Patents by Inventor Dan C. Pinney

Dan C. Pinney 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).

  • Apparatus and method for quantity meter testing
    Publication number: 20040040368
    Abstract: An apparatus and method that employ a motor control system coupled to a variable positive displacement water chamber system for testing a quantity meter. Using this apparatus and method, the flow rate of water passing through the meter can be positively controlled. The water meter generates an output signal that is monitored by an electronic sensor. The information from the motor controller is compared with the meter output signal to provide a measure of the meter's accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Carl R. Guckenberger, Dan C. Pinney