Patents by Inventor Giles J. Brereton

Giles J. Brereton 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).

  • Sensors and method for measurement of flow rates and cumulative flow in ducts
    Patent number: 6408698
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor for measuring the instantaneous rate of mass flow and the cumulative mass flow in steady or unsteady flows of single-phase liquids or gases in a duct. By measuring the shear stress or the streamwise pressure gradient at the duct wall, and relating it to mass flow through solutions to the Navier Stokes equations of fluid mechanics, information on mass flow through the entire duct cross sectional area is deduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Board of Trustees Operating - Michigan State University
    Inventors: Giles J. Brereton, Harold J. Schock, Ruby N. Ghosh, Fathi M. Salam