Patents by Inventor Thomas Idland
Thomas Idland 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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Patent number: 9222896Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for inspecting and monitoring an inner surface of a pipeline. One system includes a pig arranged within the pipeline, the pipeline being divided into first and second radial divisions, and first and second sets of optical computing devices arranged on the pig adjacent the inner surface of the pipeline, the first set being configured to monitor a first substance on the first radial division and the second set being configured to monitor a second substance on the second radial division. Each optical computing device includes an integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the first or second substance and thereby generate optically interacted light, and at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the first or second substance.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, Christopher M. Jones, Laurence J. Abney, James R. MacLennan, Thomas Idland
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Patent number: 9182355Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for analyzing a flow of a fluid at two or more discrete locations to determine the concentration of a substance therein. One method of determining a characteristic of a fluid may include containing a fluid within a flow path that provides at least a first monitoring location and a second monitoring location, generating a first output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid at the first monitoring location with a first optical computing device, generating a second output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid at the second monitoring location with a second optical computing device, receiving first and second output signals from the first and second optical computing devices, respectively, with a signal processor, and determining a difference between the first and second output signals with the signal processor.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, James R. MacLennan, Laurence James Abney, Thomas Idland
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Patent number: 9176052Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for inspecting and monitoring an inner surface of a pipeline. One system includes a pig arranged within the pipeline, one or more optical computing devices arranged on the pig adjacent the inner surface of the pipeline for monitoring at least one substance present on the inner surface. The optical computing devices include at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the at least one substance and thereby generate optically interacted light, and at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the at least one substance. A signal processor is communicably coupled to the at least one detector of each optical computing device for receiving the output signal of each optical computing device and determining the characteristic of the at least one substance.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, Christopher Michael Jones, Laurence James Abney, James Robert MacLennan, Thomas Idland
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Publication number: 20140081594Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for inspecting and monitoring an inner surface of a pipeline. One system includes a pig arranged within the pipeline, the pipeline being divided into first and second radial divisions, and first and second sets of optical computing devices arranged on the pig adjacent the inner surface of the pipeline, the first set being configured to monitor a first substance on the first radial division and the second set being configured to monitor a second substance on the second radial division. Each optical computing device includes an integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the first or second substance and thereby generate optically interacted light, and at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the first or second substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, Christopher M. Jones, Laurence J. Abney, James R. MacLennan, Thomas Idland
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Publication number: 20140078499Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for inspecting and monitoring an inner surface of a pipeline. One system includes a pig arranged within the pipeline, one or more optical computing devices arranged on the pig adjacent the inner surface of the pipeline for monitoring at least one substance present on the inner surface. The optical computing devices include at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the at least one substance and thereby generate optically interacted light, and at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the at least one substance. A signal processor is communicably coupled to the at least one detector of each optical computing device for receiving the output signal of each optical computing device and determining the characteristic of the at least one substance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, Christopher M. Jones, Laurence J. Abney, James R. MacLennan, Thomas Idland
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Publication number: 20130033701Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for analyzing a flow of a fluid at two or more discrete locations to determine the concentration of a substance therein. One method of determining a characteristic of a fluid may include containing a fluid within a flow path that provides at least a first monitoring location and a second monitoring location, generating a first output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid at the first monitoring location with a first optical computing device, generating a second output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid at the second monitoring location with a second optical computing device, receiving first and second output signals from the first and second optical computing devices, respectively, with a signal processor, and determining a difference between the first and second output signals with the signal processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: February 7, 2013Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, James R. MacLennan, Laurence James Abney, Thomas Idland