Patents by Inventor William F. Maciejewski

William F. Maciejewski 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 apparatuses for determining the volume of a substance in a flexible tank
    Patent number: 10508945
    Abstract: A flexible storage container may have a first footprint when empty, and retracts to a second footprint when filled with a substance. A load sensing apparatus used for determining the volume of the substance in the flexible storage container can include a first set of load-sensitive sensors arranged in at least a region of the first footprint external to the second footprint, and a second set of load-sensitive sensors arranged within the second footprint. The sensor data from the load-sensitive sensors can be used to create a pressure level profile, and the volume of the substance contained in the flexible storage container can be calculated from the pressure level profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Roark D. Weil, Matthew J. Hollander, Asdrubal Garcia-Ortiz, William F. Maciejewski
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING THE VOLUME OF A SUBSTANCE IN A FLEXIBLE TANK
    Publication number: 20170176233
    Abstract: A flexible storage container may have a first footprint when empty, and retracts to a second footprint when filled with a substance. A load sensing apparatus used for determining the volume of the substance in the flexible storage container can include a first set of load-sensitive sensors arranged in at least a region of the first footprint external to the second footprint, and a second set of load-sensitive sensors arranged within the second footprint. The sensor data from the load-sensitive sensors can be used to create a pressure level profile, and the volume of the substance contained in the flexible storage container can be calculated from the pressure level profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Roark D. Weil, Matthew J. Hollander, Asdrubal Garcia-Ortiz, William F. Maciejewski
  • Methods and apparatuses for determining the volume of a substance in a flexible tank
    Patent number: 9618377
    Abstract: A flexible storage container may have a first footprint when empty, and retracts to a second footprint when filled with a substance. A load sensing apparatus used for determining the volume of the substance in the flexible storage container can include a first set of load-sensitive sensors arranged in at least a region of the first footprint external to the second footprint, and a second set of load-sensitive sensors arranged within the second footprint. The sensor data from the load-sensitive sensors can be used to create a pressure level profile, and the volume of the substance contained in the flexible storage container can be calculated from the pressure level profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Roark D. Weil, Matthew J. Hollander, Asdrubal Garcia-Ortiz, William F. Maciejewski
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING THE VOLUME OF A SUBSTANCE IN A FLEXIBLE TANK
    Publication number: 20150082877
    Abstract: A flexible storage container may have a first footprint when empty, and retracts to a second footprint when filled with a substance. A load sensing apparatus used for determining the volume of the substance in the flexible storage container can include a first set of load-sensitive sensors arranged in at least a region of the first footprint external to the second footprint, and a second set of load-sensitive sensors arranged within the second footprint. The sensor data from the load-sensitive sensors can be used to create a pressure level profile, and the volume of the substance contained in the flexible storage container can be calculated from the pressure level profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Roark D. Weil, Matthew J. Hollander, Asdrubal Garcia-Ortiz, William F. Maciejewski