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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23G 7/08 (2006.01); F23N 5/08 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23G 7/08 (2013.01); F23N 5/08 (2013.01); F23N 5/082 (2013.01); G01J 5/0018 (2013.01); F23G 2207/10 (2013.01); F23G 2209/102 (2013.01); F23G 2209/141 (2013.01); F23N 2223/48 (2020.01); F23N 2229/20 (2020.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling burning operations are provided. A method of one embodiment includes igniting oil or gas with a burner () during a burning operation and monitoring the burning operation with a camera (). This monitoring of the burning operation can include acquiring image data for a flame () of the burner via the camera and analyzing the acquired image data to detect image features indicative of combustion of the oil or gas via the burner. Additional systems, methods, and devices are also disclosed.