Patents by Inventor Tony Kowal

Tony Kowal 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).

  • ONLINE ANALYZERS FOR FLARE GAS PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20220107289
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data characterizing a speed of an acoustic signal through a gas mixture in a pipe. The speed of the acoustic signal can be detected by an ultrasonic flow meter coupled to the pipe. The method also includes receiving data characterizing a concentration of one or more inert gases in the gas mixture detected by an inert gas analyzer. The method further includes determining, based on the received data characterizing the speed of the acoustic signal and the received data characterizing the concentration of the one or more inert gases in the gas mixture, a net heating value of the gas mixture. The method also includes adjusting a processing of the gas mixture based on the determined net heating value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Chong Tao, Dan Johnson, Aniruddha S. Weling, Tony Kowal, Yufeng Huang
  • Online analyzers for flare gas processing
    Patent number: 11150220
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data characterizing a speed of an acoustic signal through a gas mixture in a pipe. The speed of the acoustic signal can be detected by an ultrasonic flow meter coupled to the pipe. The method also includes receiving data characterizing a concentration of one or more inert gases in the gas mixture detected by an inert gas analyzer. The method further includes determining, based on the received data characterizing the speed of the acoustic signal and the received data characterizing the concentration of the one or more inert gases in the gas mixture, a net heating value of the gas mixture. The method also includes adjusting a processing of the gas mixture based on the determined net heating value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
    Inventors: Chong Tao, Dan Johnson, Aniruddha S. Weling, Tony Kowal, Yufeng Huang
  • ONLINE ANALYZERS FOR FLARE GAS PROCESSING
    Publication number: 20210156824
    Abstract: A method includes receiving data characterizing a speed of an acoustic signal through a gas mixture in a pipe. The speed of the acoustic signal can be detected by an ultrasonic flow meter coupled to the pipe. The method also includes receiving data characterizing a concentration of one or more inert gases in the gas mixture detected by an inert gas analyzer. The method further includes determining, based on the received data characterizing the speed of the acoustic signal and the received data characterizing the concentration of the one or more inert gases in the gas mixture, a net heating value of the gas mixture. The method also includes adjusting a processing of the gas mixture based on the determined net heating value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Chong Tao, Dan Johnson, Aniruddha S. Weling, Tony Kowal, Yufeng Huang