Patents by Inventor Tianrun Chen

Tianrun Chen 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: 12259129
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a graded oxygen regulating, explosion preventing and recycling system and method for liquid nitrogen wash tail gas, and relates to the technical field of environmental protection and energy utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Kunming University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Qiulin Zhang, Ping Ning, Lianyun Gao, Jianjun Chen, Tianrun Shao
  • Publication number: 20240094699
    Abstract: A height measurement method, quality compensation method, and height measurement system based on a height measurement assembly of a numerical control apparatus. The height measurement method includes driving the height measurement assembly to move on a coordinate axis of the numerical control apparatus through a preset positioning mechanism on a plane to be measured of an assembly to be measured, so as to obtain a preset movement distance corresponding to each movement; acquiring reflected light patterns of several planes to be measured through a photoelectric signal collection array in each movement process, and acquiring a distance between adjacent reflected light patterns through a processing portion; and acquiring a target height of the assembly to be measured through a preset height acquisition model according to each preset movement distance and the distance between adjacent reflected light patterns corresponding to each preset movement distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventor: Tianrun CHEN
  • Patent number: 10712466
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for determining a thickness of a well casing are described. In some aspects, the thickness of the well casing is determined based on results of comparing a measured waveform and model waveforms. The measured waveform and model waveforms are generated based on operating an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver within a wellbore comprising the well casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Tianrun Chen, Yibing Zheng, Tatiana Gilstrap, Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Robert Eric Epstein
  • Patent number: 10301932
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for determining impedance of a casing-cement bond are described. In some aspects, the bond impedance is determined based on results of comparing a measured waveform and a model waveform. The model waveform corresponds to an estimated impedance of the bond and corresponds to a ray tracing of an acoustic signal that accounts for a radiation pattern of the acoustic transmitter and a curvature of the well casing. The measured waveform and the model waveform are generated based on operating an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver within a wellbore comprising the well casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Tianrun Chen, Yibing Zheng, Tatiana Gilstrap, Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Robert Eric Epstein, Zhijuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10202846
    Abstract: A downhole telemetry well system transmits data at a high rate inside a tubular pipe by encoding signals on a Stoneley wave. Telemetry devices for the Stoneley mode are implemented in short pipe joints inserted at various intervals between the tubulars. Each telemetry device includes Stoneley transducers, which may act as a transmitter, receiver, or repeater. The Stoneley telemetry devices transmit and receive the Stoneley waves making up the carrier of the signal. The Stoneley telemetry devices may be powered by on-board batteries or via some remote power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Roland E. Chemali, Ronald Dirksen, Paul F. Rodney, Arthur C. H. Cheng, Tianrun Chen
  • Publication number: 20180283172
    Abstract: A downhole telemetry well system transmits data at a high rate inside a tubular pipe by encoding signals on a Stoneley wave. Telemetry devices for the Stoneley mode are implemented in short pipe joints inserted at various intervals between the tubulars. Each telemetry device includes Stoneley transducers, which may act as a transmitter, receiver, or repeater. The Stoneley telemetry devices transmit and receive the Stoneley waves making up the carrier of the signal. The Stoneley telemetry devices may be powered by on-board batteries or via some remote power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Roland E. Chemali, Ronald Dirksen, Paul F. Rodney, Arthur C.H. Cheng, Tianrun Chen
  • Patent number: 9952344
    Abstract: A disclosed high-purity dipole transmitter has a longitudinal axis, an oscillation axis, and a side axis, each of the axes being mutually orthogonal. The transmitter includes an outer shell having external surfaces for displacing fluid along the oscillation axis. The transmitter also includes a reaction mass positioned inside the outer shell. The transmitter also includes an electromagnetic actuator that drives the outer shell relative to the reaction mass. The transmitter also includes a pair of matching springs separated along the longitudinal axis, where each spring is coupled between the outer shell and the reaction mass to enable compliant dipole motion of the outer shell along the oscillation axis while suppressing motion along other axes. Each spring includes a beam arrangement with each beam extending lengthwise in a direction parallel to the side axis and being thinnest in a direction parallel to the oscillation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Chung Chang, Tianrun Chen, Gary Kainer, Haoshi Song
  • Publication number: 20170168186
    Abstract: A disclosed high-purity dipole transmitter has a longitudinal axis, an oscillation axis, and a side axis, each of the axes being mutually orthogonal. The transmitter includes an outer shell having external surfaces for displacing fluid along the oscillation axis. The transmitter also includes a reaction mass positioned inside the outer shell. The transmitter also includes an electromagnetic actuator that drives the outer shell relative to the reaction mass. The transmitter also includes a pair of matching springs separated along the longitudinal axis, where each spring is coupled between the outer shell and the reaction mass to enable compliant dipole motion of the outer shell along the oscillation axis while suppressing motion along other axes. Each spring includes a beam arrangement with each beam extending lengthwise in a direction parallel to the side axis and being thinnest in a direction parallel to the oscillation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Chung Chang, Tianrun Chen, Gary Kainer, Haoshi Song
  • Publication number: 20160265348
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for determining impedance of a casing-cement bond are described. In some aspects, the bond impedance is determined based on results of comparing a measured waveform and a model waveform. The model waveform corresponds to an estimated impedance of the bond and corresponds to a ray tracing of an acoustic signal that accounts for a radiation pattern of the acoustic transmitter and a curvature of the well casing. The measured waveform and the model waveform are generated based on operating an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver within a wellbore comprising the well casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Tianrun Chen, Yibing Zheng, Tatiana Gilstrap, Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Robert Eric Epstein, Zhijuan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160231446
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for determining a thickness of a well casing are described. In some aspects, the thickness of the well casing is determined based on results of comparing a measured waveform and model waveforms. The measured waveform and model waveforms are generated based on operating an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver within a wellbore comprising the well casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Tianrun Chen, Yibing Zheng, Tatiana Gilstrap, Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Robert Eric Epstein
  • Publication number: 20160010448
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for determining a thickness of a well casing are described. In some aspects, the thickness of the well casing is determined based on results of comparing a measured waveform and model waveforms. The measured waveform and model waveforms are generated based on operating an acoustic transmitter and an acoustic receiver within a wellbore comprising the well casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Tianrun Chen, Yibing Zheng, Tatiana Gilstrap, Arthur Chuen Hon Cheng, Robert Eric Epstein, Zhijuan Zhang
  • Patent number: 8982671
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments seismic energy sources configured to generate enhanced shear wave energy in order to more accurately determine the distribution and orientation of fractures in subterranean formations. At least one seismic energy source includes an elongate rod having a first end and a second end, a detonator coupled to the first end, and a bull plug coupled to the second end. An explosive is helically-wrapped about the elongate rod continuously from the first end to the second end and configured to detonate such that a time-delayed detonation is achieved which induces increased shear wave energy in the surrounding formations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Elliott Willis, Erkan Ay, Norm Warpinski, Tianrun Chen
  • Publication number: 20130277139
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments seismic energy sources configured to generate enhanced shear wave energy in order to more accurately determine the distribution and orientation of fractures in subterranean formations. At least one seismic energy source includes an elongate rod having a first end and a second end, a detonator coupled to the first end, and a bull plug coupled to the second end. An explosive is helically-wrapped about the elongate rod continuously from the first end to the second end and configured to detonate such that a time-delayed detonation is achieved which induces increased shear wave energy in the surrounding formations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Elliott Willis, Erkan Ay, Norm Warpinski, Tianrun Chen