Patents by Inventor Martin Arthur Seitz

Martin Arthur Seitz 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).

  • Fluid quality control using broad spectrum impedance spectroscopy
    Patent number: 7199595
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring and controlling the properties of fluids is disclosed. The inventive concept employs impedance spectroscopy (IS) measurements, and is suitable for real-time, in situ, monitoring and quality control operations, such as quality control during the manufacture of blended lubricants. IS data are obtained for three or more frequencies, where the lowest frequency is less than 1 Hz and the highest frequency is greater than 1 Hz. These data may be interpreted according to statistical techniques such as Principal Component Regression, analytical techniques such as equivalent circuit modeling, or by a combination thereof. The data analysis provides characteristics, or IS signatures, relating to the properties of the fluid. IS signatures for a test fluid are compared to IS signatures for calibration fluids to determine whether the properties of the test fluid fall within specified limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee Wooton, Richard Walter Hirthe, Martin Arthur Seitz
  • Fluid formulation evaluation and improvement utilizing broad spectrum impedance spectroscopy
    Patent number: 7078910
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating and improving the properties of fluid formulations is disclosed. The inventive concept employs impedance spectroscopy (IS) measurements and data analyses to determine IS parameters of fluids representative of a fluid formulation. Correlations are determined between the IS parameters and the properties of the fluids, and a modified or new fluid formulation may be developed responsive to the correlations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Walter Hirthe, Jianxun Hu, Charles John Koehler, Martin Arthur Seitz, David Richard Sosnowski, Ronald Mark Johnson, David Lee Wooton, Anne Matthews Brunson
  • Fluid quality control using broad spectrum impedance spectroscopy
    Patent number: 7049831
    Abstract: A system and method for monitoring and controlling the properties of fluids is disclosed. The inventive concept employs impedance spectroscopy (IS) measurements, and is suitable for real-time, in situ, monitoring and quality control operations, such as quality control during the manufacture of blended lubricants. IS data are obtained for three or more frequencies, where the lowest frequency is less than 1 Hz and the highest frequency is greater than 1 Hz. These data may be interpreted according to statistical techniques such as Principal Component Regression, analytical techniques such as equivalent circuit modeling, or by a combination thereof. The data analysis provides characteristics, or IS signatures, relating to the properties of the fluid. IS signatures for a test fluid are compared to IS signatures for calibration fluids to determine whether the properties of the test fluid fall within specified limits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: David Lee Wooton, Richard Walter Hirthe, Martin Arthur Seitz
  • Fluid formulation evaluation and improvement utilizing broad spectrum impedance spectroscopy
    Publication number: 20050194977
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for evaluating and improving the properties of fluid formulations is disclosed. The inventive concept employs impedance spectroscopy (IS) measurements and data analyses to determine IS parameters of fluids representative of a fluid formulation. Correlations are determined between the IS parameters and the properties of the fluids, and a modified or new fluid formulation may be developed responsive to the correlations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Walter Hirthe, Jianxun Hu, Charles Koehler, Martin Arthur Seitz, David Richard Sosnowski, Ronald Mark Johnson, David Lee Wooton, Anne Matthews Brunson