gas is sent through a gas-to-gas heat exchanger, creating heated compressed gas, and a second portion of the cooled compressed gas passes through a backpressure valve. The heated compressed gas is blended with the second portion to create a fuel gas stream with a desired delivery temperature.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Inventors: Brian R. Cebull, Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Austin Vandelinder, Stephen Doll
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Patent number: 12025373Abstract: A system and method for treating associated gas in which a stream of raw gas is passed through safety valving, an inlet pressure control mechanism, and an inlet scrubber. Pressure/temperature data is transmitted to a control system via pressure and temperature transducers. The raw gas is sent to a gas compressor to generate pressurized gas, which is sent to an aerial cooler and a chiller heat exchanger, in which a chilling media contacts the pressurized gas. The chilled pressurized gas is sent to a vapor liquid separator to generate processed gas, which is routed through either a system backpressure valve or a pressure reducing recycle valve that directs the processed gas to the inlet scrubber. The processed gas that has passed through the system backpressure valve is delivered as fuel or routed through a backpressure regulating recycle valve that directs the processed gas to a system inlet pressure reducing valve.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Inventors: Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Brian R. Cebull, Austin VanDelinder, Tim Boelter, Stephen Doll, Wade Wolf, Joey Hope
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Magnetically Opposed, Iron Core Linear Motor Based Motion Stages For Semiconductor Wafer Positioning
Publication number: 20240120235Abstract: Methods and systems for realizing a high throughput wafer positioning system with high positioning accuracy are presented herein. The high throughput, high accuracy wafer positioning system is employed to measure structural and material characteristics (e.g., material composition, dimensional characteristics of structures and films, etc.) associated with different semiconductor fabrication processes. In one aspect, iron core linear motor assemblies are arranged in a magnetically opposed configuration such that the magnetic attraction forces inherent to each opposing iron core linear motor assembly largely cancel one another. The reduced force applied to sensitive stage frame elements, in turn, reduces induced deformations and stage positioning errors. In some embodiments, a wafer positioning system includes stacked magnetically opposed long stroke stages.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Inventors: Michel Pharand, Stephen Doll, Samir Nayfeh -
Publication number: 20230175772Abstract: A method for supplementing condenser heat rejection in natural gas processing including passing unprocessed gas through a gas-to-chilling fluid heat exchanger, transferring cooled and condensed gas to a vapor liquid separator, sending the chilling fluid to a chilling fluid reservoir, directing the chilling fluid to a refrigeration sub-system, circulating refrigerant throughout the refrigeration sub-system, touting vapor refrigerant through a refrigeration compressor, sending the vapor refrigerant to a refrigeration condenser, routing the liquid refrigerant to an accumulator tank and through an expansion valve, muting the reduced-pressure liquid refrigerant to the evaporator, and passing at least a portion of the processed vapor to a processed vapor-to-refrigerant heat exchanger via an actuated valve controlled by a processor to remove heat from the liquid refrigerant before the liquid refrigerant is sent to the expansion valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Brian R. Cebull, Austin Vandelinder, Jackson Haider, Stephen Doll
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Publication number: 20220219111Abstract: A system and method for treating gas to fuel turbines by passing raw gas through an inlet pressure reducing valve to adjust the gas pressure and through a scrubber to capture liquids from the gas. Next, the gas is passed through a compressor to bring it to a pressure above that required by an inlet of a turbine and then to a post-compression aerial cooler that cools the gas to a temperature lower than a required dewpoint at fuel delivery pressure. Next, natural gas liquids are removed from the gas by passing it through a separator. A first portion of the cooled compressed gas is sent through a gas-to-gas heat exchanger, creating heated compressed gas, and a second portion of the cooled compressed gas passes through a backpressure valve. The heated compressed gas is blended with the second portion to create a fuel gas stream with a desired delivery temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Brian R. Cebull, Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Austin Vandelinder, Stephen Doll
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Publication number: 20220196322Abstract: A method for removing natural gas liquids from raw natural gas involving the steps of: passing untreated gas through a scrubber to remove liquid droplets and contaminants; delivering the untreated gas to a compressor, which pressurizes the untreated gas to create pressurized gas; passing the pressurized gas through a first aerial cooler to discharge heat to atmosphere; providing a chilled air exchanger and an air chilling unit; chilling air by passing the air through the air chilling unit to create chilled air; delivering the chilled air to the chilled air exchanger; passing the pressurized gas through the chilled air exchanger to cool the pressurized gas to a setpoint to create cooled pressurized gas; and delivering the cooled pressurized gas to a separator to remove liquids from the cooled pressurized gas, thereby creating processed gas. A system having the components listed above.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2021Publication date: June 23, 2022Inventors: Brian R. Cebull, Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Austin Vandelinder, Jackson Haider, Stephen Doll, Tim Boelter
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Publication number: 20220072467Abstract: A method for conditioning natural gas for downlink applications comprising pulling raw gas; cooling the gas to a temperature within a preset temperature range; removing solid contaminants and condensed liquids from the gas; reducing gas pressure to meet the requirements of the inlet side of a compressor; controlling the rotational speed of the compressor based on data input from various flow meters; delivering the preconditioned gas to the suction side of the compressor; elevating gas pressure to achieve a desired discharge pressure; using an aerial cooler to cool the pressurized gas; delivering the pressurized gas to a separator to separate the liquids from the gas; repeating the compression, cooling and separating steps until desired temperature and pressure are achieved; cooling the gas through the use of a heat sink; removing liquids from the gas through the use of a separator; and adjusting the final gas pressure and temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2020Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: James Haider, Brian Cebull, Mark Peterson, Stephen Doll, Austin Vandelinder
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Publication number: 20220049896Abstract: A system and method for treating associated gas in which a stream of raw gas is passed through safety valving, an inlet pressure control mechanism, and an inlet scrubber. Pressure/temperature data is transmitted to a control system via pressure and temperature transducers. The raw gas is sent to a gas compressor to generate pressurized gas, which is sent to an aerial cooler and a chiller heat exchanger, in which a chilling media contacts the pressurized gas. The chilled pressurized gas is sent to a vapor liquid separator to generate processed gas, which is routed through either a system backpressure valve or a pressure reducing recycle valve that directs the processed gas to the inlet scrubber. The processed gas that has passed through the system backpressure valve is delivered as fuel or routed through a backpressure regulating recycle valve that directs the processed gas to a system inlet pressure reducing valve.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Mark Peterson, James L. Haider, Brian R. Cebull, Austin VanDelinder, Tim Boelter, Stephen Doll, Wade Wolf, Joey Hope
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Patent number: 4782428Abstract: A collapsible fluorescent tube fixture comprises a frame having a pair of spaced apart tube end supports each carrying a row of sockets, each socket being for receiving electrodes of one end of a fluorescent tube, and a scissors assembly connected between the supports for permitting the supports to move together into a storage position and to accommodate various length tubes and apart into a use position. Fluorescent tubes can be engaged between the sockets of the two supports with the supports in their use position. A boom has one end connected to the scissors assembly and an opposite end which carries an electrical ballast. The ballast is electrically connected to the sockets and may serve not only to electrically ballast the fluorescent tube but also to mechanically balance the weight of the frame. A pivot clamp connected intermediate the ends of the boom can be used to mount the boom on a tripod or other support structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 1987Date of Patent: November 1, 1988Inventors: Ross Lowell, Edward Calamai, Stephen Doll, Dale Marks, Apiruk Pronputhsri, Marvin Seligman