Patents by Inventor Jerome J. Free, Jr.

Jerome J. Free, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4897797
    Abstract: In a treatment system for feeding a liquid from a tank having an outlet by a controllable pump operated cyclically, an automatic calibration/measuring system. The system is arranged for determining the volume of liquid pumped each cycle of operation by the pump and comprises a hollow sight glass having first and second sensors coupled thereto. The sight glass is in fluid communication with the tank. The first sensor is arranged to provide a first signal when the level of liquid in the container reaches it while the second sensor, which is located below the first sensor, provides a second signal when the level of liquid in the container reaches it. The container defines a predetermined volume between the first and second sensors. The system also includes a controller to determine the actual number of cycles of operation of the pump required to pump the predetermined volume and if that number has deviated from a preestablished number. If so, the pump is controlled in response to the detected deviation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Betz Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome J. Free, Jr., James C. Rodgers, Davie B. Lawhon