Patents by Inventor Paul E. Bierman

Paul E. Bierman 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: 5279251
    Abstract: The present invention is a signaling device for indicating passage of a pig through a pipeline. The device attaches to the pipeline by means of a nipple welded to the pipeline. As a pig travels past the device, an actuator of the device which hangs down into the pipeline is pushed upward by the pig. The actuator causes a spring biased plunger located within the device to move upward, causing a polar magnet attached to the plunger's upper end to approach a rotatable magnetic indicator ball. The ball is colored black on an upper half which is initially visible through a clear dust cover provided on the device and is colored yellow on a lower half. The upper half of the ball is of opposite polarity and the lower half is of like polarity to the polar magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Assignee: TDW Delaware, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul E. Bierman