Patents by Inventor Barton H. Rowlett

Barton H. Rowlett 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).

  • Patent number: 7114384
    Abstract: An adiabatic liquid volume sensor system is described, which employs a main chamber in a back-to-back configuration with a reference chamber of known volume. The system measures liquid volume in the main chamber by making low frequency acoustic measurements of the acoustic pressure differences in the two closed chambers when driven with a sinusoidal frequency from the same speaker. Pressure transducers in each chamber measure acoustic adiabatic pressures in each chamber. The ratio of these pressures multiplied by the known volume of the reference chamber yields the volume of gas in the main chamber. The volume of liquid is equal to the known volume of the main chamber minus the calculated gas volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2006
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Kenn S. Bates, Kenneth M. Kunz, Barton H. Rowlett, David B. Chang