Patents by Inventor William J. Foiles

William J. Foiles 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).

  • Publication number: 20240361288
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a method of locating an emission source of a target substance at a site is disclosed. The method may include obtaining predicted substance concentrations of the target substance from a prediction model to generate a mapping of a weighted mean of the plurality of the predicted substance concentrations grouped in a predetermined number of feature groups. A simulated plume model is generated for each emission source present at the site to calculate representative circular normal distributions for each air quality monitor. By performing an analysis of the plurality of representative circular normal distributions in relation to the mapping, a target emission source is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, William J. Foiles, Jason D. Clark
  • Patent number: 12112392
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a system and method of air quality monitor minimization/optimization is disclosed. The method may include providing at least a first air quality monitor on a site. The first air quality monitor may be configured to generate a first set of attached parameters. The method may further include providing a SCADA system, on the site, configured to generate a set of SCADA data. The SCADA data, the first set of attached parameters may be processed to determine a redundant/sub-optimized air quality monitor, which may be removed. In other illustrative configurations, the system and method may be utilized to locate and/or quantify emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Project Canary, PBC
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, Ray K. Mistry
  • Publication number: 20240318789
    Abstract: In some configurations, a supply-chain characteristic-vectors merchandising system and a method for an environmental characteristic-vectors of a gas communicating from an upstream amenity to a downstream amenity in a supply-chain may be disclosed. The system may be configured to track oil and/or gas throughout the supply-chain by associating characteristic-vectors (e.g., environmental, operational, physical etc.) of the upstream amenity and the downstream amenity with the energy units of the gas transmitted through the supply-chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Ryan E. Brush, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn
  • Publication number: 20240257285
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a system and method of air quality monitor minimization/optimization is disclosed. The method may include providing at least a first air quality monitor on a site. The first air quality monitor may be configured to generate a first set of attached parameters. The method may further include providing a SCADA system, on the site, configured to generate a set of SCADA data. The SCADA data, the first set of attached parameters may be processed to determine a redundant/sub-optimized air quality monitor, which may be removed. In other illustrative configurations, the system and method may be utilized to locate and/or quantify emissions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, Ray K. Mistry
  • Patent number: 12031967
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a method of locating an emission source of a target substance at a site is disclosed. The method may include obtaining predicted substance concentrations of the target substance from a prediction model to generate a mapping of a weighted mean of the plurality of the predicted substance concentrations grouped in a predetermined number of feature groups. A simulated plume model is generated for each emission source present at the site to calculate representative circular normal distributions for each air quality monitor. By performing an analysis of the plurality of representative circular normal distributions in relation to the mapping, a target emission source is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Project Canary, PBC
    Inventors: Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, William J. Foiles, Jason D. Clark
  • Patent number: 12031905
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, an air quality monitoring system may enable wide-scale deployment of multiple air quality monitors with high-confidence and actionable data is provided. Further, the air quality monitoring system may enable identifying a target emission from a plurality of potential sources at a site based on simulating plume models. The simulation of plume models may take into consideration various simulation parameters including wind speed and direction. Further, methods of determining a plume flux of a plume of emissions at a site, and methods of transmitting data from an air quality monitor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Project Canary, PBC
    Inventors: Anna Ailene Scott, Nasr E. Alkadi, Yan Azdoud, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, William J. Foiles, Christopher Daniel Kelley, Shyla Kupis
  • Publication number: 20240142371
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, an air quality monitoring system may enable wide-scale deployment of multiple air quality monitors with high-confidence and actionable data is provided. Further, the air quality monitoring system may enable identifying a target emission from a plurality of potential sources at a site based on simulating plume models. The simulation of plume models may take into consideration various simulation parameters including wind speed and direction. Further, methods of determining a plume flux of a plume of emissions at a site, and methods of transmitting data from an air quality monitor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Anna Ailene Scott, Nasr E. Alkadi, Yan Azdoud, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, William J. Foiles, Christopher Daniel Kelley, Shyla Kupis
  • Patent number: 11946602
    Abstract: In some configurations, a supply-chain characteristic-vectors merchandising system and a method for an environmental characteristic-vectors of a gas communicating from an upstream amenity to a downstream amenity in a supply-chain may be disclosed. The system may be configured to track oil and/or gas throughout the supply-chain by associating characteristic-vectors (e.g., environmental, operational, physical etc.) of the upstream amenity and the downstream amenity with the energy units of the gas transmitted through the supply-chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Ryan E. Brush, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn
  • Patent number: 11887203
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a system and method of air quality monitor minimization/optimization is disclosed. The method may include providing at least a first air quality monitor on a site. The first air quality monitor may be configured to generate a first set of attached parameters. The method may further include providing a SCADA system, on the site, configured to generate a set of SCADA data. The SCADA data, the first set of attached parameters may be processed to determine a redundant/sub-optimized air quality monitor, which may be removed. In other illustrative configurations, the system and method may be utilized to locate and/or quantify emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, Ray K. Mistry
  • Publication number: 20240027415
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a method of locating an emission source of a target substance at a site is disclosed. The method may include obtaining predicted substance concentrations of the target substance from a prediction model to generate a mapping of a weighted mean of the plurality of the predicted substance concentrations grouped in a predetermined number of feature groups. A simulated plume model is generated for each emission source present at the site to calculate representative circular normal distributions for each air quality monitor. By performing an analysis of the plurality of representative circular normal distributions in relation to the mapping, a target emission source is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Project Canary, PBC
    Inventors: Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, William J. Foiles, Jason D. Clark
