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公开(公告)号:US12146856B2
公开(公告)日:2024-11-19
申请号:US18703718
申请日:2023-11-20
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Graham Manders , Jay Roderick Hope
IPC: G01N29/04 , G01N29/26 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/44
Abstract: A device and method for non-destructive testing of an object, such as a pipe, well casing, plane wing, rail track, weldment, bridge or manufactured part. A phased array of ultrasonic transducers moves relative to the part in one direction, while transmitting a steered wave in another direction to capture the texture from the object's surface. Diffuse and specular components of the received reflection signals are separated and beamformed for visualization. The object is then viewable as a 3D image with a texture map of the object's surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11725497B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-15
申请号:US16539866
申请日:2019-08-13
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Michael Halpenny-Mason , Matt James , Graham Manders
IPC: E21B47/002 , E21B47/017 , G01N23/203 , G01V3/34 , E21B47/107 , B25J9/02 , G01N29/06 , G01N29/22 , G01N29/26 , G01V5/12
CPC classification number: E21B47/002 , E21B47/0025 , E21B47/017 , B25J9/023 , E21B47/107 , G01N23/203 , G01N29/0654 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/262 , G01V3/34 , G01V5/125
Abstract: A device and method for manipulating a robotic end effector in a well. Actuators manipulate the end effector independently through multiple degrees of freedom to improve the perspective of the end effector. An imaging sensor may be used to image, measure and identify features of a well and objects located therein. The sensor may be an ultrasound transducer, camera or x-ray sensor arranged radially, axial or distributed over a 2D surface. The end effector may be connected to a tool, such as a fishing tool, a welder, a milling tool, or a repair tool.
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公开(公告)号:US11644441B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-09
申请号:US16783060
申请日:2020-02-05
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Graham Manders , Michael Halpenny-Mason
CPC classification number: G01N29/0654 , G01N29/07 , G01N29/225 , G01N29/245 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/44 , G01N2291/011 , G01N2291/0234 , G01N2291/0289 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2636
Abstract: A system, device and method for imaging, measuring and identifying surface features in a tubular, such as a casing, wellbore, or pipe. The device comprises an ultrasound transducer for sonifying an area of the surface of the tubular, with a pulse intercepting axial locations of the sonified area at different times. Reflected signals are processed using their time of flight to interpret the reflected signals as axial locations of features on the surface of the tubular. Multiple sonified areas are partially overlapped in the axial direction to capture features redundantly. Reflections from the multiple areas are combined to remove noise and strengthen reflections from real features. A geometric model of the surface of the tubular is rendered and displayed. Capturing larger areas per frame increases the logging rate and oversampling improves the resolution and signal to noise ratio.
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公开(公告)号:US20210040838A1
公开(公告)日:2021-02-11
申请号:US16986023
申请日:2020-08-05
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Graham Manders
IPC: E21B47/002 , G01N29/06 , G01N29/28 , G01N29/07 , B06B1/06
Abstract: A device and method used for inspecting and measuring coiled tubing, production tubing or drill pipe as it enters the well. Defects such as internal and external wall loss, cracking and deformation can be detected and quantified. The axial motion of the tubing can be measured allowing for depth measurements that are more accurate and reliable than what can be obtained using an encoder wheel system.
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公开(公告)号:US20240337626A1
公开(公告)日:2024-10-10
申请号:US18703718
申请日:2023-11-20
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Graham Manders , Jay Roderick Hope
IPC: G01N29/04 , G01N29/26 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/44
CPC classification number: G01N29/041 , G01N29/262 , G01N29/265 , G01N29/4463 , G01N2291/0289 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2634
Abstract: A device and method for non-destructive testing of an object, such as a pipe, well casing, plane wing, rail track, weldment, bridge or manufactured part. A phased array of ultrasonic transducers moves relative to the part in one direction, while transmitting a steered wave in another direction to capture the texture from the object's surface. Diffuse and specular components of the received reflection signals are separated and beamformed for visualization. The object is then viewable as a 3D image with a texture map of the object's surface.
