Patents by Inventor Kenneth A. Kuhn

Kenneth A. Kuhn 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: 6640654
    Abstract: An apparatus for controllably varying the sample volume for each of a plurality of sample lines used with air monitoring equipment is disclosed. The sample volume is varied depending on the compound or compounds of interest sampled through each line. The flow volume from each sample line is determined and controlled by proportional time that an electrically actuated valve is open for that sampling line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: O.I. Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Kuhn, Donald P. Segers, Melody L. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20020184957
    Abstract: An apparatus for controllably varying the sample volume for each of a plurality of sample lines used with air monitoring equipment is disclosed. The sample volume is varied depending on the compound or compounds of interest sampled through each line. The flow volume from each sample line is determined and controlled by proportional time that an electrically actuated valve is open for that sampling line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Kuhn, Donald P. Segers, Melody L. Thompson
  • Patent number: 4529931
    Abstract: A single-coil wound on a ferrite core surrounding a current path is driven from a voltage controlled constant current source. The coil drive current is modulated with a fixed frequency squarewave. The average voltage present across the coil is sensed and integrated to provide an output signal which is proportional to the current flow and also provides a negative feedback to the voltage controlled current source to bias the modulated drive current in a direction which compensates for the biasing effects of the current flowing in the conductive path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1985
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Kenneth A. Kuhns