Patents by Inventor Jonathan C. Thatcher

Jonathan C. Thatcher 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).

  • System and method for measuring a level of a liquid in a container
    Patent number: 8229687
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate a physics based approach (hereinafter “model”) to determine the level of the liquid. The model may incorporate the physical properties of the fluids within the container, and measurements of the fluid under consideration. The model may also incorporate data from measuring devices, such as, but not limiting of, a delta-pressure (DP) transmitter. The model may then calculate, within a reasonable level of accuracy, the level of the fluid within the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: William F. Seely, Jonathan C. Thatcher, Steve W. Backman
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A LEVEL OF A LIQUID IN A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20100161252
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention may incorporate a physics based approach (hereinafter “model”) to determine the level of the liquid. The model may incorporate the physical properties of the fluids within the container, and measurements of the fluid under consideration. The model may also incorporate data from measuring devices, such as, but not limiting of, a delta-pressure (DP) transmitter. The model may then calculate, within a reasonable level of accuracy, the level of the fluid within the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: William F. Seely, Jonathan C. Thatcher, Steve W. Backman