Patents
US 10962438 B2: Gas detection systems and methods using measurement position uncertainty representations
- Granted
- 2021-03-30
- Filed
- 2020-03-22 application 16826265
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a natural gas leak detection system generates display content including indicators of remote and local potential leak source areas situated on a map of an area of a gas concentration measurement survey performed by a vehicle-borne device. The remote area may be shaped as a wedge extending upwind from an associated gas concentration measurement point. The local area graphically represents a potential local leak source area situated around the gas concentration measurement point, and having a boundary within a predetermined distance (e.g. 10 meters) of the gas concentration measurement point. The local area may be represented as a circle, ellipse, or other shape, and may include an area downwind from the measurement point. Size and/or shape parameters of the local area indicator may be determined according to survey vehicle speed and direction data, and/or wind speed and direction data characterizing the measurement point.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210330.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picarro, Inc. 59 patents | US company or organization | Santa Clara, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Steele | San Francisco, CA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris W. Rella | Sunnyvale, CA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sze Meng Tan | Santa Clara, CA | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Van Pelt | Hayward, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01M | Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures; testing of structures or apparatus, not otherwise provided for | G01M3/22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F17D | Pipe-line systems; pipe-lines | F17D5/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01C | Measuring distances, levels or bearings; surveying; navigation; gyroscopic instruments; photogrammetry or videogrammetry | G01C21/3694 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01P | Measuring linear or angular speed, acceleration, deceleration, or shock; indicating presence, absence, or direction, of movement | G01P5/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F17C | Vessels for containing or storing compressed, liquefied or solidified gases; fixed-capacity gas-holders; filling vessels with, or discharging from vessels, compressed, liquefied, or solidified gases | F17C2250/0647 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
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