Patents by Inventor Daniel Matthew Wilbers

Daniel Matthew Wilbers 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).

  • Leak detection in fluid conducting conduit
    Patent number: 9037422
    Abstract: A method for detecting a leak in a fluid conducting conduit is disclosed. Inlet and outlet flowrates are measured for calculating a time derivative of average temperature of the fluid flowing in the fluid conducting conduit. A predicted difference in flowrate between a flowrate of fluid in the fluid conducting conduit adjacent the inlet and a flowrate of fluid in the fluid conducting conduit adjacent the outlet is calculated based on the calculated time derivative of the average temperature of the fluid flowing in the fluid conducting conduit. The predicted difference in flowrate is compared to a difference between the measured inlet flowrate and the measured outlet flowrate to determine whether a leak exists in the fluid conducting conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Invensys Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Terrence McHugh, Errol F. Jacob, Daniel Matthew Wilbers
  • LEAK DETECTION IN FLUID CONDUCTING CONDUIT
    Publication number: 20140046605
    Abstract: A method for detecting a leak in a fluid conducting conduit is disclosed. Inlet and outlet flowrates are measured for calculating a time derivative of average temperature of the fluid flowing in the fluid conducting conduit. A predicted difference in flowrate between a flowrate of fluid in the fluid conducting conduit adjacent the inlet and a flowrate of fluid in the fluid conducting conduit adjacent the outlet is calculated based on the calculated time derivative of the average temperature of the fluid flowing in the fluid conducting conduit. The predicted difference in flowrate is compared to a difference between the measured inlet flowrate and the measured outlet flowrate to determine whether a leak exists in the fluid conducting conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Terrence McHugh, Errol F. Jacob, Daniel Matthew Wilbers