Patents by Inventor Tim Patrick Dubbs

Tim Patrick Dubbs 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).

  • Temperature measurement system for furnaces
    Patent number: 11079283
    Abstract: A method for measuring furnace temperatures. The method includes obtaining radiance measurements from a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) using a plurality of thermal imaging cameras, and measuring a surface temperature using a radiance measurement obtained from an ROI selected from the plurality of ROIs. Measuring the surface temperature includes determining an effective background radiance affecting the selected ROI using radiance measurements obtained from ROIs different from the selected ROI, obtaining a compensated radiance by removing the effective background radiance from the radiance measurement obtained from the selected ROI, and converting the compensated radiance to the measured surface temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Tim Patrick Dubbs, John Leonard Shaver, Kreg James Kelley, Troy M Raybold, Tushar Vispute
  • TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR FURNACES
    Publication number: 20190219450
    Abstract: A method for measuring furnace temperatures. The method includes obtaining radiance measurements from a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) using a plurality of thermal imaging cameras, and measuring a surface temperature using a radiance measurement obtained from an ROI selected from the plurality of ROIs. Measuring the surface temperature includes determining an effective background radiance affecting the selected ROI using radiance measurements obtained from ROIs different from the selected ROI, obtaining a compensated radiance by removing the effective background radiance from the radiance measurement obtained from the selected ROI, and converting the compensated radiance to the measured surface temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicants: LumaSense Technologies Holdings, Inc., Praxair Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Patrick Dubbs, John Leonard Shaver, Kreg James Kelley, Troy M Raybold, Tushar Vispute
  • TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR FURNACES
    Publication number: 20170284869
    Abstract: A method for measuring furnace temperatures. The method includes obtaining radiance measurements from a plurality of regions of interest (ROIs) using a plurality of thermal imaging cameras, and measuring a surface temperature using a radiance measurement obtained from an ROI selected from the plurality of ROIs. Measuring the surface temperature includes determining an effective background radiance affecting the selected ROI using radiance measurements obtained from ROIs different from the selected ROI, obtaining a compensated radiance by removing the effective background radiance from the radiance measurement obtained from the selected ROI, and converting the compensated radiance to the measured surface temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: LumaSense Technologies Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Patrick Dubbs, John Leonard Shaver, Kreg James Kelley