Patents by Inventor Philip J. Cacciatore

Philip J. Cacciatore 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).

  • Metal loss rate sensor and measurement using a mechanical oscillator
    Patent number: 7681449
    Abstract: The present invention is a mechanical oscillator metal loss sensor for use in a corrosive or erosive environment. The elements include a mechanical oscillator that is mechanical excited with two regions that corrode differently, where the regions are determined to affect specific influences on the resonance parameters, wherein said mechanical oscillator has a resonant frequency, f, and a quality factor, Q. In a preferred embodiment, the mechanical oscillator has the shape of a tuning fork.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
    Inventors: Henry Alan Wolf, Manuel S. Alvarez, James E. Feather, Philip J. Cacciatore, Jason B. English