A monitoring and reporting system employing field sensor packages with telemetry to a processing system having input software creating cardinal matrices for the sensor data and conversion elements for compatibility with a geographical information system (GIS) to produce real-time generate geostatistically rendered contour diagrams that display the spatial and temporal distribution of environmental parameters of interest.
System And Method For Optical Detection Of Petroleum And Other Products In An Environment
Mark Kram - Santa Barbara CA, US Leroy Laverman - Santa Barbara CA, US
Assignee:
The Regents of The University of California - Oakland CA
International Classification:
G01N 21/64
US Classification:
250301
Abstract:
A system for detecting leaks of petroleum and other non-petroleum based products in an environment includes a sensor package comprising at least one LED and an optical photo-detector. The emitter transmits an excitation signal with an excitation wavelength, and the detector is tuned to the emission wavelengths of a fluorescing mixture, such as a petroleum based product, in a space where detection is sought. An alarm system coupled to the detector may be used for notifying users in case of a leak.
Storage Tank Leak Detection System For Petroleum Products
Mark Kram - Santa Barbara CA, US Leroy Laverman - Santa Barbara CA, US
International Classification:
G01M003/04
US Classification:
073/040700
Abstract:
A system for detecting leaks of petroleum based products in containers includes a sensor package comprising an LED and an optical photo-detector. The emitter transmits an excitation signal with an excitation wavelength, and the detector is tuned to the emission wavelengths of the petroleum based liquid in a space where detection is sought. An alarm system coupled to the detector may be used for notifying users in case of a leak.
Integrated Resource Monitoring System With Interactive Logic Control
Mark Kram - Santa Barbara CA, US Hugo Loaiciga - Goleta CA, US
Assignee:
GROUNDSWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Santa Barbara CA
International Classification:
G05B 13/00
US Classification:
700 33
Abstract:
A system for resource usage optimization employs an automatically controlled sensor suite providing data to a computer system for the analysis of spatial relationships of the sensors and resources. A control module incorporates an interactive logic, in an exemplary embodiment of well-stream coupled dynamic or game theory engines, operating in conjunction with the spatial data processing algorithms, GIS in an exemplary embodiment, receives as an input an objective function set for the use of the resource and constraint sets which are then monitored by the sensor suite. Incoming data is compared to the constraint sets and upon impact to any of the elements of the objective function set, creates a report/alarm for action or to trigger a corrective action.
Integrated Resource Monitoring System With Interactive Logic Control
Mark Kram - Santa Barbara CA, US Hugo Loaiciga - Goleta CA, US
Assignee:
GROUNDSWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - Santa Barbara CA
International Classification:
G05D 9/12 G05B 13/02 G05D 7/06
US Classification:
700281, 700 33, 700282
Abstract:
A system for resource usage optimization employs an automatically controlled sensor suite providing data to a computer system for the analysis of spatial relationships of the sensors and resources. A control module incorporates an interactive logic, in an exemplary embodiment of well-stream coupled dynamic or game theory engines, operating in conjunction with the spatial data processing algorithms, GIS in an exemplary embodiment, receives as an input an objective function set for the use of the resource and constraint sets which are then monitored by the sensor suite. Incoming data is compared to the constraint sets and upon impact to any of the elements of the objective function set, creates a report/alarm for action or to trigger a corrective action
Method And Apparatus For Groundwater Basin Storage Tracking, Remediation Performance Monitoring And Optimization
A system for monitoring and display of representative parameters in a selected monitoring geography incorporates multiple sensor suites () deployed at selected measurement sites within a monitoring geography which provide output data. A computer () receives output from the sensor suites and incorporates a computational module () for processing of the sensor suite output data with respect to a selected model and integration and networking software () for selection of parameters in the computational module and display of selected visualizations of the processed data, Monitoring terminals () are deployed through a network () and connected to the computer under control of the integration and networking software. The terminals communicate with the computational module and receive and display results from the computational module.
Method And Apparatus For Selecting A Sand Pack Mesh For A Filter Pack And A Well Casing Slot Size For A Well
Mark L. Kram - Santa Barbara CA Jeffrey A. Farrar - Littleton CO
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
G01V 338
US Classification:
702 11
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for selecting a filter pack and a well casing slot size for a well which uses soil classification data derived from cone penetrometer test. A user of the method and apparatus utilizes a piezocone or other soil classification sensors to measure soil properties in an area of contaminated soil or non-contaminated soil and then determine the soil type at specific depths within the soil. A multisensor probe generates a laser induced fluorescence intensity plot of the area of soil contamination which is superimposed on a soil boring log identifying the soil type at specific depths within the soil. The soil type for the area of contaminated soil is identified from the load cell data. Contamination within the soil is identified using the laser induced fluorescence intensity plot.
