Patents by Inventor Scott S. Merkley

Scott S. Merkley 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).

  • Pass-throughs for use with sensor assemblies, sensor assemblies including at least one pass-through and related methods
    Patent number: 10330551
    Abstract: Transducer assemblies may include a sensor and a housing including a pass-through portion comprising at least one aperture in a portion of the housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing and the sensor. Methods of forming transducer assemblies may include welding a first housing section of the transducer assembly to a second housing portion of the transducer assembly and forming at least one aperture in the first housing section extending along a longitudinal axis of the transducer assembly, along a chamber for holding a sensor, and through the weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Quartzdyne, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Scott Brown, K. Robert Harker, Scott S. Merkley
  • PASS-THROUGHS FOR USE WITH SENSOR ASSEMBLIES, SENSOR ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE PASS-THROUGH AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180238759
    Abstract: Transducer assemblies may include a sensor and a housing including a pass-through portion comprising at least one aperture in a portion of the housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing and the sensor. Methods of forming transducer assemblies may include welding a first housing section of the transducer assembly to a second housing portion of the transducer assembly and forming at least one aperture in the first housing section extending along a longitudinal axis of the transducer assembly, along a chamber for holding a sensor, and through the weld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: G. Scott Brown, K. Robert Harker, Scott S. Merkley
  • Pass-throughs for use with sensor assemblies, sensor assemblies including at least one pass-through and related methods
    Patent number: 9964459
    Abstract: Transducer assemblies may include a sensor and a housing including a pass-through portion comprising at least one aperture in a portion of the housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing and the sensor. Methods of forming transducer assemblies may include welding a first housing section of the transducer assembly to a second housing portion of the transducer assembly and forming at least one aperture in the first housing section extending along a longitudinal axis of the transducer assembly, along a chamber for holding a sensor, and through the weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Quartzdyne, Inc.
    Inventors: G. Scott Brown, K. Robert Harker, Scott S. Merkley
  • PASS-THROUGHS FOR USE WITH SENSOR ASSEMBLIES, SENSOR ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE PASS-THROUGH AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20160123830
    Abstract: Transducer assemblies may include a sensor and a housing including a pass-through portion comprising at least one aperture in a portion of the housing extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing and the sensor. Methods of forming transducer assemblies may include welding a first housing section of the transducer assembly to a second housing portion of the transducer assembly and forming at least one aperture in the first housing section extending along a longitudinal axis of the transducer assembly, along a chamber for holding a sensor, and through the weld.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: G. Scott Brown, K. Robert Harker, Scott S. Merkley