Patents by Inventor Mitchell P. Reckner

Mitchell P. Reckner 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).

  • Flow conditioner
    Patent number: 10309432
    Abstract: A flow conditioner for use in a conduit includes a ring having a plurality of stepped elements disposed on an inner surface of the ring. A method for conditioning fluid using a flow conditioner includes coupling a flow conditioner to an interior surface of a conduit, flowing fluid through the conduit, contacting a surface of the flow conditioner with the flowing fluid, positioning a flow meter downstream of the flow conditioner, and measuring the flow profile of the fluid with the flow meter. Contacting the flow conditioner reduces one or more disturbances in a flow profile of the fluid. A flow conditioner includes a ring having at least one of a stepped element formed on an inner surface of the ring or a fin assembly coupled to the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell P. Reckner, Philip A. Martone
  • FLOW CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20170370385
    Abstract: A flow conditioner for use in a conduit includes a ring having a plurality of stepped elements disposed on an inner surface of the ring. A method for conditioning fluid using a flow conditioner includes coupling a flow conditioner to an interior surface of a conduit, flowing fluid through the conduit, contacting a surface of the flow conditioner with the flowing fluid, positioning a flow meter downstream of the flow conditioner, and measuring the flow profile of the fluid with the flow meter. Contacting the flow conditioner reduces one or more disturbances in a flow profile of the fluid. A flow conditioner includes a ring having at least one of a stepped element formed on an inner surface of the ring or a fin assembly coupled to the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell P. Reckner, Philip A. Martone