Patents by Inventor Stephen S. Wheeler

Stephen S. Wheeler 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 automatically transferring and measuring wet steam between priority and secondary users
    Patent number: 5307832
    Abstract: A system by which a supplier of wet steam may allocate and measure the mass flow rate and quality of steam delivered to a demand user and one or more secondary users with the wet steam delivered to each user being measured for purposes of billing. Pressure regulator means between the demand customer and the secondary customers responsive to pressure changes caused by the amount of steam going to the demand customer. The demand customer thus being able to take from 0 to 100% of the steam generator output with the remaining steam being allocated to the secondary customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Stoy, James L. G. Schrodt, Stephen S. Wheeler
  • Method and apparatus for automatically transferring and measuring wet steam between priority and secondary users
    Patent number: 5307833
    Abstract: A system by which a supplier of wet steam may allocate and measure the mass flow rate and quality of steam delivered to a demand user and one or more secondary users with the wet steam delivered to each user being measured for purposes of billing. Pressure regulator means between the demand customer and the secondary customers responsive to pressure changes caused by the amount of steam going to the demand customer. The demand customer thus being able to take from 0 to 100% of the steam generator output with the remaining steam being allocated to the secondary customers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Stoy, James L. G. Schrodt, Stephen S. Wheeler
  • Method and apparatus for automatically transferring and measuring wet steam between multiple constant demand users
    Patent number: 5285962
    Abstract: A system for automatically controlling the quantity and quality of steam to a plurality of constant demand customers has a steam generating source, and pressure regulator means and steam mass flow measurement means between each constant demand customer and the steam generating source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Stoy, James L. G. Schrodt, Stephen S. Wheeler