Patents by Inventor Xianmin Zhou

Xianmin Zhou 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: 11968108
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method (200) in a router for Label Switched Path, LSP, traceroute. The method (200) includes: receiving (210) an echo request packet containing a label stack; determining (220) from the label stack that forwarding to a downstream router is to be based on a binding segment identifier; identifying (230) a plurality of segments included in a binding segment associated with the binding segment identifier; and transmitting (240) an echo reply packet to a router originating the echo request packet, the echo reply packet containing information indicating a presence of the binding segment identifier in the label stack and indicating a segment identifier associated with each of the plurality of segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolagget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: Jinfeng Zhao, Xianmin Li, Liang Zhou
  • Patent number: 10976296
    Abstract: A dual core flooding apparatus and process are disclosed that provide for testing of two core plugs using different orientations and multiple fluids. The dual core flooding apparatus includes at least two core holders each configured to contain a core plug. The dual core flooding apparatus includes a fluids delivery system configured to inject one or more fluids into the core holders and core plugs. The dual core flooding apparatus includes an image capture system, a density and viscosity measurement system, and at least two oil/water separators. The dual core flooding apparatus also includes at least two back pressure regulators and an automated confining pressure system. A dual core flooding process may include introducing at least one fluid into the core holders, maintaining confining pressure and back pressure, and measuring density and viscosity of existing fluids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Fawaz Al-Otaibi, Xianmin Zhou, Ahmed A. Eidan, Sunil Kokal, Almohannad A. Alhashboul
  • Patent number: 10845291
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods suitable for (i) measuring lithological or petro-physical properties of reservoir core sample including shale rock; (ii) evaluating the degree of formation damage caused by foreign fluid into formation; (iii) conducting dynamic experiments, such as water flooding, chemical solution flooding, and supercritical CO2 injection to displacing oil tests; (iv) simulating physical radial flow experiments using reservoir core sample(s) at conditions of temperature up to 150° C. and pressure up to 6000 psi, are provided involving radial flow through the core sample(s) having at least partially hollow centers in an axial direction, up to annular axial cross-sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mazen Yousef Kanj, Xianmin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200003749
    Abstract: A dual core flooding apparatus is disclosed. The dual core flooding apparatus includes at least two core holders each configured to contain a core plug. The dual core flooding apparatus includes a fluids delivery system configured to inject one or more fluids into the core holders and core plugs. The dual core flooding apparatus includes an image capture system, a density and viscosity measurement system, and at least two oil/water separators. The dual core flooding apparatus also includes at least two back pressure regulators configured to maintain a pore pressure in the core plugs and an automated confining pressure system configured to maintain a confining pressure in each core holder. The dual core flooding apparatus further includes a data acquisition system, differential pressure measurement systems, and effluent measurement systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Fawaz Al-Otaibi, Xianmin Zhou, Ahmed A. Eidan, Sunil Kokal, Almohannad A. Alhashboul
  • Patent number: 10444218
    Abstract: A dual core flooding apparatus is disclosed. The dual core flooding apparatus includes at least two core holders each configured to contain a core plug. The dual core flooding apparatus includes a fluids delivery system configured to inject one or more fluids into the core holders and core plugs. The dual core flooding apparatus includes an image capture system, a density and viscosity measurement system, and at least two oil/water separators. The dual core flooding apparatus also includes at least two back pressure regulators configured to maintain a pore pressure in the core plugs and an automated confining pressure system configured to maintain a confining pressure in each core holder. The dual core flooding apparatus further includes a data acquisition system, differential pressure measurement systems, and effluent measurement systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Saudi Arabian Oil Company
    Inventors: Fawaz Al-Otaibi, Xianmin Zhou, Ahmed A. Eidan, Sunil Kokal, Almohannad A. Alhashboul
  • Publication number: 20180335374
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods suitable for (i) measuring lithological or petro-physical properties of reservoir core sample including shale rock; (ii) evaluating the degree of formation damage caused by foreign fluid into formation; (iii) conducting dynamic experiments, such as water flooding, chemical solution flooding, and supercritical CO2 injection to displacing oil tests; (iv) simulating physical radial flow experiments using reservoir core sample(s) at conditions of temperature up to 150° C. and pressure up to 6000 psi, are provided involving radial flow through the core sample(s) having at least partially hollow centers in an axial direction, up to annular axial cross-sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mazen Yousef Kanj, Xianmin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180045704
    Abstract: A dual core flooding apparatus is disclosed. The dual core flooding apparatus includes at least two core holders each configured to contain a core plug. The dual core flooding apparatus includes a fluids delivery system configured to inject one or more fluids into the core holders and core plugs. The dual core flooding apparatus includes an image capture system, a density and viscosity measurement system, and at least two oil/water separators. The dual core flooding apparatus also includes at least two back pressure regulators configured to maintain a pore pressure in the core plugs and an automated confining pressure system configured to maintain a confining pressure in each core holder. The dual core flooding apparatus further includes a data acquisition system, differential pressure measurement systems, and effluent measurement systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Fawaz Al-Otaibi, Xianmin Zhou, Ahmed A. Eidan, Sunil Kokal, Almohannad A. Alhashboul