Patents by Inventor ORION THOMAS BAKER

ORION THOMAS BAKER 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: 10520344
    Abstract: A proportional flow meter includes a processor, a measurement channel including a measurement device and a first flow comparison sensor, a bypass channel including a second flow comparison sensor, the measurement and bypass channels operably coupled to an input. The processor may obtain a first measurement from the measurement device and a second measurement from the first flow comparison sensor, where the first and second measurements represent a flow volume of a first portion of a fluid flowing through the measurement channel, and also a third measurement from the second flow comparison sensor, representing a flow volume of a second portion of the fluid flowing through the bypass channel. The processor may determine a ratio of the third measurement to the second measurement, and may determine a total flow volume of the fluid through the measurement and bypass channels collectively based on the first measurement and the determined ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: ITRON, INC.
    Inventor: Orion Thomas Baker
  • Publication number: 20180306625
    Abstract: A proportional flow meter includes a processor, a measurement channel including a measurement device and a first flow comparison sensor, a bypass channel including a second flow comparison sensor, the measurement and bypass channels operably coupled to an input. The processor may obtain a first measurement from the measurement device and a second measurement from the first flow comparison sensor, where the first and second measurements represent a flow volume of a first portion of a fluid flowing through the measurement channel, and also a third measurement from the second flow comparison sensor, representing a flow volume of a second portion of the fluid flowing through the bypass channel. The processor may determine a ratio of the third measurement to the second measurement, and may determine a total flow volume of the fluid through the measurement and bypass channels collectively based on the first measurement and the determined ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: ITRON, INC.
    Inventor: ORION THOMAS BAKER