Patents by Inventor Mark S. Waldrop

Mark S. Waldrop 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).

  • Patent number: 5309764
    Abstract: A system to determine fluid level in a tank using several tubes extending to different levels in the tank. Gas pressure in the tubes needed to release bubbles from the exit ends of the tubes indicates the hydrostatic head at the exit ends. A control unit compares the pressures in the tubes to find the highest fluid immersed bubbler tube. The proportion of fluid above the immersed tube is calculated from the pressure and added to the height of the immersed tube to get the total fluid depth. A spring loaded fixed length member, magnetically attached to the bottom of the tank, reliably secures the exit ends of the tubes at known fixed vertical locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: ITT Corporation
    Inventors: Mark S. Waldrop, Peter P. Elderton, Raymond S. Ohashi