Patents by Inventor Frederick Lloyd Lichtenfels, II

Frederick Lloyd Lichtenfels, II 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: 6581459
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining liquid level in a container, wherein the container can be subjected to attitude variations, comprising a plurality of transducers for emitting acoustic energy into the liquid in a plurality of predetermined directions towards the liquid surface from a position below the liquid surface and for receiving echoes; and control electronic for determining liquid level based on echo amplitude and time delay between the emissions and detection of the echoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Frederick Lloyd Lichtenfels, II
  • Patent number: 5723870
    Abstract: 057238701Apparatus for detecting fluid level in a container, comprises a housing adapted to be disposed in the container; a float with an associated magnetic element, the float position corresponding to fluid level in the container; a magnetostrictive sensor disposed inside the housing; and a stick gauge disposed inside the housing; the magnetostrictive sensor and the stick gauge each being operable to determine the float position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products Inc.
    Inventors: David Henry Crowne, Lisa Brackenbury Maurice, Frederick Lloyd Lichtenfels, II, Kip Joseph Freeman
  • Patent number: 5669262
    Abstract: An externally mounted transducer assembly for an ultrasonic liquid level measuring device that utilizes a piezoelectric crystal for generating ultrasonic pulses to be transmitted through a tank or the line containing a volume of liquid. Electrical conductors are formed integrally with the fuel tank for connecting the transducer to other components of the system. The wall of the tank is provided with an arrangement for removably attaching the transducer housing thereto. The tank is provided with electrical contacts that connect to the conductors that are integral with the tank. Also, electrical contacts in the transducer housing are connected to the transducer for providing current thereto. When the transducer housing is attached to the tank, the transducer is thereby connected to the measuring system circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1997
    Assignee: Simmonds Precision Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Lloyd Lichtenfels, II, Ralph Ernest Burt