Patents by Inventor Lennox Reid

Lennox Reid 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).

  • Non-vibrating capacitance probe for wear monitoring
    Patent number: 5974869
    Abstract: A non-vibrating capacitance probe for use as a non-contact sensor for tribological wear on a component. The device detects surface charge through temporal variation in the work function of a material. A reference electrode senses changing contact potential difference over the component surface, owing to compositional variation on the surface. Temporal variation in the contact potential difference induces a current through an electrical connection. This current is amplified and converted to a voltage signal by an electronic circuit with an operational amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Georgia Tech Research Corp.
    Inventors: Steven Danyluk, Anatoly Zharin, Elmer Zanoria, Lennox Reid, Kenneth M. Hamall