Patents by Inventor Pat Dodson Converse

Pat Dodson Converse 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).

  • Non-intrusive temperature measurement assembly
    Patent number: 9360377
    Abstract: A temperature sensor assembly for use with a process vessel wall includes a base structure, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a processor. The base structure forms a contact area with an external surface of the process vessel wall. The first temperature sensor extends through the base structure to measure a temperature of the external surface of the process vessel wall. The second temperature sensor is at a second surface spaced from the first surface to measure a temperature of the second surface of the base structure. The processor is connected to the first and second temperature sensors, and adapted to determine an internal process vessel wall temperature value as a function of the measured temperature of the external surface of the process vessel wall, the measured temperature of the second surface of the base structure, base structure parameters, and process vessel wall parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventor: Pat Dodson Converse
  • NON-INTRUSIVE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150185085
    Abstract: A temperature sensor assembly for use with a process vessel wall includes a base structure, a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, and a processor. The base structure forms a contact area with an external surface of the process vessel wall. The first temperature sensor extends through the base structure to measure a temperature of the external surface of the process vessel wall. The second temperature sensor is at a second surface spaced from the first surface to measure a temperature of the second surface of the base structure. The processor is connected to the first and second temperature sensors, and adapted to determine an internal process vessel wall temperature value as a function of the measured temperature of the external surface of the process vessel wall, the measured temperature of the second surface of the base structure, base structure parameters, and process vessel wall parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventor: Pat Dodson Converse