Patents by Inventor Heinrich Lompe

Heinrich Lompe 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).

  • Apparatus and method for leak detection
    Patent number: 6088417
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for detecting and locating leaks in a nuclear plant, in particular a pipeline in a nuclear plant, include a collection line which is permeable to a substance to be detected and which communicates with a pump and with a sensor for the substance. The sensor has a detector for detecting the radioactivity of the substance or a branch line which communicates with a detector for detecting radioactivity branches off upstream of the sensor. If a radioactive substance reaches the collection line and penetrates it, then the location of the leak can be determined from the instant at which the radioactive substance reaches the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Jax, Heinrich Lompe