Patent ID: 11920465
Assignee: INTELLIGENT WELLHEAD SYSTEMS INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F  G | IPC E  F  G

Claim 14:
15. A system for detecting and indicating an operational position of a valve, the system comprising:
a. an apparatus comprising:
i. a first end that configured to operably couple to the valve or associated equipment and a second end;
ii. a sensor housed between the first end and the second end, the sensor configured to be in contactless communication with a target surface on a moveable part of the valve to measure a detected distance along an axis between the sensor and the target surface for determining the operational position of the valve, wherein the moveable part is moveable in a first direction along the axis away from the sensor increasing the detected distance and moveable in a second direction along the axis towards the sensor decreasing the detected distance, and the sensor further configured to indicate the operational position by communicating an output signal, and

b. a processor that is configured to receive the output signal and to generate a display signal that indicates the operational position of the valve.