Patents by Inventor Michael J. Worrell

Michael J. Worrell 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).

  • System and method for enabling temperature measurement using a pyrometer and pyrometer target for use with same
    Patent number: 7473032
    Abstract: A system for enabling the measurement of a temperature in a furnace (30, 48) using a pyrometer (38) that includes a pallet support (32, 52) for supporting a pallet (40, 50) a given distance (c) above a furnace floor (31) and a pyrometer target (10, 60, 80) that includes a support member (12, 62, 82) and a target member (14, 68) separable from said support member (12, 62, 82) where the support member (12, 62, 82) has a height less than the given distance (c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Worrell, James Jay Cress
  • System and method for enabling temperature measurement using a pyrometer and pyrometer target for use with same
    Publication number: 20080002756
    Abstract: A system for enabling the measurement of a temperature in a furnace (30, 48) using a pyrometer (38) that includes a pallet support (32, 52) for supporting a pallet (40, 50) a given distance (c) above a furnace floor (31) and a pyrometer target (10, 60, 80) that includes a support member (12, 62, 82) and a target member (14, 68) separable from said support member (12, 62, 82) where the support member (12, 62, 82) has a height less than the given distance (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Michael J. Worrell, James Jay Cress