US 12,326,348 B2
Instrument enclosure
Brad Faseler, Houston, TX (US); Daniel Tagtow, Austin, TX (US); James Bundschuh, Fenton, MO (US); and Matthew Nance, Boling, TX (US)
Assigned to Terrapin Industrial, LLC, Houston, TX (US); and Brad Faseler, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Brad Faseler, Houston, TX (US); Daniel Tagtow, Austin, TX (US); James Bundschuh, Fenton, MO (US); and Matthew Nance, Boling, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/046,285.
Application 18/046,285 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/928,929, filed on Jul. 14, 2020, abandoned.
Application 16/928,929 is a continuation of application No. 15/920,128, filed on Mar. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,712,181, issued on Jul. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/481,680, filed on Apr. 4, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141547 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. G01D 11/24 (2006.01); G01D 11/26 (2006.01); G01D 11/30 (2006.01); G01L 19/14 (2006.01)
CPC G01D 11/245 (2013.01) [G01D 11/26 (2013.01); G01D 11/30 (2013.01); G01L 19/142 (2013.01); G01L 19/143 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. One or more instrument enclosures, comprising: a top section casing with a first, second, third, and fourth edge and a bottom section casing with a first, second, third, and fourth edge, wherein said first edge of said bottom section casing is hinged and/or rotatably-affixed to said first edge of said top section casing via one or more hinges and wherein second, third, and fourth edges of said top casing section are in contact with or in close proximity to said second, third, and fourth edges of said bottom section casing that provides a housing that encloses at least a portion of said instrument enclosures such that one or more instruments within said enclosures is rotatable and wherein one or more hinges are configured to enable both said top section casing and said bottom section casing to rotate between a closed position and one or more open positions and wherein:
a first portion of said bottom section casing defines a first pipe notch and a first line notch;
and a second portion of said bottom section casing defines a second pipe notch and a second line notch such that said first pipe notch and said second pipe notch are configured to define a standpipe opening in said bottom section casing such that said standpipe opening is configured to engage a standpipe; and wherein said first line notch and said second line notch are configured to define a process line opening in said bottom section casing;
wherein said process line opening is configured to receive process line tubing enclosing one or more process line signals conveying one or more process line parameters to said one or more field instruments.