-
公开(公告)号：US20220178732A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17542461
申请日：2021-12-05
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： JOEL D. BURCHAM , EARL CROCHET , LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JAMES M. HEIM , WILLIAM COLEMAN
IPC: G01F23/70
Abstract: Floating roof storage tank systems and related methods are disclosed. The disclosed systems include a storage tank, a floating roof, and a plurality of acoustic sensors. The storage tank has one or more walls defining an interior space and the floating roof is configured to move vertically within the interior space. The acoustic sensors are levelly mounted along a horizontal plane on the one or more walls of the storage tank. One or more signals received by at least a portion of the plurality of acoustic sensors are used to determine a tilt angle of the floating roof.
-
公开(公告)号：US20250052725A1
公开(公告)日：2025-02-13
申请号：US18616718
申请日：2024-03-26
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JOEL D. BURCHAM , WILLIAM COLEMAN , JAMES M. HEIM
Abstract: A system and method for improved, non-intrusive material identification includes a vessel holding or transporting at least one quantity of a fluid. At least one acoustic transducer is positioned on an exterior surface of a sidewall of the vessel. At least one coupling layer is positioned between the at least one acoustic transducer and the exterior surface of the sidewall of the vessel, wherein the at least one coupling layer is formed, at least in part, from nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes improve a reflection of an acoustic signal emitted from the at least one acoustic transducer. A computerized device is in communication with the at least one acoustic signal. The computerized device has a processor and a memory, and determines a material identification of the quantity of fluid based on, at least in part, the reflection of the ultrasonic signal.
-
公开(公告)号：US20220178879A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17542462
申请日：2021-12-05
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JOEL D. BURCHAM , EARL CROCHET , JAMES M. HEIM , WILLIAM COLEMAN
IPC: G01N29/028 , G01N29/036
Abstract: An apparatus and method for multi-bounce acoustic signal material detection is provided. The apparatus includes a container containing a quantity of material therein, wherein the quantity of material has at least two segmented layers. First and second acoustic sensors are positioned on a sidewall of the container, wherein the first acoustic sensor is positioned at a different height along the sidewall than the second acoustic sensor. An acoustic signal is transmitted into the sidewall of the container from the first acoustic sensor. The acoustic signal reflects between an interior surface of the sidewall and an exterior surface of the sidewall until it is received at the second acoustic sensor. A border between the at least two segmented layers of the quantity of material is detectable based on the acoustic signal.
-
公开(公告)号：US20220178731A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17543200
申请日：2021-12-06
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JOEL D. BURCHAM , JAMES M. HEIM
IPC: G01F23/2965 , G01F23/296 , G01N29/024
Abstract: A multi-path acoustic signal apparatus, system, and apparatus for use in material detection are provided. The apparatus has a plurality of acoustic sensors positioned along a first portion of a fluid container. At least one acoustic signal is transmitted into the fluid container by each of the plurality of acoustic sensors. At least one additional acoustic sensor is positioned along a second portion of the fluid container, wherein the second portion is substantially opposite the first portion. The at least one additional acoustic sensor receives at least a portion of the acoustic signals from the plurality of acoustic sensors. A reflected acoustic signal is generated from an impedance barrier between the fluid container and a fluid therein. A characteristic of a material of the fluid container and/or the fluid therein are determined.
-
5.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20220178469A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17542814
申请日：2021-12-06
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： JOEL D. BURCHAM , EARL CROCHET , LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JAMES M. HEIM
Abstract: Systems, methods, and related devices are disclosed for determining a valve state and/or determining the presence of a material within a vessel. A vessel is holding or transporting a quantity of material. At least one valve is positioned within the vessel, the at least one valve controlling at least a portion of a flow of the quantity of material. At least one acoustic sensor is positioned on an exterior of the vessel. At least one computing device is in communication with the at least one acoustic sensor. A processor of the at least one computing device determines a flow rate of the quantity of material based on at least one acoustic signal transmitted from the at least one acoustic sensor. The processor determines a state of the at least one valve based, at least in part, on the determined flow rate of the quantity of material.
