Patents by Inventor Rainer Josef Hoffman

Rainer Josef Hoffman 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).

  • CHARACTERIZING CONTENTS OF CONDUITS, IN PARTICULAR MULTIPHASE FLOW CONDUITS
    Publication number: 20150020580
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining contents of a conduit containing at least one fluid is described. The conduit may be at least partially defined by at least one wall portion. The wall portion may be cooled. After cooling said, the temperature at least one temperature sensor located adjacent to the wall portion may be measured. A characteristic of said contents is determined based on said measured temperature at the or each temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: STATOIL PETROLEUM AS
    Inventors: Rainer Josef Hoffman, William George Clark, Lene Amundsen, Ruben Schulkes