Patents by Inventor Steve M. Moca

Steve M. Moca 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).

  • Fluid flowrate determination
    Patent number: 7412881
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are useful for determining the flowrate of fluid flowing within a passage. The method comprises the step of measuring the equilibrium temperature of a location of interest within or proximate to the passage within which fluid flows. The temperature of the location of interest is perturbed to a second temperature, and the temperature of the location of interest is then allowed to return to its equilibrium temperature. The temperature of the location of interest is monitored as it transitions between the second temperature and the equilibrium temperature. The monitored temperature transition is then used to determine the flowrate of the fluid flowing within the passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Milton Crawley, Steve M. Moca, Roy Lester Kutlik
  • Fluid flowrate determination
    Publication number: 20080023196
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are useful for determining the flowrate of fluid flowing within a passage. The method comprises the step of measuring the equilibrium temperature of a location of interest within or proximate to the passage within which fluid flows. The temperature of the location of interest is perturbed to a second temperature, and the temperature of the location of interest is then allowed to return to its equilibrium temperature. The temperature of the location of interest is monitored as it transitions between the second temperature and the equilibrium temperature. The monitored temperature transition is then used to determine the flowrate of the fluid flowing within the passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Milton Crawley, Steve M. Moca, Roy Lester Kutlik