Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Metzger

Ronald A. Metzger 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).

  • Extended solid angle turbidity sensor
    Patent number: 11860096
    Abstract: A turbidity sensor featuring a signal processor or processing module configured to: receive signaling containing information about light reflected off suspended matter in a liquid and sensed by a linear sensor array having rows and columns of optical elements; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about a concentration of turbidity of the liquid, based upon the signaling received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: YSI, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin Flanagan, Ronald Metzger, Kyle Loges
  • EXTENDED SOLID ANGLE TURBIDITY SENSOR
    Publication number: 20210364430
    Abstract: A turbidity sensor featuring a signal processor or processing module configured to: receive signaling containing information about light reflected off suspended matter in a liquid and sensed by a linear sensor array having rows and columns of optical elements; and determine corresponding signaling containing information about a concentration of turbidity of the liquid, based upon the signaling received
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin FLANAGAN, Ronald METZGER, Kyle LOGES
  • Process of assembling a probe
    Patent number: 8555482
    Abstract: A process of assembling a probe that includes providing a circuit board that is connectable to a sensor and is connected to a first electrical connector and sliding a housing that has a first end and a second end over the circuit board. The process includes sealingly connecting the first end of the housing and the first electrical connector with a water-tight seal and sealing the second end of the housing with a water-tight seal. Also disclosed is a probe made by the disclosed processes and a sonde including a probe made by the disclosed processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: YSI Incorporated
    Inventor: Ronald A. Metzger
  • PROBE AND PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING SAID PROBE
    Publication number: 20110271518
    Abstract: A process of assembling a probe that includes providing a circuit board that is connectable to a sensor and is connected to a first electrical connector and sliding a housing that has a first end and a second end over the circuit board. The process includes sealingly connecting the first end of the housing and the first electrical connector with a water-tight seal and sealing the second end of the housing with a water-tight seal. Also disclosed is a probe made by the disclosed processes and a sonde including a probe made by the disclosed processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: YSI INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Ronald A. Metzger