Patents by Inventor Stuart Oliver Smith

Stuart Oliver Smith 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).

  • Method and apparatus for inspection of cooling towers
    Patent number: 10083767
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inspecting cooling tower fill pack to detect the presence of fouling, wherein the method comprises using ground penetrating radar (GPR). The method comprises transmitting GPR to the fill pack and detecting reflected radar signals from the fill pack. A method of cleaning fouling from a cooling tower, comprising the steps of: inspecting the cooling tower fill pack with ground penetrating radar (GPR); identifying those parts of the fill pack in which unacceptable levels of fouling are present; and cleaning the parts so identified is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: EPSCO, Ltd.
    Inventor: Stuart Oliver Smith
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTION OF COOLING TOWERS
    Publication number: 20150279488
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for inspecting cooling tower fill pack to detect the presence of fouling, wherein the method comprises using ground penetrating radar (GPR). The method comprises transmitting GPR to the fill pack and detecting reflected radar signals from the fill pack. A method of cleaning fouling from a cooling tower, comprising the steps of: inspecting the cooling tower fill pack with ground penetrating radar (GPR); identifying those parts of the fill pack in which unacceptable levels of fouling are present; and cleaning the parts so identified is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Stuart Oliver Smith