Patents by Inventor Donald R. Poole, JR.

Donald R. Poole, JR. 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).

  • Sensor network for detecting riverbed scour
    Patent number: 8560240
    Abstract: A riverbed scour detection system, comprising a wireless sensor network embedded in areas of potential scour. The scour detection network has one or more vertical stacks of sensor nodes placed in the riverbed at known locations. The sensors detect each other, and non detection of a sensor indicates its removal by scour activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Gregory C. Willden, Donald R. Poole, Jr., Ben A. Abbott, Ronald T. Green
  • Sensor Network for Detecting Riverbed Scour
    Publication number: 20120226441
    Abstract: A riverbed scour detection system, comprising a wireless sensor network embedded in areas of potential scour. The scour detection network has one or more vertical stacks of sensor nodes placed in the riverbed at known locations. The sensors detect each other, and non detection of a sensor indicates its removal by scour activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Gregory C. Willden, Donald R. Poole, JR., Ben A. Abbott, Ronald T. Green