Patents by Inventor Mel Esmacher

Mel Esmacher 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).

  • Publication number: 20070229095
    Abstract: A corrosion monitoring device for monitoring corrosion in fluid containing systems and other equipment exposed to a corrosive environment comprising sensor elements having a composition substantially the same as the equipment being monitored, the sensor elements having a predetermined thickness for exposure to a corrosive solution of the fluid containing system. An electrical property of the monitoring device changes when corrosion penetrates through the thickness of the sensor element. A digital output device generates a first binary signal when corrosion has not penetrated through the thickness of the sensor elements, and a second binary signal when corrosion has penetrated through the thickness of the sensor elements. Multiple sensor elements may be used to provide multiple binary signals. Information from the digital outputs may be processed to provide a cumulative log of corrosion measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thodla Ramgopal, J. Nelson, Brian Lasiuk, Mel Esmacher, Rose Crovetto, Wiley Parker
  • Publication number: 20070006656
    Abstract: A system and method for determining deposition parameters within an industrial heating system is provided. The system includes a phased array probe arranged adjacent to a tube within the industrial heating system. The phased array probe transmits and receives signals. A processing unit is in communication with the phased array probe for processing the received signals to generate data on deposition parameters of the tube. A display unit is coupled to the processing unit for displaying the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 11, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Batzinger, Bruno Haider, Peter Allison, Mel Esmacher