Patents by Inventor Dan Bartoli

Dan Bartoli 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).

  • Pulse-echo ranging system
    Patent number: 7349291
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling pulses in a pulse-echo level measurement or time-of-flight ranging system. The apparatus comprises a controller, a transducer, and an energy storage device. The energy storage device is operatively coupled to the transducer through a relay. The relay is enabled and disabled by the controller and in the disabled state the energy storage device is allowed to accumulate energy. The energy is stored in the energy storage at a variable voltage level. The controller includes a component for determining a voltage level corresponding to an acceptable confidence level for echo pulses. The controller includes another component for determining a voltage level an increased response time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Siemens Milltronics Process Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Bartoli, Gordon Li
  • PULSE-ECHO RANGING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20070223312
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling pulses in a pulse-echo level measurement or time-of-flight ranging system. The apparatus comprises a controller, a transducer, and an energy storage device. The energy storage device is operatively coupled to the transducer through a relay. The relay is enabled and disabled by the controller and in the disabled state the energy storage device is allowed to accumulate energy. The energy is stored in the energy storage at a variable voltage level. The controller includes a component for determining a voltage level corresponding to an acceptable confidence level for echo pulses. The controller includes another component for determining a voltage level an increased response time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventors: Dan Bartoli, Gordon Li