Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Rieger

Ronald W. Rieger 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).

  • Free standing fluxmeter fixture with dual infrared pyrometers
    Patent number: 5059032
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring heat flow from a surface, including a heat flow measuring device for measuring heat flow from a surface; a structure for applying a relatively constant and repeatable force on the heat flow measuring device contacting the surface; an infrared pyrometer for measuring test surface temperature; an infrared pyrometer for measuring surrounding atmospheric temperature and a free standing support for supporting all of the above identified elements of the heat flow measuring device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1991
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Russel T. Mack, Ronald W. Rieger
  • Free standing fluxmeter fixture with an infrared pyrometer
    Patent number: 4934830
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring heat flow from a surface, including a heat flow measuring device for measuring heat flow from a surface; a structure for applying a relatively constant and repeatable force on the heat flow measuring device contacting the surface; a free standing support for supporting the heat flow measuring device and the force applying structure, and an infrared pyrometer for measuring the temperature of the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Ronald W. Rieger, Russel T. Mack
  • Free standing fluxmeter fixture
    Patent number: 4870656
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring heat flow from a surface, including a heat flow measuring device for measuring heat flow from a surface; a structure for applying a relatively constant and repeatable force on the heat flow measuring device contacting the surface; and a free standing support for supporting the heat flow measuring device and the force applying structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Ronald W. Rieger, Russel T. Mack