Patents by Inventor Neil E. Reed

Neil E. Reed 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).

  • Local display technique for fiber optic illuminator/hood system
    Patent number: 4633711
    Abstract: A local display of a fluid level is provided in connection with a fiber optic illuminating system in which a side by side, bi-color light is passed through the fluid in a level gauge having transparent viewing ports. Diverging light passing from the level gauge, refracted in response to the fluid and gauge material, is masked and one color is passed to a focusing lens and a local readout in a plane above or below the focusing lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: The Babcock & Wilcox Company
    Inventors: James H. Hipple, Don W. Smith, Neil E. Reed