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Compressor Controls LLC

45Patents
11Active
45Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 9, 1974 → Sep 8, 2021 · 1 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7594386B2 Apparatus for the prevention of critical process variable excursions in one or more turbomachines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 75 Active
US4949276A Method and apparatus for preventing surge in a dynamic compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 70 Expired
US5743715A Method and apparatus for load balancing among multiple compressors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 43 Expired
US5347467A Load sharing method and apparatus for controlling a main gas parameter of a compressor station with multiple dynamic compressors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 40 Expired
US7010393B2 Controlling multiple pumps operating in parallel or series Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 33 Expired
US5508943A Method and apparatus for measuring the distance of a turbocompressor's operating point to the surge limit interface Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 32 Expired
US4640665A Method for controlling a multicompressor station Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US4494006A Method and apparatus for controlling a multicompressor station Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US4142838A Method and apparatus for preventing surge in a dynamic compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US4046490A Method and apparatus for antisurge protection of a dynamic compressor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US3994623A Method and apparatus for controlling a dynamic compressor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5609465A Method and apparatus for overspeed prevention using open-loop response Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US5951240A Method and apparatus for improving antisurge control of turbocompressors by reducing control valve response time Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 15 Expired
US6332336A Method and apparatus for maximizing the productivity of a natural gas liquids production plant Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US6503048B1 Method and apparatus for estimating flow in compressors with sidestreams Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5599161A Method and apparatus for antisurge control of multistage compressors with sidestreams Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5752378A Prevention of parameter excursions in gas turbines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 14 Expired
US5908462A Method and apparatus for antisurge control of turbocompressors having surge limit lines with small slopes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Expired
US4102604A Method and apparatus for noninteracting control of a dynamic compressor having rotating vanes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6317655A Method and apparatus for estimating a surge limit line for configuring an antisurge controller Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US5967742A Method and apparatus for preventing surge while taking a turbocompressor off-line from a parallel configuration Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US3979655A Control system for controlling a dynamic compressor Physics 9 Expired
US6116258A Method and apparatus for an electrohydraulic control system of a steam turbine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US5622042A Method for predicting and using the exhaust gas temperatures for control of two and three shaft gas turbines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5879133A Prevention of parameter excursions during process compressor surge in gas turbines Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.