Patents by Inventor Kim D. Saunders

Kim D. Saunders 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).

  • Three-axis current meter
    Patent number: 4391136
    Abstract: A three-axis current meter for measuring all three components of current velocity in the absence of self-interference caused by the sensor supports. Acoustic transducers for measuring the current components are mounted in "fingers" which are pointed in the upstream direction. Two of the acoustic paths lie in a vertical plane and intersect at right angles. The third acoustic path runs between two fingers, one of which is longer than and the other shorter than those defining the first two paths. The resulting path is inclined at 45.degree. with respect to the vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Henry T. Perkins, Kim D. Saunders, Albert W. Green