Patents by Inventor Norman Love

Norman Love 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).

  • Velocity measurements using a piezoelectric sensor
    Patent number: 12253394
    Abstract: A method of measuring fluid flow rate is provided. The method comprises positioning a piezoelectric sensor in a fluid flow stream and measuring a voltage output from the piezoelectric sensor caused by mechanical stress from the fluid flow stream. A fluid flow rate is calculated based on the measured voltage output according to predefined relationships between the voltage output and a number physical parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Norman Love, Yirong Lin, Jad Aboud, David Tucker
  • Wearable ultra-violet photochromic passive sensors
    Patent number: 11209309
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for indicating a threshold amount of ultra-violet (UV) light has been received by a user and method of making the same are provided. In an embodiment, a wearable apparatus includes a first material and a second material. The second material includes a color changing material that changes color from a first color to a second color when exposed to a threshold level of UV light. The wearable apparatus is configured to be worn by a user in a place exposed to sunlight. The second color indicates that the user has been exposed to a threshold amount of UV light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Yirong Lin, Norman Love
  • Velocity Measurements Using a Piezoelectric Sensor
    Publication number: 20210223281
    Abstract: A method of measuring fluid flow rate is provided. The method comprises positioning a piezoelectric sensor in a fluid flow stream and measuring a voltage output from the piezoelectric sensor caused by mechanical stress from the fluid flow stream. A fluid flow rate is calculated based on the measured voltage output according to predefined relationships between the voltage output and a number physical parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Norman Love, Yirong Lin, Jad Aboud, David Tucker
  • Wearable Ultra-Violet Photochromic Passive Sensors
    Publication number: 20200182689
    Abstract: A wearable apparatus for indicating a threshold amount of ultra-violet (UV) light has been received by a user and method of making the same are provided. In an embodiment, a wearable apparatus includes a first material and a second material. The second material includes a color changing material that changes color from a first color to a second color when exposed to a threshold level of UV light. The wearable apparatus is configured to be worn by a user in a place exposed to sunlight. The second color indicates that the user has been exposed to a threshold amount of UV light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Yirong Lin, Norman Love