Patents by Inventor Ian Smeaton

Ian Smeaton 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: 6170979
    Abstract: A fluid injection and monitoring apparatus for the introduction of one or more fluid additives to a gaseous or liquid stream, and for monitoring the stream, such that the additives will be able to be introduced without providing a point of weakness in the pipeline, includes at least two pipe members extending radially into a pipeline, with each of the pipe members having a conduit for flow of a fluid additive material radially inward along the pipe members. A plurality of discharge orifices are provided in each of the pipe members on a downstream side thereof, with the plurality of discharge orifices being arranged in a spaced array along a respective pipe member for discharge of one or more additives downstream into said gaseous or liquid stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: Ian Smeaton