Patents by Inventor Lloyd E. Graupman

Lloyd E. Graupman 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).

  • Method of determining the type of fluid flow probe inserted into a flow meter
    Patent number: 6446512
    Abstract: An inline electromagnetic flow probe, and its corresponding flow transducer, incorporate mutually compatible features that permit a single transducer to identify which of a plurality of types of flow probes has been inserted into the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Medtronic Avecore Cardiovascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Zimmerman, Richard J. O'Brien, Lloyd E. Graupman
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING THE TYPE OF FLUID FLOW PROBE INSERTED INTO A FLOW METER
    Publication number: 20020011118
    Abstract: An inline electromagnetic flow probe, and its corresponding flow transducer, incorporate mutually compatible features that permit a single transducer to identify which of a plurality of types of flow probes has been inserted into the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: DOUGLAS J. ZIMMERMAN, RICHARD J. O'BRIEN, LLOYD E. GRAUPMAN