Patents by Inventor William C. Bourne

William C. Bourne 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 liquid volumetric measurement
    Patent number: 7523661
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a volume of liquid within a vessel is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of devices each having electrical properties that are dependent on a temperature of the device, a constant current source coupled to the plurality of devices, and a unit configured to output a signal based on an amount of voltage at by the plurality of devices. The amount of voltage is based on a number of the plurality of devices immersed in the liquid, and a number of the plurality of devices not immersed in the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Dwyer, David R. Hollingsworth, William C. Bourne
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUID VOLUMETRIC MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20080028852
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a volume of liquid within a vessel is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of devices each having electrical properties that are dependent on a temperature of the device, a constant current source coupled to the plurality of devices, and a unit configured to output a signal based on an amount of voltage at by the plurality of devices. The amount of voltage is based on a number of the plurality of devices immersed in the liquid, and a number of the plurality of devices not immersed in the liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Michael D. Dwyer, David R. Hollingsworth, William C. Bourne
  • MEDICAL USE ANGULAR RATE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20080016962
    Abstract: A sensor unit to detect a falling event that includes a gyroscope attached to a monitored person, a micro-controller communicatively coupled to the gyroscope, and a memory communicatively coupled to receive and to store angular velocity data with a correlated time. The gyroscope senses an angular velocity of the monitored person and outputs the angular velocity data based on the sensed angular velocity. The micro-controller receives the angular velocity data and recognizes falling-pattern data in the angular velocity data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc,
    Inventors: Michael D. Dwyer, William C. Bourne, John W. Thornberry