  • Patent number: 11867619
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, an air quality monitoring system may enable wide-scale deployment of multiple air quality monitors with high-confidence and actionable data is provided. Further, the air quality monitoring system may enable identifying a target emission from a plurality of potential sources at a site based on simulating plume models. The simulation of plume models may take into consideration various simulation parameters including wind speed and direction. Further, methods of determining a plume flux of a plume of emissions at a site, and methods of transmitting data from an air quality monitor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: Anna Ailene Scott, Nasr E. Alkadi, Yan Azdoud, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, William J. Foiles, Christopher Daniel Kelley, Shyla Kupis
  • Patent number: 11861753
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a system and method of air quality monitor minimization/optimization is disclosed. The method may include providing at least a first air quality monitor on a site. The first air quality monitor may be configured to generate a first set of attached parameters. The method may further include providing a SCADA system, on the site, configured to generate a set of SCADA data. The SCADA data, the first set of attached parameters may be processed to determine a redundant/sub-optimized air quality monitor, which may be removed. In other illustrative configurations, the system and method may be utilized to locate and/or quantify emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, Ray K. Mistry
  • Publication number: 20230417661
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, an air quality monitoring system may enable wide-scale deployment of multiple air quality monitors with high-confidence and actionable data is provided. Further, the air quality monitoring system may enable identifying a target emission from a plurality of potential sources at a site based on simulating plume models. The simulation of plume models may take into consideration various simulation parameters including wind speed and direction. Further, methods of determining a plume flux of a plume of emissions at a site, and methods of transmitting data from an air quality monitor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Anna Ailene Scott, Nasr E. Alkadi, Yan Azdoud, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, William J. Foiles, Christopher Daniel Kelley, Shyla Kupis
  • Patent number: 11810216
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a system and method of air quality monitor minimization/optimization is disclosed. The method may include providing at least a first air quality monitor on a site. The first air quality monitor may be configured to generate a first set of attached parameters. The method may further include providing a SCADA system, on the site, configured to generate a set of SCADA data. The SCADA data, the first set of attached parameters may be processed to determine a redundant/sub-optimized air quality monitor, which may be removed. In other illustrative configurations, the system and method may be utilized to locate and/or quantify emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, Ray K. Mistry
  • Patent number: 11802860
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a method of locating an emission source of a target substance at a site is disclosed. The method may include obtaining predicted substance concentrations of the target substance from a prediction model to generate a mapping of a weighted mean of the plurality of the predicted substance concentrations grouped in a predetermined number of feature groups. A simulated plume model is generated for each emission source present at the site to calculate representative circular normal distributions for each air quality monitor. By performing an analysis of the plurality of representative circular normal distributions in relation to the mapping, a target emission source is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, William J. Foiles, Jason D. Clark
  • Patent number: 11790312
    Abstract: In some configurations, a supply-chain characteristic-vectors merchandising system and a method for an environmental characteristic-vectors of a gas communicating from an upstream amenity to a downstream amenity in a supply-chain may be disclosed. The system may be configured to track oil and/or gas throughout the supply-chain by associating characteristic-vectors (e.g., environmental, operational, physical etc.) of the upstream amenity and the downstream amenity with the energy units of the gas transmitted through the supply-chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: William J. Foiles, Ryan E. Brush, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn
  • Patent number: 11781979
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, an air quality monitoring system may enable wide-scale deployment of multiple air quality monitors with high-confidence and actionable data is provided. Further, the air quality monitoring system may enable identifying a target emission from a plurality of potential sources at a site based on simulating plume models. The simulation of plume models may take into consideration various simulation parameters including wind speed and direction. Further, methods of determining a plume flux of a plume of emissions at a site, and methods of transmitting data from an air quality monitor are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: Anna Ailene Scott, Nasr E. Alkadi, Yan Azdoud, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, William J. Foiles, Christopher Daniel Kelley, Shyla Kupis
  • Publication number: 20230314313
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, an air quality monitoring system may enable wide-scale deployment of multiple air quality monitors with high-confidence and actionable data is provided. Further, the air quality monitoring system may enable identifying a target emission from a plurality of potential sources at a site based on simulating plume models. The simulation of plume models may take into consideration various simulation parameters including wind speed and direction. Further, methods of determining a plume flux of a plume of emissions at a site, and methods of transmitting data from an air quality monitor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Anna Ailene Scott, Nasr E. Alkadi, Yan Azdoud, Nathan C. Eichenlaub, William J. Foiles, Christopher Daniel Kelley, Shyla Kupis
  • Patent number: 11774426
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a method of locating an emission source of a target substance at a site is disclosed. The method may include obtaining predicted substance concentrations of the target substance from a prediction model to generate a mapping of a weighted mean of the plurality of the predicted substance concentrations grouped in a predetermined number of feature groups. A simulated plume model is generated for each emission source present at the site to calculate representative circular normal distributions for each air quality monitor. By performing an analysis of the plurality of representative circular normal distributions in relation to the mapping, a target emission source is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PROJECT CANARY, PBC
    Inventors: Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, William J. Foiles
  • Publication number: 20230304981
    Abstract: In one illustrative configuration, a method of locating an emission source of a target substance at a site is disclosed. The method may include obtaining predicted substance concentrations of the target substance from a prediction model to generate a mapping of a weighted mean of the plurality of the predicted substance concentrations grouped in a predetermined number of feature groups. A simulated plume model is generated for each emission source present at the site to calculate representative circular normal distributions for each air quality monitor. By performing an analysis of the plurality of representative circular normal distributions in relation to the mapping, a target emission source is identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan C. Eichenlaub, Kieran J. Lynn, William J. Foiles, Jason D. Clark