Patents by Inventor Diana C. TIESMAN

Diana C. TIESMAN 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).

  • Patent number: 9442001
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a liquid level in a reservoir can include another reservoir and a liquid level monitoring apparatus, the apparatus including two float devices, with each of the float devices measuring the liquid level relative to a respective one of the reservoirs. Another liquid level monitoring apparatus can include two laterally spaced apart elongated float guides, two float devices at least partially reciprocably disposed relative to the respective float guides, and an alignment structure that maintains lateral separation and longitudinal alignment of the float guides. A monitoring method can include positioning one reservoir in another reservoir, and partially immersing a liquid level monitoring apparatus in both of the reservoirs, the apparatus including two float devices, each of the float devices thereby measuring a level of the liquid in a respective one of the reservoirs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: LONE STAR LEAK DETECTION, LLP
    Inventors: Diana C. Tiesman, Robert C. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20160231159
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a liquid level in a reservoir can include another reservoir and a liquid level monitoring apparatus, the apparatus including two float devices, with each of the float devices measuring the liquid level relative to a respective one of the reservoirs. Another liquid level monitoring apparatus can include two laterally spaced apart elongated float guides, two float devices at least partially reciprocably disposed relative to the respective float guides, and an alignment structure that maintains lateral separation and longitudinal alignment of the float guides. A monitoring method can include positioning one reservoir in another reservoir, and partially immersing a liquid level monitoring apparatus in both of the reservoirs, the apparatus including two float devices, each of the float devices thereby measuring a level of the liquid in a respective one of the reservoirs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Diana C. TIESMAN, Robert C. MCDONALD