Patents by Inventor Jeffery D. Chivers

Jeffery D. Chivers 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).

  • Industrial process transmitter with radiation shield
    Patent number: 11480488
    Abstract: An industrial process transmitter includes a housing, sensor circuitry, transmitter circuitry, and a radiation shield. The sensor circuitry is contained in the housing, and is configured to sense a process parameter and generate a sensor output that is indicative of the sensed process parameter. The transmitter circuitry is contained in the housing, and is configured to communicate the sensed process parameter to an external unit. The radiation shield substantially surrounds a portion of the housing containing the sensor circuitry and shields the sensor circuitry from gamma radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: ROSEMOUNT INC.
    Inventors: David Roberts, Matthew Etheridge, Trevor Stroth, Brian Kocher, Jeffery D. Chivers
  • INDUSTRIAL PROCESS TRANSMITTER WITH RADIATION SHIELD
    Publication number: 20200105429
    Abstract: An industrial process transmitter includes a housing, sensor circuitry, transmitter circuitry, and a radiation shield. The sensor circuitry is contained in the housing, and is configured to sense a process parameter and generate a sensor output that is indicative of the sensed process parameter. The transmitter circuitry is contained in the housing, and is configured to communicate the sensed process parameter to an external unit. The radiation shield substantially surrounds a portion of the housing containing the sensor circuitry and shields the sensor circuitry from gamma radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: David Roberts, Matthew Etheridge, Trevor Stroth, Brian Kocher, Jeffery D. Chivers
  • Instrument for nuclear power facility
    Patent number: 9281088
    Abstract: In a nuclear installation, an instrument includes a sensor module connected to a process flange. The sensor module includes a support conduit with support conduit threads. An electronic circuit is wired to a connector that includes a key that is aligned with field circuit contacts of the connector. A thermal and nuclear radiation shield encloses the electronic circuit and includes a shock protection annulus. The connector is secured inside the shock protection annulus. The thermal and nuclear radiation shield includes shield threads that rotatably engage the support conduit threads to rotate an alignment of the key relative to the process flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Chivers, Daniel A. Norberg
  • Instrument for nuclear power facility
    Publication number: 20110299647
    Abstract: In a nuclear installation, an instrument includes a sensor module connected to a process flange. The sensor module includes a support conduit with support conduit threads. An electronic circuit is wired to a connector that includes a key that is aligned with field circuit contacts of the connector. A thermal and nuclear radiation shield encloses the electronic circuit and includes a shock protection annulus. The connector is secured inside the shock protection annulus. The thermal and nuclear radiation shield includes shield threads that rotatably engage the support conduit threads to rotate an alignment of the key relative to the process flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Chivers, Daniel A. Norberg