Patents by Inventor Noah G. Pope

Noah G. Pope 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).

  • Patent number: 5359541
    Abstract: The specific gravity or solute concentration of a process fluid solution located in a selected structure is determined by obtaining a resonance response spectrum of the fluid/structure over a range of frequencies that are outside the response of the structure itself. A fast fourier transform (FFT) of the resonance response spectrum is performed to form a set of FFT values. A peak value for the FFT values is determined, e.g., by curve fitting, to output a process parameter that is functionally related to the specific gravity and solute concentration of the process fluid solution. Calibration curves are required to correlate the peak FFT value over the range of expected specific gravities and solute concentrations in the selected structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California, Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Noah G. Pope, Douglas K. Veirs, Thomas N. Claytor