Patents by Inventor Dustin R. Reynolds

Dustin R. Reynolds 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).

  • Milk meter
    Patent number: 10598528
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a tube, first and second pairs of electrodes, a reference device, and a processor. The processor determines a speed of a fluid traveling between the first and second pairs of electrodes and determines a reference conductance of the fluid using the reference device. The processor also determines a measured conductance of the fluid using at least one of the first and second pairs of electrodes and determines, based on the reference conductance and the measured conductance, a cross-sectional area of the fluid at an electrode. The processor further adds a correction factor to the determined speed to produce a bulk speed of the fluid. The processor further determines a volumetric flow rate of the fluid based on the bulk speed and the determined area and determines a volume of the fluid based on the determined volumetric flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.
    Inventors: Robert E. Hanes, Jr., Richard L. Pettys, Jr., Daniel T. Nichols, Richard B. Voigt, Joel R. Henry, Roma M. Montifar, David M. Headley, Dustin R. Reynolds
  • MILK METER
    Publication number: 20190145805
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a tube, first and second pairs of electrodes, a reference device, and a processor. The processor determines a speed of a fluid traveling between the first and second pairs of electrodes and determines a reference conductance of the fluid using the reference device. The processor also determines a measured conductance of the fluid using at least one of the first and second pairs of electrodes and determines, based on the reference conductance and the measured conductance, a cross-sectional area of the fluid at an electrode. The processor further adds a correction factor to the determined speed to produce a bulk speed of the fluid. The processor further determines a volumetric flow rate of the fluid based on the bulk speed and the determined area and determines a volume of the fluid based on the determined volumetric flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Robert E. Hanes, JR., Richard L. Pettys, JR., Daniel T. Nichols, Richard B. Voigt, Joel R. Henry, Roma M. Montifar, David M. Headley, Dustin R. Reynolds