Patents by Inventor Michael Ponstingl

Michael Ponstingl 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).

  • Corrosion monitoring system, optical corrosion probe, and methods of use
    Patent number: 7274443
    Abstract: Optical corrosion monitoring and detection systems as well as methods to detect and monitor corrosion under process conditions and generally in real time using electromagnetic radiation, particularly light. The systems generally provide for incident light to be allowed to reflect from a coating which is exposed to the corroding action of the process stream. As the coating is corroded, the intensity, or other function, of the incident light is changed and this change is detected and used to extrapolate a level of corrosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2007
    Assignee: Custom Sensors and Technology
    Inventors: Michael Ponstingl, Jess V. Ford, Anthony Johnson
  • Fiber optic fluid probe
    Publication number: 20050219541
    Abstract: A fiber optic fluid probe is employed in determining characteristics of a fluid or solid dispersed in the fluid into which the probe is immersed. The probe transmits electromagnetic radiation from a source by way of one or more fiber optic fibers and into the fluid, and then senses how the electromagnetic radiation interacts with the fluid. The optical signal returned from the probe, by way of fiber optic cables, is interrogated by an electronic instrument, which correlates the optical response to fluid properties and/or characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Johnson, Michael Ponstingl
  • Corrosion monitoring system, optical corrosion probe, and methods of use
    Publication number: 20050135546
    Abstract: Optical corrosion monitoring and detection systems as well as methods to detect and monitor corrosion under process conditions and generally in real time using electromagnetic radiation, particularly light. The systems generally provide for incident light to be allowed to reflect from a coating which is exposed to the corroding action of the process stream. As the coating is corroded, the intensity, or other function, of the incident light is changed and this change is detected and used to extrapolate a level of corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Ponstingl, Jess Ford, Anthony Johnson