-
Patent Agency Ranking
公开(公告)号：US20230258488A1
公开(公告)日：2023-08-17
申请号：US18109022
申请日：2023-02-13
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： WILLIAM COLEMAN , MARTIN A DIAMOND , JAMES M. HEIM , JOEL D. BURCHAM , LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JAMES PALADINO , EARL CROCHET
Abstract: Systems and methods for material composition detection includes a vessel containing a quantity of a fluid composition therein which has at least a first and second fluids. At least one acoustic transducer is positioned on an exterior sidewall of the vessel. A computerized device has a processor and is in communication with the acoustic transducer. A metric of a property of the first fluid is determined based on a first signal of the acoustic transducer. A metric of a property of the second fluid is determined based on a second signal of the acoustic transducer. A metric of a property of the fluid composition at a point in time is determined based on the metrics of the first and second fluids, and at least a determinable volume of at least a portion of the vessel. A material identity of the fluid composition is determined at the point in time.
-
公开(公告)号：US20230204404A1
公开(公告)日：2023-06-29
申请号：US18111376
申请日：2023-02-17
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JOEL D. BURCHAM , JAMES M. HEIM
IPC: G01F23/2965 , G01N29/024 , G01F23/296
CPC classification number: G01F23/2965 , G01N29/024 , G01F23/2968 , G01N2291/02836
Abstract: A multi-path acoustic signal apparatus, system, and apparatus for use in material detection are provided. The method includes transmitting at least one acoustic signal from each of a plurality of acoustic transceivers positioned along a first portion of the fluid container. The at least one transmitted acoustic signal is received with at least one additional acoustic transceiver positioned along a second portion of the fluid container, wherein the second portion is substantially opposite the first portion of the fluid container. A composition of the physical material within the fluid container is determined based on the at least one received acoustic signal.
-
公开(公告)号：US20220178881A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17542872
申请日：2021-12-06
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JOEL D. BURCHAM , JAMES M. HEIM
Abstract: An apparatus, system, and related methods for multi-bounce material property detection and signal amplification are provided. The apparatus has a first acoustic transducer positioned on an exterior sidewall of a pipe or container carrying or holding a quantity of fluid therein. An acoustic signal is transmitted by the first acoustic transducer into the sidewall of the pipe from an exterior surface thereof. With material detection, at least a portion of the acoustic signal reflects off an interior surface of the sidewall of the pipe. The reflected acoustic signal is received at the second acoustic transducer on the exterior sidewall of the pipe. The reflected acoustic signal provides an indication of a material property of the pipe or a material within the pipe. With signal amplification, the second acoustic transducer transmits a phase synchronized second acoustic signal to the first acoustic signal, where the second acoustic signal amplifies the first acoustic signal.
-
公开(公告)号：US20240027405A1
公开(公告)日：2024-01-25
申请号：US18223987
申请日：2023-07-19
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JOEL D. BURCHAM , WILLIAM COLEMAN , JAMES M. HEIM
CPC classification number: G01N29/28 , G01N29/02 , G01N2291/106 , G01N2291/022
Abstract: A system and method for improved, non-intrusive material identification includes a vessel holding or transporting at least one quantity of a fluid. At least one acoustic transducer is positioned on an exterior surface of a sidewall of the vessel. At least one coupling layer is positioned between the at least one acoustic transducer and the exterior surface of the sidewall of the vessel, wherein the at least one coupling layer is formed, at least in part, from nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes improve a reflection of an acoustic signal emitted from the at least one acoustic transducer. A computerized device is in communication with the at least one acoustic signal. The computerized device has a processor and a memory, and determines a material identification of the quantity of fluid based on, at least in part, the reflection of the ultrasonic signal.
-
公开(公告)号：US20220205951A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-30
申请号：US17566020
申请日：2021-12-30
Applicant: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： LAZAR BIVOLARSKY , JOEL D. BURCHAM , WILLIAM COLEMAN , JAMES M. HEIM
IPC: G01N29/036 , G01N29/22
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for evaluation of fluid quality are provided. The system includes a vessel containing a quantity of fluid. At least one sensor is positioned to emit at least one signal into the quantity of fluid. A temperature sensor is configured to sense a temperature of the quantity of fluid. A computerized device is in communication with the at least one sensor and the temperature sensor. The processor of the computerized device calculates at least a fluid identity of the quantity of fluid and determines a quality of the quantity of fluid based on the at least one signal from the at least one sensor and the sensed temperature of the quantity of fluid. The system may have a particular benefit in evaluating dielectric fluid degradation used in liquid cooled centers and other settings.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Search Results
12
records
(took 0.024 seconds)
