公开(公告)号：US11752506B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17495105

申请日：2021-10-06

申请人： CiDRA Corporate Services LLC

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Paul J. Rothman ,  Paul Dolan ,  Kirk Johnson ,  Patrick Tuxbury ,  Sandeep Balasubramanyam ,  Peter A. Amelunxen ,  Timothy J. Bailey ,  Adam Jordens ,  Joseph Nord

IPC分类号： B03B7/00 ,  B03B5/56 ,  B03D1/02 ,  C22B1/00 ,  B01D17/02

CPC分类号： B03B7/00 ,  B01D17/02 ,  B03B5/56 ,  B03D1/023 ,  C22B1/00

摘要： A reactor system has a number of stations arranged to recover mineral particles in a slurry. The system includes a hopper to receive the slurry and barren media having hydrophobic coating to attract the mineral particles. The hopper provides a mixture of barren media and slurry to a tumbler arranged to stir the mixture in order to increase the contact between the slurry and the barren media so as to allow the mineral particles to attach to the barren media to form mineral laden media. The mineral laden media are conveyed to a rinsing station where water jets are used to wash the gangue materials off the mineral laden media. The rinsed mineral laden media are mixed with a surfactant so that the mineral particles are released from the mineral laden media. High-pressure water and air jets are then used to remove remaining surfactant from the released media.

公开(公告)号：US20220145168A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17532044

申请日：2021-11-22

申请人： CiDRA Corporate Services Inc.

发明人： Alan D. KERSEY

IPC分类号： C09K8/80 ,  E21B43/26 ,  E21B47/00 ,  E21B43/14 ,  E21B49/08 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B47/11

摘要： The present invention provides a proppant or proppant mixture having insert materials configured for providing a mechanical or physical function in a well to hold open fissures or pathways created in formations caused by well fracking to allow a release of a hydrocarbon from the well, the insert materials being configured at least partly with beads having a functionalized polymer so as to form functionalized polymer proppants that are configured to respond to the hydrocarbon or other composition of matter released from the well, including water, and provide at least one chemical taggant containing an indication about the hydrocarbon or other composition of matter released from the well. The functionalized polymer may include a dual-monomer structure.

公开(公告)号：US10156547B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-18

申请号：US14350711

申请日：2012-10-18

申请人： CiDRA Corporate Services Inc.

发明人： John Biesak ,  Douglas H. Loose ,  Michael A. Davis

IPC分类号： G01N29/024 ,  G01F17/00 ,  G01F1/74 ,  G01N29/24 ,  G01N29/44 ,  G01N33/38 ,  G01N29/42 ,  G01N29/50

摘要： Apparatus is provided having an acoustic-based air probe with an acoustic source configured to provide an acoustic signal into a mixture of concrete; and an acoustic receiver configured to be substantially co-planar with the acoustic source, to respond to the acoustic signal, and to provide signaling containing information about the acoustic signal injected into the mixture of concrete.

公开(公告)号：US10060570B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US14648299

申请日：2014-01-09

申请人： CiDRA Corporate Services Inc.

发明人： Alan D. Kersey ,  Michael Puig ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： F16L55/00 ,  F16L58/02 ,  F16L57/06 ,  F17D5/02 ,  B65G53/52 ,  F16L58/10 ,  G01M3/22 ,  G01N23/223 ,  G01M3/00

CPC分类号： F16L58/02 ,  B65G53/523 ,  F16L57/06 ,  F16L58/1009 ,  F16L2201/30 ,  F17D5/02 ,  G01M3/005 ,  G01M3/22 ,  G01N23/223

摘要： Apparatus, including a pipeline, featuring at least one pipe liner or coating configured to line or coat a pipe for receiving a process fluid flow, configured with at least one chemical taggant or tracer, and also configured to respond to the process fluid flow, and provide an indication about a degree of liner or coating wear or a location of wear in the pipe. The apparatus may also include the pipe having the at least one pipe liner or coating configured therein.

公开(公告)号：US09827574B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US14117534

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03D1/02 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B03C5/00 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： Apparatus for use in, or forming part of, a separation process to be implemented in separation processor technology, the apparatus comprising synthetic bubbles or beads configured with a polymer or polymer-based material functionalized to attach to a valuable material in a mixture so as to form an enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto, and also configured to be separated from the mixture based at least partly on a difference in a physical property between the enriched synthetic bubbles or beads having the valuable material attached thereto and the mixture.

公开(公告)号：US09810665B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-07

申请号：US13983409

申请日：2012-02-06

申请人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey

发明人： Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey

IPC分类号： G01N29/036 ,  B01D21/28 ,  B01D21/34 ,  H04R23/00 ,  G01N15/14

CPC分类号： G01N29/036 ,  B01D21/283 ,  B01D21/34 ,  G01N2015/142 ,  H04R23/00

摘要： Apparatus is provided featuring an acoustic driver and a transducer. The acoustic driver is configured to provide an acoustic driver signal having a frequency that can be adjusted to yield a given wavelength, which in turn, will selectively capture a particular particle size of particles in a fluid, mixture or process flow. The transducer is configured to respond to the acoustic driver signal and provide an acoustic signal having a standing wave at the frequency in order to yield the given wavelength that will selectively capture the particular particle size of the particles in the fluid, mixture or process flow, in order to determine the mass of the particles having the particular particle size in the fluid, mixture or process flow.

