Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reducing magnetic hysteresis of a position sensor assembly
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Application No.: US16674038Application Date: 2019-11-05
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Publication No.: US11643903B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Robert William Gissler
- Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Carrollton
- Agency: Parker Justiss, P.C.
- Agent Scott Richardson
- Main IPC: E21B49/06
- IPC: E21B49/06 ; E21B34/00 ; F16K31/06 ; G01D5/14 ; G01D5/165

Abstract:
This disclosure presents an apparatus to improve the indication of an amount that a fluid valve is opened. The fluid control assembly includes an improved position sensor assembly (PSA), where the PSA uses rollers rather than sliding within the PSA housing. The rollers, which can be wheels, ball bearings, and other types of rolling devices, can reduce the friction experienced by the moving component within the PSA. Since the PSA mechanism can move with less friction, the coupled valve magnetic assembly (VMA) can also be enhanced. The VMA can utilize magnets in orientations that enhance the magnetic tensile and compressive forces. For example, some magnets in the VMA can be in a perpendicular orientation to improve directional control and some magnets can be in an angled orientation to reduce the spread of the magnetic field flux lines between the magnets of the VMA and the magnets of the PSA.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210131220A1 REDUCING MAGNETIC HYSTERESIS OF A POSITION SENSOR ASSEMBLY Public/Granted day:2021-05-06
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