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公开(公告)号:US11573341B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-07
申请号:US16653374
申请日:2019-10-15
Applicant: DARKVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: Graham Manders , Michael Halpenny-Mason
Abstract: A device and method used to increase the resolution when imaging, measuring and inspecting wells, pipes and objects located therein. The device comprises an array of acoustic transducers that both transmit and receive acoustic signals. Scan lines may be overlapped by interlacing transmission and receiving windows thus increasing either the resolution or logging speed drastically compared to conventional approaches. The sequence of the scan lines making up an imaging frame is created by stratifying physically close lines and randomly selecting from within each stratum, preventing interference from neighboring transducers, signals and acoustic artifacts that fundamentally limit logging speed and resolution using conventional methods.
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公开(公告)号:US20200249203A1
公开(公告)日:2020-08-06
申请号:US16783060
申请日:2020-02-05
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Graham Manders , Mike Halpenny
Abstract: A system, device and method for imaging, measuring and identifying surface features in a tubular, such as a casing, wellbore, or pipe. The device comprises an ultrasound transducer for sonifying an area of the surface of the tubular, with a pulse intercepting axial locations of the sonified area at different times. Reflected signals are processed using their time of flight to interpret the reflected signals as axial locations of features on the surface of the tubular. Multiple sonified areas are partially overlapped in the axial direction to capture features redundantly. Reflections from the multiple areas are combined to remove noise and strengthen reflections from real features. A geometric model of the surface of the tubular is rendered and displayed. Capturing larger areas per frame increases the logging rate and oversampling improves the resolution and signal to noise ratio.
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公开(公告)号:US20240310332A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-19
申请号:US18674961
申请日:2024-05-27
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Michael Halpenny-Mason , Matt James , Graham Manders
IPC: G01N29/24 , E21B23/14 , E21B47/002 , G01N29/04 , G01N29/265
CPC classification number: G01N29/24 , E21B47/0025 , G01N29/043 , G01N29/265 , E21B23/14 , E21B2200/20 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2636
Abstract: A downhole imaging tool and method of operating the tool in a wellbore. An imaging sensor array at an end of the tool is rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the tool to image the well by sweeping out a 2D area of the well. Actuators in the tool provide rotation and/or extension of the sensor array to change perspective. An ultrasound phased-array may be used to measure and identify features of the well or objects.
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公开(公告)号:US20240264122A1
公开(公告)日:2024-08-08
申请号:US18569611
申请日:2022-06-07
Applicant: DarkVision Technologies Inc
Inventor: Reza Zahiri Azar , Jay Hope , Graham Manders
CPC classification number: G01N29/069 , G01N29/043 , G01N29/221 , G01N29/262 , G01N2291/044 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/2636
Abstract: A device and method used to log images of cylindrical fluid filled tubulars with ultrasound transducers. The transducers operate as phased arrays, insonifying the conduit at plural angles. Reflections from the conduit form images that are combined to create a compound image or correct eccentricity. The frame rate is sped up by defocusing the transmitted beam. This allows the device to log very long pipelines, wells or other tubulars with very high resolution.
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公开(公告)号:US11578591B2
公开(公告)日:2023-02-14
申请号:US16707797
申请日:2019-12-09
Applicant: DARKVISION TECHNOLOGIES INC
Inventor: Graham Manders
IPC: E21B47/14 , G01V1/48 , E21B47/085 , G01V11/00
Abstract: A device and method used to correct beamforming of an acoustic phased array in cases of eccentricity of the acoustic device in a tubular. A processor calculates the eccentricity from multiple scan lines and create a geometric model of a well or pipe relative to the device. The processor may correct each scan line's focus and/or angle of incidence at a surface of the well or pipe based on the observed eccentricity.
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