Patents by Inventor David W. Miner

David W. Miner 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).

  • Energy loss detection system
    Patent number: 4456173
    Abstract: An energy loss detection system includes an apparatus (22) for measuring loss of the vapor phase of a bi-phase fluid. Such apparatus is interposable in an energy transfer circuit downstream of an energy consumer device (14), intended to take energy from the bi-phase fluid by converting the vapor phase to liquid, and upstream of a potential energy loss device (20). The apparatus includes a separator (24) for separating the vapor and liquid phases of the bi-phase fluid into separate flow paths. A probe (51) senses the flow rate of the vapor phase through the separator and produces a signal related thereto. An output apparatus (72) includes a readout device (79) responsive to the probe signal for producing a display indicative of vapor flow rate and hence of energy loss downstream of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1984
    Assignee: Armstrong International, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Miner, Mark D. Driscoll, John E. Sorenson, Robert T. Kirchner, David A. Keech
  • Energy loss detection system
    Patent number: 4305548
    Abstract: An energy loss detection system includes an apparatus for measuring loss of the vapor phase of a bi-phase fluid. Such apparatus is interposable in an energy transfer circuit downstream of an energy consumer device, intended to take energy from the bi-phase fluid by converting the vapor phase to liquid, and upstream of a potential energy loss device. The apparatus includes a separator for separating the vapor and liquid phases of the bi-phase fluid into separate flow paths. A probe senses the flow rate of the vapor phase through the separator and produces a signal related thereto. An output apparatus includes a read-out device responsive to the probe signal for producing a display indicative of vapor flow rate and hence of energy loss downstream of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1981
    Assignee: Armstrong Machine Works
    Inventors: David W. Miner, Mark D. Driscoll, John E. Sorenson, Robert T. Kirchner, David A. Keech