US 12,216,030 B2
Flow device and associated method and system
Andy Walker Brown, Richardson, TX (US); Adam D. McBrady, Dallas, TX (US); Ryadh Abdullah Zakaria, Waterlooville (GB); and Stephan Michael Bork, Murphy, TX (US)
Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/399,419.
Application 18/399,419 is a continuation of application No. 17/247,096, filed on Nov. 30, 2020, granted, now 12,000,768.
Application 17/247,096 is a continuation of application No. 16/396,524, filed on Apr. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,876,949, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0125676 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G01N 1/22 (2006.01); G01N 15/0227 (2024.01); G06V 10/75 (2022.01); G01N 15/01 (2024.01)
CPC G01N 1/2273 (2013.01) [G01N 15/0227 (2013.01); G06T 7/62 (2017.01); G06V 10/751 (2022.01); G01N 15/01 (2024.01); G01N 2015/0233 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for controlling a flow device, the method comprising:
monitoring, via a fluid sensor, signal pulses received by the fluid sensor based upon the presence of one or more particles carried by fluid flowing through the fluid sensor;
upon determining that the signal pulses satisfy one or more particle criteria, generating a control signal for an external device;
based on the control signal, causing a fluid composition sensor to be powered;
capturing, via the fluid composition sensor, an at least partial image of one or more particles in the fluid;
comparing the at least partial image captured by the fluid composition sensor with one or more reference image frames of one or more potential components of the fluid; and
generating one or more particle profiles of at least one component of the fluid based on the comparison.