Patents by Inventor Francis Mess

Francis Mess 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: 10809234
    Abstract: An ultrasonic fluid flow meter can include a casing structure including a hook portion configured to engage a conduit to secure the casing structure to the conduit. The ultrasonic fluid flow meter can include a transducer block disposed within the casing structure and seating ultrasonic transducers. A distance between the hook portion and the transducer block along a direction transverse to the transducer block can be adjustable. The ultrasonic transducers can face the conduit when the casing structure is secured to the conduit via the hook portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Reliance Worldwide Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Leaders, Francis Mess, Clayton C. Pumphrey, Jorge C. Almirall
  • Publication number: 20190265203
    Abstract: A sensor assembly is configured to mount transducers on a conduit, such as a pipe, for measuring properties of a fluid flowing in the conduit. The sensor assembly can include a sensor cradle capable of seating and maintaining a pair of transducers. The sensor assembly can include a mounting device arranged to couple the sensor cradle to the conduit such that the transducers maintained at the sensor cradle are oriented to allow transmission of ultrasonic waves traversing the conduit. The sensor assembly allows for mechanically stable coupling of the transducers to the conduit. The transducers can be fixed to the sensor cradle though an adhesive. In some implementations, the transducers can be oriented substantially orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Reliance Worldwide Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Leaders, Francis Mess, Clayton C. Pumphrey, Jorge C. Almirall
  • Publication number: 20170122916
    Abstract: A sensor assembly is configured to mount transducers on a conduit, such as a pipe, for measuring properties of a fluid flowing in the conduit. The sensor assembly can include a sensor cradle capable of seating and maintaining a pair of transducers. The sensor assembly can include a mounting device arranged to couple the sensor cradle to the conduit such that the transducers maintained at the sensor cradle are oriented to allow transmission of ultrasonic waves traversing the conduit. The sensor assembly allows for mechanically stable coupling of the transducers to the conduit. The transducers can be fixed to the sensor cradle though an adhesive. In some implementations, the transducers can be oriented substantially orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Leaders, Francis Mess, Clayton C. Pumphrey, Jorge C. Almirall
  • Patent number: 8007655
    Abstract: A method and system for determining chemical properties of a fluid. The method and system include providing a weak electrolyte fluid, a container for the fluid, a detection method performed by a device having at least two electrodes, a detection and amplification device coupled to the electrodes and a sensed current compared to an uncontaminated, base fluid or compared to data characteristic of fluid contaminated or chemically changed in order to monitor and characterize the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Danyluk, Francis Mess, Sergey Tereshko, Anatoly Zharin
  • Publication number: 20090026090
    Abstract: A method and system for determining chemical properties of a fluid. The method and system include providing a weak electrolyte fluid, a container for the fluid, a detection method performed by a device having at least two electrodes, a detection and amplification device coupled to the electrodes and a sensed current compared to an uncontaminated, base fluid or compared to data characteristic of fluid contaminated or chemically changed in order to monitor and characterize the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Steven Danyluk, Francis Mess, Sergey Tereshko, Anatoly Zharin