Patents by Inventor Paul B. Spielman

Paul B. Spielman 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).

  • Apparatus and method for measuring enthalpy and flow rate of a mixture
    Patent number: 6575045
    Abstract: A restricted area measurement device, method, and system for measuring a multi-phase mixture are disclosed. The device may include two current electrodes within a restricted area, at least two voltage electrodes within the restricted area, and at least one meter, wherein a multi-phase enthalpy of the multi-phase mixture may be determined by the at least one meter in accordance with a resistivity. The system includes a restricted area, two current electrodes within the restricted area, at least two voltage electrodes within the restricted area, and at least one measuring device, wherein a multi-phase enthalpy of the multi-phase mixture is determined by the at least one measuring device in accordance with a resistivity. The method includes exciting a first electrical current between two current electrodes within the restricted area, measuring a voltage between at least two voltage electrodes within the restricted area, and measuring a multi-phase enthalpy of the multi-phase mixture according to a resistivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2003
    Assignee: Coso Operating Co., LLC
    Inventor: Paul B. Spielman
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ENTHALPY AND FLOW RATE OF A MIXTURE
    Publication number: 20030074982
    Abstract: A restricted area measurement device, method, and system for measuring a multi-phase mixture are disclosed. The device may include two current electrodes within a restricted area, at least two voltage electrodes within the restricted area, and at least one meter, wherein a multi-phase enthalpy of the multi-phase mixture may be determined by the at least one meter in accordance with a resistivity. The system includes a restricted area, two current electrodes within the restricted area, at least two voltage electrodes within the restricted area, and at least one measuring device, wherein a multi-phase enthalpy of the multi-phase mixture is determined by the at least one measuring device in accordance with a resistivity. The method includes exciting a first electrical current between two current electrodes within the restricted area, measuring a voltage between at least two voltage electrodes within the restricted area, and measuring a multi-phase enthalpy of the multi-phase mixture according to a resistivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Paul B. Spielman