Patents by Inventor Bryan V. Scala

Bryan V. Scala 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).

  • Pressure detection system immune to pressure ripple effects
    Patent number: 10987617
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a fluid flow system includes a filter housing, a housing inlet to allow the fluid flow into the filter housing and a housing outlet to allow the fluid flow to exit the filter housing. A filter element is located in the filter housing to collect contaminants from the fluid flow. A pressure sensor is located to measure a pressure drop across the filter element. The pressure sensor includes at least one sense line extending into an interior volume of the filter housing. A method of monitoring a filter assembly for a fluid flow system includes positioning a pressure sensor at a filter assembly, extending at least one sense line from the pressure sensor into an internal volume of a filter housing of the filter assembly, and measuring a pressure drop across a filter element of the filter assembly via the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lubomir A. Ribarov, Richard J. Carpenter, Aaron V. Price, Gary M. McBrien, Aaron F. Rickis, Bryan V. Scala
  • PRESSURE DETECTION SYSTEM IMMUNE TO PRESSURE RIPPLE EFFECTS
    Publication number: 20170282101
    Abstract: A filter assembly for a fluid flow system includes a filter housing, a housing inlet to allow the fluid flow into the filter housing and a housing outlet to allow the fluid flow to exit the filter housing. A filter element is located in the filter housing to collect contaminants from the fluid flow. A pressure sensor is located to measure a pressure drop across the filter element. The pressure sensor includes at least one sense line extending into an interior volume of the filter housing. A method of monitoring a filter assembly for a fluid flow system includes positioning a pressure sensor at a filter assembly, extending at least one sense line from the pressure sensor into an internal volume of a filter housing of the filter assembly, and measuring a pressure drop across a filter element of the filter assembly via the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Lubomir A. Ribarov, Richard J. Carpenter, Aaron V. Price, Gary M. McBrien, Aaron F. Rickis, Bryan V. Scala