Patents by Inventor Rudy F. Klaver

Rudy F. Klaver 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).

  • Gas saturation monitoring system and method for controlling condensable fuel added to a gas
    Patent number: 4675028
    Abstract: A device for monitoring the amount of butane that can be safely added into a fuel gas before condensation occurs includes a dry-bulb thermocouple for measuring the temperature of the gas and a wet-bulb thermocouple for measuring the temperature of a wick soaked in the butane in the gaseous environment of the fuel gas. For a continuous flowing process the difference in the two measured temperatures indicates the proportion of butane that can be added before saturation, and is used to regulate the flow rate of the butane. The wick is periodically flushed with butane, in order to prevent heavy hydrocarbon components in the butane from accumulating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: Thomas G. Chin, Rudy F. Klaver, Arthur Alston
  • Gas saturation monitoring system and method
    Patent number: 4523860
    Abstract: A device for monitoring the amount of butane that can be safely added into a fuel gas before condensation occurs includes a dry-bulb thermocouple for measuring the temperature of the gas and a wet-bulb thermocouple for measuring the temperature of a wick soaked in the butane. For a continuous flowing process the difference in the two measured temperatures indicates the proportion of butane that can be added before saturation, and is used to regulate the flow rate of the butane. The wick is periodically flushed with butane, in order to prevent the heavy hydrocarbon components in the butane from accumulating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1985
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: Thomas G. Chin, Rudy F. Klaver, Arthur Alston