Patents by Inventor Barry T. Lubin

Barry T. Lubin 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).

  • Acoustic monitoring of tube vibration
    Patent number: 4523466
    Abstract: The tubes of tube and shell heat exchangers destructively vibrate at certain velocities with which fluid flows over their outside surfaces. An acoustic generator is positioned to respond to the fluid vibrations generated by the tubes. The structure of the acoustic generator is sized and arranged to produce a modulated tone representative of tube vibration. A detector mounted external the heat exchanger shell responds to the tone to initiate corrective action which will reduce the tube vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Combustion Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry T. Lubin, James P. Thompson