Cone Tipped Cylindrical Probe For Use In Groundwater Testing
Mark L. Kram - Santa Barbara CA James A. Massey - Ventura CA
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:
G01N11/00;33/24;15/08;3/00
US Classification:
702 12
Abstract:
A piezocone for measuring the soil's resistance to penetration and pore water pressure while being advanced into the ground by a rig. The piezocone includes a friction sleeve and a conical tip attached to the lower end of the sleeve. The conical tip develops the cone resistance. The friction sleeve is an isolated cylindrical sleeve which measures the resistance of the soil as the sleeve passes through the soil. The pore water pressure is measured by a porous element mounted in the conical tip of the piezocone and a pressure transducer mounted in the cylindrical friction sleeve of the piezocone. The measurements including pore water pressure, cone resistance and soil resistance are supplied to a computer which includes a Piezocone Dissipation Analysis program for processing data from the measurements to generate dissipation curves for each depth at which the piezocone provides hydrogeologic site characterization data. Soil classification is also provided from a data file stored within the computer. The Piezocone Dissipation Analysis program generates a Hydrostatic Pressure Profile curve and a Hydraulic Conductivity Profile Plot.
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Chief Technology Officer At Groundswell Technologies, Inc
Mlk Environmental Litigation Consulting Services
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Uc Santa Barbara Sep 2002 - Jun 2008
Lecturer
Us Navy 1989 - 2008
Hydrogeologist
Groundswell Technologies, Inc. 1989 - 2008
Chief Technology Officer at Groundswell Technologies, Inc
Education:
San Diego State University
Master of Science, Masters, Geology
Uc Santa Barbara
Bachelors, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
Uc Santa Barbara
Doctorates, Doctor of Philosophy, Management, Environmental Science
Skills:
Groundwater Environmental Impact Assessment Hydrogeology Water Quality Remediation Environmental Awareness Water Resources Soil Water Environmental Remediation Gis Hydrology Environmental Science Sustainability Environmental Management Systems Environmental Engineering Groundwater Remediation Groundwater Modeling Geology Environmental Consulting Environmental Compliance Environmental Monitoring Water Supply Arcgis Rcra Risk Assessment Climate Change Hazardous Waste Management Air Quality Environmental Permitting Water Treatment Stormwater Management Sampling Remote Sensing Contaminated Land Field Work Waste Waste Management Wastewater Treatment Expert Witness Water Management Geochemistry Wetlands Site Investigation Hazwoper Soil Sampling Geophysics Gps Environmental Auditing
Interests:
Sensors Automated Monitoring Ground Water Hydrogeology Ocean Quality Air Quality Water Supply Hydrology Markkram Expert Witness Services Vapor Intrusion Geochemistry Water Quality Remediation Net
room and revealed a humanity and even a spiritual depth in his subjects. His stories, along with those of other Sports Illustrated writers including Dan Jenkins, Mark Kram and Jack Olsen, helped raise sportswriting from the daily chronicle of victory and defeat to something with more literary ambition.
IF YOU READ JUST ONE THING TODAY. . . Make it this incredible piece by the legendary Mark Kram, from the SI vault, after the Thrilla in Manila. I could live a million years and never write one this good.
Date: Jun 07, 2016
Category: Sports
Source: Google
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016): A Tribute to "The Greatest"
Lionized in any number of books, essays and film treatments, the more positive aspects of Muhammad Ali have been called into question by a few dissidents, the most notable perhaps being the late Mark Kram, who authored Ghosts of Manila: The Fateful Blood Feud Between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier,
Date: Jun 04, 2016
Category: Sports
Source: Google
The life and times of Muhammad Ali, "The Greatest"
Mark Kram's book Ghosts of Manila presents a revisionist view of Ali, as essentially a blank screen upon which people projected whatever they wished. "Ali was," in Kram's estimation, "no more a social figure than Frank Sinatra. Seldom has such a public figure of more superficial depth been more wr
Date: Jun 04, 2016
Source: Google
Kevin Garnett's 'Fair-Weather Fans' Comment Injects More Intensity Into ...
"There were players on each side of the court who just did not like each other," Sixers coach Billy Cunningham said in an outstanding story by Mark Kram on the 1982 East finals, when the rivalry was at its most heated.
As anniversaries come and go, the debate is refuelled as to the impact Ali made outside the ring. Mark Kram wrote a withering onslaught, 'Ghosts of Manila', a book based on Ali's third showdown with Frazier.
Date: Jan 17, 2012
Category: Sports
Source: Google
Are any sports legends more linked than Ali-Frazier?
But as a battered Ali talked to a few reporters in his hotel suite after winning his 14-round brawl with Frazier as recounted in this brilliant Sports Illustrated piece by Mark Kram Ali paid tribute to the man:
that Joe Frazier has died at 67 of liver cancer, I find myself sorting through the makeshift boxing library on my shelves. The Patterson quote about fighters being proxies for haters never more true than when Frazier fought Ali is found page 62 of Mark Krams masterful Ghosts of Manila. Even m
Date: Nov 08, 2011
Category: Sports
Source: Google
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Mark Kram
Work:
GDIT - Senior IT Systems Solution Architect (2011-2013) GDIT - Senior System Architect (2004-2011) Raython TSC - Configuration Manager (2001-2004) CACI - Senior Software Analyst (2000-2001) NSWC IHDIV - Project Manager (1989-2000) NAWC WD - Chemical Engineer (1987-1989)
Education:
University of New Hampshire
Mark Kram
Work:
Men's Wearhouse - I.T. Helpdesk (2010) Analysts Inc. - I.T. Support (2009-2010) JPMorgan Chase & Co. - I.T. Helpdesk (2008-2009)
Relationship:
Single
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Looking for new, done with the monotonous activities of the past. Building my future with every little detail of today.Â