Granted Patent B2

US 12,339,265 · App. 18/393,316 · Granted Jun 24, 2025

Inventor: David L. Armitage (Denver, CO)

Assignee: Project Canary, PBC

G01N33/0009A01K31/14E21B41/00G08B21/12G08B21/16H02S20/10

Abstract

Claims (85)

1. A certification method of assigning a clean certificate to at least one pollution monitor in an oil facility, the certification method comprising:

providing at least one pollution monitor at the oil facility, each pollution monitor comprising:

a housing comprising:

an interior portion; and

an exterior portion;

an electronics package in the interior portion of the housing;

a pollution sensor electrically connected with the electronics package and configured to measure a concentration of an airborne pollutant; and

a communications circuit electrically connected with the pollution sensor and configured to generate a signal representative of the concentration of the airborne pollutant;

assigning at least one block to the at least one pollution monitor, wherein the at least one block configured store a repair data, the repair data comprising:

the signal generated by the communications circuit; and

at least one repair activity at the oil facility;

creating a blockchain hierarchy with the at least one block at the oil facility, the blockchain hierarchy comprising:

a first-level blockchain;

a second-level blockchain;

a third-level blockchain; and

a fourth-level blockchain;

establishing a smart contract to allow an exchange of the repair data within the blockchain hierarchy;

analyzing the repair data stored in the blockchain hierarchy with the smart contract; and

assigning the clean certificate to the oil facility.

2. The certification method of claim 1 , wherein creating the blockchain hierarchy further comprises:

receiving with the first-level blockchain, the repair data of the at least one pollution monitor;

receiving with the second-level blockchain, the repair data from a site comprising at least one pollution monitor;

receiving with the third-level blockchain, the repair data from a facility comprising the site; and

receiving with the fourth-level blockchain, the repair data from a company comprising at least one oil facility.

3. The certification method of claim 2 , wherein establishing a smart contract comprises:

receiving repair data by the third-level blockchain from the fourth-level blockchain;

receiving repair data by the second-level blockchain from the third-level blockchain; and

receiving repair data by the first-level blockchain from the second-level blockchain.

4. The certification method of claim 1 , wherein creating the blockchain hierarchy is based on:

concentration of airborne pollutants in the oil facility;

geo-location data of the oil facility;

base-line sensor data; or

a hardware serial number of the at least one pollution monitor.

5. The certification method of claim 1 , wherein assigning the clean certificate to the oil facility further comprises:

analyzing the repair data from one or more oil facilities with a public rule.

6. The certification method of claim 1 and further comprising:

establishing a set of rules for breaching a base-line reading;

comparing the signal representative of the concentration of the airborne pollutant to the set of rules, for identifying a breach of the base-line reading;

indicating a leak with the breach of the base-line reading; and

alerting a user in response to the breach of the base-line reading.

7. The certification method of claim 1 and further comprising:

assigning an audit trail to each block in the blockchain hierarchy.

8. A certification system to assign a clean certificate to at least one pollution monitor in an oil facility, the certification system comprising:

at least one pollution monitor at the oil facility, each pollution monitor comprising:

a housing comprising:

an interior portion; and

an exterior portion;

an electronics package in the interior portion of the housing;

a pollution sensor electrically connected with the electronics package and configured to measure a concentration of an airborne pollutant; and

a communications circuit electrically connected with the pollution sensor and configured to generate a signal representative of the concentration of the airborne pollutant; and

a logic control unit configured to:

assign at least one block to the at least one pollution monitor, wherein the at least one block is configured to store a repair data, the repair data comprising:

the signal generated by the communications circuit; and

at least one repair activity at the oil facility;

create a blockchain hierarchy with the at least one block at the oil facility, the blockchain hierarchy comprising:

a first-level blockchain;

a second-level blockchain;

a third-level blockchain; and

a fourth-level blockchain;

establish a smart contract to allow an exchange of the repair data within the blockchain hierarchy;

analyze the repair data stored in the blockchain hierarchy with the smart contract; and

assign the clean certificate to the oil facility.

9. The certification system of claim 8 , wherein the logic control unit is configured to:

receive with a first-level blockchain, the repair data of the at least one pollution monitor;

receive with a second-level blockchain, the repair data from a site comprising at least one pollution monitor;

receiving with a third-level blockchain, the repair data from a facility comprising the site; and

receiving with a fourth-level blockchain, the repair data from a company comprising at least one oil facility.

10. The certification system of claim 8 , wherein the logic control unit, using the smart contract is configured to:

receive repair data by the third-level blockchain from the fourth-level blockchain;

receive repair data by the second-level blockchain from the third-level blockchain; and

receive repair data by the first-level blockchain from the second-level blockchain.

11. The certification system of claim 8 , wherein the blockchain hierarchy is created based on:

concentration of airborne pollutants in the oil facility;

geo-location data of the oil facility;

base-line sensor data; or

a hardware serial number of the at least one pollution monitor.

12. The certification system of claim 8 , wherein the logic control unit is configured to:

analyze the repair data from one or more oil facilities with a public rule.

13. The certification system of claim 8 , wherein the logic control unit is configured to:

establish a set of rules for breaching a base-line reading;

compare the signal representative of the concentration of the airborne pollutant to the set of rules, for identifying a breach of the base-line reading;

indicate a leak with the breach of the base-line reading; and

alert a user in response to the breach of the base-line reading.

14. The certification system of claim 8 , wherein the logic control unit is configured to:

assign an audit trail to each block in the blockchain hierarchy.

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