Patents by Inventor William K. Shubert

William K. Shubert 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).

  • Present weather observing system utilizing particulate size and velocity measurements
    Patent number: 4613938
    Abstract: A present weather observing system including a radiation source for providing a beam of radiation in the atmosphere and a detector for detecting scattered radiation from suspended or precipitating particles within a sample volume, the detector having a field of view intersecting the beam to define the sample volume. The invention further includes a device for determining the size and velocity of at least one particle precipitating through the sample volume, and an element responsive to the device for determining size and velocity for identifying the type of precipitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: HSS Inc.
    Inventors: Donald F. Hansen, William K. Shubert