Patents by Inventor Walter F. Gerhold

Walter F. Gerhold 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: 10214702
    Abstract: A biogas blending and energy content verification system and method for controlled enhancement of a biogas feedstock stream energy content profile by selective sampling and analysis of the biogas feedstock stream and controlled injection of a refined gas of a known, higher energy content into the biogas feedstock stream to produce a blended biogas having an augmented energy content profile meeting or exceeding a pre-established minimum to meet end user requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLC
    Inventors: Walter F. Gerhold, Austin Hill
  • Publication number: 20180292251
    Abstract: An anti-fouling, radiation emitter isolation assembly includes an adapter element mounted to a fixed port at the top of a leachate tank. A radiation emitter/detector is further mounted to the adapter element for transmitting radiation through the fixed port to determine a fluid level. The adapter element incorporates an isolation valve that when opened provides an unobstructed window through the fixed port for the transmitted radiation and when closed isolates said radiation emitter/detector from the fixed port. In particular, selectively isolating the radiation emitter/detector from the interior of the tank permits removal of the radiation emitter/detector from the adapter element without requiring a shutdown of leachate tank system operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: Mustang Sampling LLC
    Inventors: Walter F. Gerhold, Austin Hill
  • Publication number: 20180155649
    Abstract: A biogas blending and energy content verification system and method for controlled enhancement of a biogas feedstock stream energy content profile by selective sampling and analysis of the biogas feedstock stream and controlled injection of a refined gas of a known, higher energy content into the biogas feedstock stream to produce a blended biogas having an augmented energy content profile meeting or exceeding a pre-established minimum to meet end user requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Mustang Sampling LLC
    Inventors: Walter F. Gerhold, Austin Hill
  • Patent number: 9625431
    Abstract: A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/?0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Walter F. Gerhold
  • Patent number: 9535045
    Abstract: A temperature and pressure regulating biogas sample extraction system and method for providing a conditioned biogas sample for constituent analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Mustang Sampling LLC
    Inventor: Walter F. Gerhold
  • Publication number: 20150362468
    Abstract: A temperature and pressure regulating biogas sample extraction system and method for providing a conditioned biogas sample for constituent analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: MUSTANG SAMPLING, LLC
    Inventor: Walter F. Gerhold
  • Publication number: 20140230521
    Abstract: A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/?0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: MUSTANG SAMPLING, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Walter F. Gerhold
  • Patent number: 8713995
    Abstract: A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/?0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Walter F. Gerhold
  • Patent number: 7882729
    Abstract: A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/?0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mustang Sampling, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Walter F. Gerhold
  • Publication number: 20090151427
    Abstract: A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/?0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: MUSTANG SAMPLING LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Walter F. Gerhold
  • Publication number: 20090145206
    Abstract: A liquid gas vaporization and measurement system, and associated method, for efficiently vaporizing a continuous sample of liquid gas, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), and accurately determining the constituent components of the gas. A constant flow of liquid gas sampled from a mass storage device is maintained in a vaporizing device. Within the vaporizing device the liquid gas is flash vaporized within heated narrow tubing. The liquid gas is converted to vapor very quickly as it enters one or more independently operating vaporizer stages within the vaporizing device. The vapor gas is provided to a measuring instrument such as a chromatograph and the individual constituent components and the BTU value of the gas are determined to an accuracy of within +/?0.5 mole percent and 1 BTU, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: Mustang Sampling LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth O. Thompson, Walter F. Gerhold
  • Patent number: 7162933
    Abstract: A gas sample and conditioning device for sampling gas in a storage or transport device and conditioning the gas to avoid dew point dropout of the gas. A chamber for regulating the temperature and the pressure of the gas is provided with external A.C. or D.C. power using the leads of existing heat tracing cables to avoid the need for additional power sources to power the temperature and pressure regulating devices within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Valtronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth O Thompson, Walter F. Gerhold