Patents by Inventor Jack L. Bicehouse

Jack L. Bicehouse 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).

  • Non-contact inductive distance measuring system with temperature compensation
    Patent number: 4956606
    Abstract: A non-contact level measurement system for monitoring distances with very high accuracy between a sensor coil and a metallic object such as a molten liquid level over either very narrow or extended distances. Means are provided for compensating for temperature and other non-linear effects including other inductive fields, environmental changes and the like. The system incorporates an L-C resonant circuit connected between the output of an oscillator and the input of an operational amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Mine Safety Appliances Company
    Inventors: Richard F. Kwiatkowski, Bruce C. Gallagher, Jack L. Bicehouse