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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2011
Eric Landon Scott, Conroe, TX (US);
George Edward Smith, Missouri City, TX (US);
Lyndon Ray Stone, Humble, TX (US);
Norman Frank Padalino, Montgomery, TX (US);
Kevin Thomas Mcdonough, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Kenneth Wayne Seyffert, Houston, TX (US);
William Leo Koederitz, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mallapa Ishwarappa Guggari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Guy Lamonte Mcclung, Iii, Spring, TX (US);
Eric Landon Scott, Conroe, TX (US);
George Edward Smith, Missouri City, TX (US);
Lyndon Ray Stone, Humble, TX (US);
Norman Frank Padalino, Montgomery, TX (US);
Kevin Thomas McDonough, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Kenneth Wayne Seyffert, Houston, TX (US);
William Leo Koederitz, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Mallapa Ishwarappa Guggari, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Guy LaMonte McClung, III, Spring, TX (US);
National Oilwell Varco, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods for automatically controlling a vibratory separator, e.g., but not limited to a shale shaker for processing drilling fluid, the methods in certain aspects including: introducing material to a vibratory separator; sensing with sensor apparatus a state parameter indicative of operation of the vibratory separator; providing a signal indicative of a value of said state parameter to control apparatus; and, with the control apparatus, automatically controlling the vibratory separator based on the level of the state parameter. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure and is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.