Patents by Inventor Ross Good

Ross Good 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).

  • Patent number: 5882149
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) is disclosed for measuring the mass flow of pneumatically conveyed particles along a transport tube 14. The apparatus includes a fluidized bed of the particles 16 and an application device or collection box 18. The improvement comprises means for unfluidizing the fluidized particles in communication with the fluidized bed. Additionally, one or more augers 22 are provided for delivering particles at a predetermined air pressure in predetermined amounts in communication with the means for unfluidizing and one or more pumps 24 are provided downstream from the one or more augers 22. A sensor 26 is downstream from the one or more pumps. The particles then are conveyed from the sensor to the collection box. A method is also provided to measure the mass flow of pneumatically conveyed particles along a transport tube with an apparatus which includes a fluidized bed of the particles and a collection box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Low Emissions Paint Consortium
    Inventors: Charles M. DeWitt, Ross Good, Patrick Schoening, Timothy Wayne March