公开(公告)号：US09696190B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-04

申请号：US14240519

申请日：2012-08-23

申请人： Alan D. Kersey ,  John Viega

发明人： Alan D. Kersey ,  John Viega

IPC分类号： G01F23/296 ,  G01F1/66

CPC分类号： G01F1/66 ,  G01F23/2965

摘要： Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processor configured to receive from an array of ultrasonic transponders around a tank, container or flow pipe signaling containing information about acoustic waves of energy penetrating a fluid in the tank, container or flow pipe; and determine using tomography a three-dimensional image of layers of the fluid in the tank, container or flow pipe based at least partly on the signalling received and. The signal processor provides corresponding signal containing information about the three-dimensional image of the layers of the fluid in the tank, container or flow pipe. The array is an obliquely oriented array of ultrasonic transponders arranged on an oblique plane to the axis of the tank or column; or the array is placed normal to the flow around the exterior of the flow pipe.

公开(公告)号：US09327294B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US14117946

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

发明人： Paul J. Rothman ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Francis K. Didden ,  Christian V. O'Keefe ,  Alan D. Kersey ,  Douglas H. Adamson

IPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B03D1/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  C02F1/24 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B01D39/00 ,  C22B15/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02

CPC分类号： B03C5/00 ,  B01D15/02 ,  B01D37/02 ,  B01D39/00 ,  B03B1/04 ,  B03C1/01 ,  B03C5/02 ,  B03D1/016 ,  B03D1/023 ,  B03D1/14 ,  B04C1/00 ,  B07B1/00 ,  C02F1/24 ,  C22B15/0063 ,  Y10T428/2982

摘要： A synthetic bead for use in mineral separation is described. The synthetic bead has a surface made of or coated with a synthetic material such as a polymer that is naturally hydrophobic or a polymer that is hydrophobically modified. The synthetic bead can be made of glass having a coating or polysiloxane. The synthetic beads can be placed in flotation cell containing a mixture of water, collector molecules, valuable material and unwanted material or in a pipeline where the mixture is transported from one location to another. The collector chemical can be xanthates. The enriched synthetic beads carrying the mineral particles are separated from the unwanted materials in the mixture. The mineral particles are then released from the synthetic beads by means of low pH treatment, ultrasonic agitation, thermal or electromagnetic treatment.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于矿物分离的合成珠粒。 合成珠具有由合成材料制成或涂覆的表面，例如天然疏水性的聚合物或被疏水改性的聚合物。 合成珠粒可以由具有涂层或聚硅氧烷的玻璃制成。 合成珠可以放置在含有水，收集分子，有价值材料和不想要的材料的混合物的浮选池中，或者在混合物从一个位置运输到另一个位置的管道中。 收集剂化学品可以是黄原酸盐。 携带矿物颗粒的富集的合成珠粒与混合物中的不需要的物质分离。 矿物颗粒然后通过低pH处理，超声波搅拌，热或电磁处理从合成珠粒中释放出来。

公开(公告)号：US09062682B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US12992927

申请日：2009-05-20

申请人： Douglas H. Loose ,  Christian Victor O'Keefe ,  Robert J. Maron ,  Joseph L. Poplawski ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey

发明人： Douglas H. Loose ,  Christian Victor O'Keefe ,  Robert J. Maron ,  Joseph L. Poplawski ,  Michael A. Davis ,  Mark R. Fernald ,  Timothy J. Bailey

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  G01N29/14 ,  F04D15/00 ,  G01H1/00

CPC分类号： F04D15/0088 ,  G01H1/00 ,  G01N29/14

摘要： The present invention provides a processor or signal processing module that features one or more modules configured to receive an input signal containing information about the unsteady pressures or acoustic emissions caused by a medium flowing through a pump, and also configured to provide of an output signal containing information about the performance of the pump. The information about the performance of the pump may include information about pump performance monitoring by a slip flow measurement, about predicting impeller wear, about pump impeller cavitation monitoring, about pump monitoring through acoustic emissions, about pump leak detection, about pump efficiency monitoring and about positive displacement pump monitoring.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种处理器或信号处理模块，其特征在于一个或多个模块，其被配置为接收包含由流经泵的介质引起的不稳定压力或声发射的信息的输入信号，并且还被配置为提供包含 有关泵的性能的信息。 关于泵的性能的信息可以包括关于通过滑流测量的泵性能监测的信息，关于预测叶轮磨损，关于泵叶轮空化监测，关于通过声发射的泵监测，关于泵泄漏检测，关于泵效率监测和关于 正排量泵监测。

公开(公告)号：US09057635B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-16

申请号：US12874728

申请日：2010-09-02

申请人： Daniel L. Gysling ,  Douglas H. Loose

发明人： Daniel L. Gysling ,  Douglas H. Loose

IPC分类号： G01F1/34 ,  G01F1/74 ,  G01F1/66 ,  G01F1/708

CPC分类号： G01F1/74 ,  G01F1/34 ,  G01F1/666 ,  G01F1/7082

摘要： A method for determining one or more fluid flow parameters for a fluid flowing within a pipe is provided. The fluid is a mixture of solid particles and gas. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a meter operable to determine the velocity of the fluid flow through the pipe, which meter is substantially insensitive to the particulate/gas mass ratio of the fluid flow; b) determining the velocity of the fluid flow within the pipe using the meter; and c) determining a particulate/gas mass ratio using a density value for the gas within the flow and the determined fluid flow velocity.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于确定在管道内流动的流体的一个或多个流体流动参数的方法。 流体是固体颗粒和气体的混合物。 该方法包括以下步骤：a）提供可操作以确定通过管道的流体流速度的仪表，该仪表对流体流动的颗粒/气体质量比基本上不敏感; b）使用仪表确定管道内的流体流速; 以及c）使用所述流体内的气体的密度值和所确定的流体流速确定颗粒/气体质量比。