Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Miskell

Thomas J. Miskell 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).

  • System and method for optimizing sweep delay and aliasing for time domain reflectometric measurement of liquid height within a tank
    Patent number: 8794063
    Abstract: A layer height measuring system in one embodiment has a transmission line including a probe for measuring a height of a first layer within a tank and a cable that connects the probe to an electronics unit. The electronics unit cyclically transmits interrogation pulses to the probe and receives reflections therefrom for time domain reflectometric measurement of the height of the first layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Meggitt (Orange County), Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Miskell, Zhenyu Tan, Kevin J. Petriel, Carlos E. Carvalho, Ronie Lavon
  • Scan lock and track fluid characterization and level sensor apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8020438
    Abstract: A liquid characterization and level sensor with a coaxial probe attached to a closed loop servo circuitry combined with a DSP and novel algorithms to scan, lock and track signals to ascertain the level and purity of fluid in a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Meggitt (New Hampshire), Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Miskell, Vincent J. Rizzo
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SWEEP DELAY AND ALIASING FOR TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID HEIGHT WITHIN A TANK
    Publication number: 20100153029
    Abstract: A layer height measuring system in one embodiment has a transmission line including a probe for measuring a height of a first layer within a tank and a cable that connects the probe to an electronics unit. The electronics unit cyclically transmits interrogation pulses to the probe and receives reflections therefrom for time domain reflectometric measurement of the height of the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Vibro-Meter, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Miskell, Zhenyu Tan, Kevin J. Petriel, Carlos E. Carvalho, Ronie Lavon
  • SCAN LOCK AND TRACK FLUID CHARACTERIZATION AND LEVEL SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100139393
    Abstract: A liquid characterization and level sensor with a coaxial probe attached to a closed loop servo circuitry combined with a DSP and novel algorithms to scan, lock and track signals to ascertain the level and purity of fluid in a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Vibro-Meter, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Miskell, Vincent J. Rizzo