Patents by Inventor Richard E. Kugler

Richard E. Kugler 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).

  • Method and apparatus for simultaneously measuring CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 and N.sub.2 dissolved in liquid
    Patent number: 6138497
    Abstract: A method for simultaneously measuring CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 and N.sub.2 gases dissolved in liquid includes a device for extracting the sample of gases from a container, such as a soft drink bottle, and a gas sample cell connected in fluid communication with the gas extracting device. The concentrations of CO.sub.2 and O.sub.2 gas in the gas sample are determined utilizing infrared (IR) absorption and phosphorescent quenching, respectively. The concentration of these respective gases is then converted to a partial pressure reading utilizing the temperature of the gas sample. The partial pressure of nitrogen gas in the sample is determined by measuring the total pressure of the gas sample and subtracting the partial pressures of the CO.sub.2 and O.sub.2 gas therefrom. The respective partial pressures of the CO.sub.2, O.sub.2 and N.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: The Coca-Cola Company
    Inventors: John A. Nix, Robert A. Wilks, Richard E. Kugler, Leonard E. Henry, Jr.