Patents by Inventor Manuel S. Alvarez

Manuel S. Alvarez 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).

  • TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20100021154
    Abstract: A system transports a device into a piece of industrial equipment for the purpose of collecting data inside of the industrial equipment. In an embodiment, the industrial equipment is a furnace and the device is an IR camera. The system opens a door covering an opening on the furnace, moves the IR camera inside of the furnace for a short time, the IR camera captures images, and the system removes the camera from the furnace and closes the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Kocanda, Roger N. Schmidt, Justin M. Sheard, William M. Volna, Manuel S. Alvarez, Charles E. Lane, III, Larry A. Hain
  • Transport system for monitoring industrial process
    Patent number: 7641402
    Abstract: A system transports a device into a piece of industrial equipment for the purpose of collecting data inside of the industrial equipment. In an embodiment, the industrial equipment is a furnace and the device is an IR camera. The system opens a door covering an opening on the furnace, moves the IR camera inside of the furnace for a short time, the IR camera captures images, and the system removes the camera from the furnace and closes the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Kocanda, Roger N. Schmidt, Justin M. Sheard, William M. Volna, Manuel S. Alvarez, Charles E. Lane, III, Larry A. Hain
  • Magnetic drive for high and low temperature mechanical oscillators used in sensor applications
    Patent number: 7598820
    Abstract: A magnetic drive and mechanical oscillator system comprising a mechanical oscillator, a coil, a means for providing alternating current to said coil thereby creating a magnetic field within and about the coil, said means including an on-off means and a ferromagnetic material in communication with the diaphragm of the mechanical oscillator and the coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Manuel S. Alvarez, Henry Alan Wolf, Martin Mellert, Josef Fehrenbach
  • Mechanical oscillator activated or deactivated by a predetermined condition
    Publication number: 20080314150
    Abstract: The present invention is a mechanical oscillator for detection and measurement of corrosive or foreign materials. The elements include a means for mechanical excitation, and a mechanical oscillator, wherein said mechanical oscillator has a resonant frequency, f, and a quality factor, Q. A fuse fixed to the oscillator to change oscillator amplitude to or from essentially zero to resonance amplitude. In a preferred embodiment, the mechanical oscillator has the shape of a tuning fork where one region is compatible with the service fluid and the other region is incompatible with the service fluid or other contaminant. The sensor alarms when a measured amount of the incompatible material has been removed or the physical strength of the material has been compromised.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Henry Alan Wolf, Manuel S. Alvarez, James E. Feather, George P. Akehurst
  • TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20080291270
    Abstract: A system transports a device into a piece of industrial equipment for the purpose of collecting data inside of the industrial equipment. In an embodiment, the industrial equipment is a furnace and the device is an IR camera. The system opens a door covering an opening on the furnace, moves the IR camera inside of the furnace for a short time, the IR camera captures images, and the system removes the camera from the furnace and closes the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Kocanda, Roger N. Schmidt, Justin M. Sheard, William M. Volna, Manuel S. Alvarez, Charles E. Lane, III, Larry A. Hain