Patents by Inventor Eric G. Kappelt

Eric G. Kappelt 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: 4655089
    Abstract: A signal processing system that directly determines the phase difference existing between two periodic electrical signals and a mass flow meter employing the system are provided. The system shifts together two comparison signals corresponding to the periodic electrical signals and accumulates the shift that is necessary to force the phase angles of the comparison signals to be equal. The mass flow meter employs a moving conduit through which the fluid whose mass flow rate is to be measured flows and which generates Coriolis forces. The Coriolis forces affect the motion of the moving conduit and motion sensors provide periodic signals corresponding to the motion of the conduit. Under flow conditions, the Coriolis forces cause the electrical signals produced by the sensors to be out of phase with each other to an extent that depends on the magnitude of the mass flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1987
    Assignee: Smith Meter Inc.
    Inventors: Eric G. Kappelt, Frederick A. Ciccozzi