Patents by Inventor Dennis M. Kotz

Dennis M. Kotz 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).

  • Ultrasonic liquid level detector
    Patent number: 7802470
    Abstract: An ultrasonic liquid level detector for use within a shielded container, the detector being tubular in shape with a chamber at its lower end into which liquid from in the container may enter and exit, the chamber having an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver in its top wall and a reflector plate or target as its bottom wall whereby when liquid fills the chamber a complete medium is then present through which an ultrasonic wave may be transmitted and reflected from the target thus signaling that the liquid is at chamber level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Dennis M. Kotz, William R. Hinz
  • Ultrasonic liquid level detector
    Publication number: 20090183564
    Abstract: An ultrasonic liquid level detector for use within a shielded container, the detector being tubular in shape with a chamber at its lower end into which liquid from in the container may enter and exit, the chamber having an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver in its top wall and a reflector plate or target as its bottom wall whereby when liquid fills the chamber a complete medium is then present through which an ultrasonic wave may be transmitted and reflected from the target thus signaling that the liquid is at chamber level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Dennis M. Kotz, William R. Hinz