Patents by Inventor Ralph E. Rutherford

Ralph E. Rutherford 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).

  • Flow splitting device for fluid flow meter
    Patent number: 4433575
    Abstract: A flow splitting device (10) for use in fluid flow meters and the like including an outer housing (12) forming a cavity having an inlet (28) and an outlet (30), a porous baffle (32) dividing the cavity into an inlet chamber (35) and an outlet chamber (37), an apertured plug (42) having one end engaging the surface of the baffle facing the outlet chamber and a tube (62) extending through the housing and into communication with the plug, and an opposite end (60) extending through the housing and into communication with the outlet chamber. The external portion of the tube (62) being suitable for coupling with a sensing device for measuring the split flow therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1984
    Inventor: Ralph E. Rutherford