Patents by Inventor Terence J. Iadanza

Terence J. Iadanza 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: 5831176
    Abstract: A fluid flow measurement assembly is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, a flow conditioning section comprised of straightening vanes and a diffuser, as well as temperature probes, pressure transducers, and a metering assembly, are all provided in an integral housing. The assembly is provided with different sized flanges on an inlet orifice and an exit orifice, such that the assembly may be installed in a fluid line in only one direction, thereby preventing incorrect installation.The flow conditioning section is comprised of a diffuser and straightening vanes, and serves to ensure that fluid flowing through the measurement assembly is uniformly scrambled and then normalized, such that the metering assembly will be substantially insensitive to upstream flow disturbances and will provide accurate and repeatable fluid flow measurements.The metering assembly is comprised of two counter-rotating turbines, a pickoff device or pulse detector being provided for each turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: U. Peter Morgenthale, Charles S. Karr, Terence J. Iadanza, Leslie D. Music