PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16299447
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2019-03
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["073", "861040"]

Abstract:
An apparatus, system, and method for use in determining at least one property of a flowing multiphase fluid involves comparing an initial signal and a pair of local reference signals with a set of flow characteristics extracted from reference sensor feature maps wherein the signals are related to the flow of the multiphase fluid as it passes through a flow passage which is continuously monitored, adjusted, and calibrated. Based upon the comparison, a decision is made to either resume monitoring of the flowing multiphase fluid by using a pair of local reference signals which are closely positioned and defined, or to adjust the flow passage area significantly in order to improve metering flow conditions. The invention is best suited for determining transport flow velocity and gas void fraction or relative proportions of the gas phase and the liquid phase within the multiphase fluid which subsequently can be used to quantify gas and liquid flowrates.

Claim (Index 10):
A system comprising a controller communicatively coupled to at least one monitoring device for calculating a property of a multiphase fluid from at least two signals received from the at least one monitoring device, the controller comprising a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor, the memory device containing a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to:\n a) position a movable flow diverter at a home position; b) monitor a multiphase fluid with at least one monitoring device in communication with a metering flow area to obtain a signal representing a property of the multiphase fluid; c) determine a value of the property of the multiphase fluid by comparing the signal with a set of sensor feature maps; d) adjust a movable flow diverter by predetermined increments proximate to the home position to obtain a first pair of reference signals, and comparing the reference signals with the set of sensor feature maps to determine values of the property of the multiphase fluid; e) compare the value obtained in step (c) with the values obtained in step (d); and f) based on the comparison, continuously monitor the multiphase fluid, or re-adjust the position of the movable flow diverter within or away from the stationary housing to obtain a new home position and suitable metering conditions in the metering area.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 9.0
- Percentile: 99.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.71579
- Patent Class: 73.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15492444', '14779591', '14663183', '15486798', '11357889']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6782355094012505
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5895621074660147
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.669368169207727
- Mean Citation Score: 247.30182600000003
- Max Citation Score: 554.5866
- Similarity Product: 421.28767342293264

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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