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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 17, 2013
Applicants:

Andrei S. Dukhin, Goldens Bridge, NY (US);

Matthias Thommes, Royal Palm Beach, FL (US);

Inventors:

Andrei S. Dukhin, Goldens Bridge, NY (US);

Matthias Thommes, Royal Palm Beach, FL (US);

Assignee:

Quantachrome Corporation, Boynton Beach, FL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 3/00 (2006.01); G01V 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 3/00 (2013.01); G01V 11/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of determining pore size of a porous material. The method includes saturating the porous material with a conducting liquid. Measuring, with an electro-acoustic device, a phase of the seismo-electric or electro-seismic signal at a single frequency or multiple frequencies. Calculating an average pore size from the measured phase of the seismo-electric or electro-seismic signal at single frequency using a theory that takes into account the hydrodynamic relaxation of the conducting liquid inside of the pores of the porous material. Calculating pore size distribution from the similar measurement conducted at multiple frequencies using the same theory.


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