Andrew W Perkins

US Patent:

20200008034, Jan 2, 2020

Filed:

Sep 10, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/566038

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Andrew Logan Perkins - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/80
G01D 4/02

Abstract:

A gas meter is outfit with near field communication (NFC) devices for in-situ exchange of data. The NFC devices reside in separate compartments. A first compartment houses electronics necessary to generate values for volumetric flow of material in a pipe. The gas meter includes a second compartment with an access point that allows data, including telemetry data, to transmit from the gas meter to a remote device. In operation, the NFC devices exchange data between the first compartment and the second compartment, often through a wall or barrier that prevents flow of fluid between the compartments.

US Patent:

20190310118, Oct 10, 2019

Filed:

Jun 24, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/449833

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Andrew Logan Perkins - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G01F 1/684
G01F 15/02
G01F 1/688

Abstract:

A flow metering apparatus comprising a temperature sensing system for use to measure temperature of fluid includes temperature measurement components and temperature sensing components in close proximity to one another and to the flow of fluid. The components can include a temperature measurement member close-coupled to a processor member, each disposed on a circuitized substrate. This configuration exposes a temperature sensor element to the same dynamic temperature conditions as the processor member, thus reducing measurement error that might manifest in response to different temperature gradients proximate the respective components. A storage memory may be used to permit the temperature sensing system to store and/or retain data that relates to calibration as a dynamic system over the entire operating range of the sensor element. The calibration data may then be accessed from the storage memory to improve accuracy and operation of the flow metering apparatus.

US Patent:

20180316987, Nov 1, 2018

Filed:

Apr 12, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/951910

Inventors:

- Addison TX, US
Francisco Manuel Gutierrez - League City TX, US
Francisco Enrique Jimenez - Spring TX, US
Jason Lee Mamaloukas - Cypress TX, US
Jeff Thomas Martin - Spring TX, US
Andrew Logan Perkins - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

H04Q 9/00
H04L 29/06

Abstract:

A functional board that is configured to accommodate different data protocols for “off-board” communication. These configurations may find use in metrology hardware, for example, utility meters that measures volumetric flow of fluids like gas or water. In one implementation, the functional board may include a circuit board and a pair of circuit cards coupled to the circuit board to communicate with one another using a first communication protocol. The pair of circuit cards may include at least one that is removable from the circuit board and comprises an interface unit that transmits and receives incoming signals in a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol.

US Patent:

20180139598, May 17, 2018

Filed:

Jan 12, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/869131

Inventors:

- Addison TX, US
Andrew Logan Perkins - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/80
G01D 4/02

Abstract:

A gas meter is outfit with near field communication (NFC) devices for in-situ exchange of data. The NFC devices reside in separate compartments. A first compartment houses electronics necessary to generate values for volumetric flow of material in a pipe. The gas meter includes a second compartment with an access point that allows data, including telemetry data, to transmit from the gas meter to a remote device. In operation, the NFC devices exchange data between the first compartment and the second compartment, often through a wall or barrier that prevents flow of fluid between the compartments.

US Patent:

20170303069, Oct 19, 2017

Filed:

Apr 14, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/098584

Inventors:

- Addison TX, US
Jeff Thomas Martin - Spring TX, US
Andrew Logan Perkins - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

H04W 4/00
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

A method comprising interposing an interface device in communication with both a terminal and a meter; and using the interface device for, exchanging data with the terminal and the meter using a first protocol and a second protocol, respectively, at least one of which utilizes an RF field; identifying an originating device using the data from each of the terminal and the meter; and generating an output for use over the first protocol or the second protocol in response to the originating device.

US Patent:

20170244351, Aug 24, 2017

Filed:

May 8, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/588905

Inventors:

- Addison TX, US
Andrew Logan Perkins - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

H02P 29/10
H02H 7/093
H02K 11/25
H02P 29/60
H02K 11/21

Abstract:

A safety device for an actuator that can modulate power to an electric motor in response to a fault condition (e.g., stall). In one embodiment, the actuator can include a motor with a shaft, a sensor disposed in proximity to the shaft, and a control processor coupled with the sensor and the motor. The control processor can be configured to receive a signal from the sensor that conveys operating data that relates to rotation of the shaft, use the operating data to identify a fault condition on the motor, and change the motor from an energized condition to a de-energized condition in response to the fault condition.

US Patent:

20170234844, Aug 17, 2017

Filed:

Apr 28, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/581521

Inventors:

- Addison TX, US
Andrew Logan Perkins - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G01N 33/00
G01F 25/00

Abstract:

An apparatus that is configured to test operation of a gas meter. The apparatus can include a process control member with operative circuitry that provides all functionality necessary to execute the test and to analyze the resulting data. This functionality includes data processing functions and a web server to allow communication between the apparatus and a remote device via a network. In one embodiment, the operative circuitry includes a first circuitry to regulate operation of a fluid moving unit that provides fluid to a meter-under-test. The operative circuitry can also include a second circuitry to collect data from one or more sensors disposed on the meter-under-test. The operative circuitry can also have a third circuitry to perform various operations necessary to calculate, in one example, a value for an operative characteristic that relates to the accuracy of the meter-under-test.

US Patent:

20170052931, Feb 23, 2017

Filed:

Nov 4, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/343695

Inventors:

- Ames IA, US
Dean Anthony Ritz - Edmonds WA, US
Andrew Perkins - Bozeman MT, US
Jason Carl Jones - Urbandale IA, US
Justin Olson - Des Moines IA, US
David Andrew Haila - Ames IA, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/22
G06F 17/21

Abstract:

A method of performing XBRL extension taxonomy concept replacement includes analyzing, by a processor, an XBRL document having XBRL tags to identify an XBRL extension taxonomy concept of an XBRL extension taxonomy that is superfluous in comparison with an XBRL base taxonomy concept for an XBRL base taxonomy upon which the XBRL extension taxonomy is based. The processor is configured to identify an extension extended linkrole in the XBRL extension taxonomy that includes the identified XBRL extension taxonomy concept, determine a base extended linkrole in the XBRL base taxonomy that matches the extension extended linkrole, determine an XBRL base taxonomy concept in the base extended linkrole that matches the identified XBRL extension taxonomy concept, and replace the identified XBRL extension taxonomy concept with the XBRL base taxonomy concept in the base extended linkrole.