Patents by Inventor Brenton P. Hill

Brenton P. Hill 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).

  • Method of measurement of abnormal wear debris and particulate contamination in machine components by oil analysis
    Patent number: 5586161
    Abstract: A method of measurement of abnormal wear debris and particulate contamination in machine components by oil analysis comprising the steps of:passing oil through a filter of selected pore size such that the filter entraps most larger abnormal wear particles and excludes most smaller normal wear particles;placing the filter in an x-ray spectrometer; andconverting the measured x-ray intensities of the particles trapped in the filter to a quantitative value indicating the species and concentration of abnormal wear particles and contamination particles in the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.
    Inventors: Henry J. Russell, Brenton P. Hill