Patents by Inventor Tim Kary

Tim Kary 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).

  • Methods and systems for monitoring a solid-liquid interface
    Patent number: 7758696
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material that is parallel with the liquid surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on L = f 2 ? w 2 g , where g is the gravitational constant, w is the horizontal width of the liquid, and f is the at least one frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc
    Inventors: Nathan G. Stoddard, Roger F. Clark, Tim Kary
  • Methods and Systems for Monitoring a Solid-Liquid Interface
    Publication number: 20090116019
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a solid-liquid interface, including providing a vessel configured to contain an at least partially melted material; detecting radiation reflected from a surface of a liquid portion of the at least partially melted material that is parallel with the liquid surface; measuring a disturbance on the surface; calculating at least one frequency associated with the disturbance; and determining a thickness of the liquid portion based on the at least one frequency, wherein the thickness is calculated based on L = f 2 ? w 2 g , where g is the gravitational constant, w is the horizontal width of the liquid, and f is the at least one frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan G. Stoddard, Roger F. Clark, Tim Kary