Patents
US 11933774 B1: Leak detection event aggregation and ranking systems and methods
- Granted
- 2024-03-19
- Filed
- 2022-11-30 application 18060111
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In some embodiments, data from multiple vehicle-based natural gas leak detection survey runs are used by computer-implemented machine learning systems to generate a list of natural gas leaks ranked by hazard level. A risk model embodies training data having known hazard levels, and is used to classify newly-discovered leaks. Hazard levels may be expressed by continuous variables, and/or probabilities that a given leak fits within a predefined category of hazard (e.g. Grades 1-3). Each leak is represented by a cluster of leak indications (peaks) originating from a common leak source. Hazard-predictive features may include maximum, minimum, mean, and/or median CH4/amplitude of aggregated leak indications; estimated leak flow rate, determined from an average of leak indications in a cluster; likelihood of leak being natural gas based on other indicator data (e.g. ethane concentration); probability the leak was detected on a given pass; and estimated distance to leak source.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240319.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean MacMullin | Santa Clara, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris W. Rella | Sunnyvale, CA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Aaron Van Pelt | Hayward, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alex Balkanski | Woodside, CA | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Yonggang He | Union City, CA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sze Meng Tan | Sunnyvale, CA | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Steele | San Francisco, CA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tim Clark | Nottingham, PA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N33/0075 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01M | Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures; testing of structures or apparatus, not otherwise provided for | G01M3/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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