Patents by Inventor Alan Blaine Kempner

Alan Blaine Kempner 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).

  • Process measurement probe bottoming indicator
    Patent number: 9383236
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for indicating bottoming contact between an inner wall of a fluid carrying conduit and a distal tip process measurement probe. A process device, such as a fluid flow meter, has a process measurement probe configured for insertion into the fluid carrying conduit. An insertion mechanism is coupled to the process measurement probe and configured to apply force to insert the process measurement probe into the fluid carrying conduit. A bottoming indicator is configured to provide an indication of proper bottoming of the distal tip of the process measurement probe against the inner wall of the fluid carrying conduit as a function of an insertion related force or pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dieterich Standard, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Blaine Kempner, Nathaniel Kirk Kenyon, Darrel Francis Coleman
  • PROCESS MEASUREMENT PROBE BOTTOMING INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20160084688
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for indicating bottoming contact between an inner wall of a fluid carrying conduit and a distal tip process measurement probe. A process device, such as a fluid flow meter, has a process measurement probe configured for insertion into the fluid carrying conduit. An insertion mechanism is coupled to the process measurement probe and configured to apply force to insert the process measurement probe into the fluid carrying conduit. A bottoming indicator is configured to provide an indication of proper bottoming of the distal tip of the process measurement probe against the inner wall of the fluid carrying conduit as a function of an insertion related force or pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Alan Blaine Kempner, Nathaniel Kirk Kenyon, Darrel Francis Coleman