Patents by Inventor Henry E. Bass

Henry E. Bass 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).

  • Underwater biomass assessment device and method
    Patent number: 7688675
    Abstract: A system for assessing underwater biomass that comprises a frame that can float and hold the system on a body of water; a transducer that emits and receives wave signals; a motor box, that positions the transducer below a water line; a control unit to allow a user to operate the system and view results obtained from the system; an electronics housing that receives a CPU board that communicates with and relays information to and from, the control unit; and a communication device to facilitate communication between the control unit and the CPU board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: University of Mississippi
    Inventors: James P. Chambers, Henry E. Bass, Kenneth E. Gilbert, Daniel E. Kleinert, Jr.
  • Thermoacoustic refrigeration device and method
    Patent number: 6688112
    Abstract: A thermoacoustic refrigeration device employs a gas-vapor mixture as the working fluid. As a result, the refrigeration device operates according to a modified thermoacoustic refrigeration cycle that adds a condensation-vaporization cycle to the thermoacoustic cycle. The resulting modified refrigeration cycle increases the efficiency of heat transport by harnessing the translational motion of the vapor, as well as the usual acoustic oscillations, to transport the heat energy from one end of a thermal stack to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: University of Mississippi
    Inventors: Richard Raspet, William V. Slaton, Craig J. Hickey, Robert A. Hiller, Henry E. Bass
  • Thermoacoustic refrigeration device and method
    Publication number: 20030101734
    Abstract: A thermoacoustic refrigeration device employs a gas-vapor mixture as the working fluid. As a result, the refrigeration device operates according to a modified thermoacoustic refrigeration cycle that adds a condensation-vaporization cycle to the thermoacoustic cycle. The resulting modified refrigeration cycle increases the efficiency of heat transport by harnessing the translational motion of the vapor, as well as the usual acoustic oscillations, to transport the heat energy from one end of a thermal stack to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
    Inventors: Richard Raspet, William V. Slaton, Craig J. Hickey, Robert A. Hiller, Henry E. Bass
  • Passive acoustic tornado detector and detection method
    Patent number: 5355350
    Abstract: A tornado detector includes a microphone which monitors outdoor noise for increasing amplitude within a frequency range characteristic of a tornado. When the sound pressure level within the passband of the detector exceeds established thresholds, logic is applied to determine whether the level is increasing at a rate indicative of an approaching tornado and therefore whether an alarm is to be sounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Inventors: Henry E. Bass, Haiping Yan