Patents by Inventor Harald Tonnesen

Harald Tonnesen 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: 6011490
    Abstract: Apparatus for measurement concerning fluids in a rotor or container (2) during rotation, comprising an electric or magnetic sensor (4) mounted internally on a wall in the container (2), and means (5A, 5B) for contact-free and intermittent transmission of measurement signals from the sensor (4) to a stationary measuring unit (7) outside the container. The sensor (4) comprises an active electronic circuit (8) adapted to store measurement values that are recorded during at least a portion of a revolution of the container (2), before said transmission of corresponding measurement signals to the measuring unit (7). Electric power supply to the electronic circuit (8) is provided for by generator means comprising a stationary magnet (11) near the container (2) and a coil (12) mounted in the container so that a voltage is induced in the coil (12) during movement past the magnet (11) during the rotation of the container (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Exxon Production Research Company
    Inventors: Harald Tonnesen, Per Scholberg Henriksen, Truls Fallet