Patents by Inventor Stephen Roy Dillon

Stephen Roy Dillon 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).

  • Flowmeter for measuring extremely low fuel mass flows
    Patent number: 6681644
    Abstract: A flowmeter capable of real-time fuel mass flow measurement involving extremely low fuel mass flow quanta. The flowmeter includes a dual flow path conduit system, a flow control for alternating the selection of one flow path exclusive of the other flow path, an indicator tube interfaced with the conduit system, an indicator shuttle slidably mounted in the indicator tube, and a sensor for sensing the position of the indicator shuttle relative thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Martin E. Rosalik, Jr., Stephen Roy Dillon
  • FLOWMETER FOR MEASURING EXTREMELY LOW FUEL MASS FLOWS
    Publication number: 20030196494
    Abstract: A flowmeter capable of real-time fuel mass flow measurement involving extremely low fuel mass flow quanta. The flowmeter includes a dual flow path conduit system, a flow control for alternating the selection of one flow path exclusive of the other flow path, an indicator tube interfaced with the conduit system, an indicator shuttle slidably mounted in the indicator tube, and a sensor for sensing the position of the indicator shuttle relative thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: Martin E. Rosalik, JR., Stephen Roy Dillon