Patents by Inventor Larry Covino

Larry Covino 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).

  • Transducer mounting bracket and verification device: apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5850046
    Abstract: A transducer mounting apparatus (10) is disclosed which includes a two-piece mounting bracket (20) and a verification device (100). The two-piece mounting bracket (20) includes a precisely machined base plate (22) and sliding plate (60). At least one transducer (150) is mounted to the sliding plate (60) and the sliding plate (60) is slideably coupled to the base plate (22) for precisely mounting and slideably positioning at least the one transducer (150) adjacent a "target" to be monitored thereby. The verification device (100) couples to the base plate (22) and is employed in a method for calibrating and verifying the operation of at least the one transducer (150) prior to at least the one transducer (150) being mechanically locked into position by rigidly securing the sliding plate (60) to the base plate (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: Bently Nevada Corporation
    Inventors: Rich Slates, Ron Wilson, Tom Pfoh, Larry Covino