Patents by Inventor W. Stephen Woodward

W. Stephen Woodward 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: 8182143
    Abstract: Ambient temperature for a temperature sensor can be calculated using a mobile temperature sensor system that samples air from the boundary layer around a mobile platform and passes the air through a measurement cell containing two flush-mounted or embedded sensor elements. A common reference voltage can be applied by control circuitry to minimize drift in the sensor element readings and to calculate the ambient temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: SpectraSensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Rex J. Fleming, Randy Dean May, W. Stephen Woodward
  • Publication number: 20080159354
    Abstract: Ambient temperature for a temperature sensor can be calculated using a mobile temperature sensor system that samples air from the boundary layer around a mobile platform and passes the air through a measurement cell containing two flush-mounted or embedded sensor elements. A common reference voltage can be applied by control circuitry to minimize drift in the sensor element readings and to calculate the ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Rex J. Fleming, Randy Dean May, W. Stephen Woodward
  • Patent number: 5540104
    Abstract: An acoustic displacement flowmeter uses a high-compliance acoustic-type displacement transducer to measure fluid flow accumulated by temporarily restricting the flow of a fluid along a path. The displacement transducer signal, representative of fluid flow rate, is integrated after an initial settling period elapses, and the integrated signal is periodically sampled. The number of samples taken during a measurement cycle depends upon the slope of the integrated signal and the maximum sample period permitted. The samples are summed and the actual flow rate is computed by a microcomputer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: J&W Scientific Incorporated
    Inventor: W. Stephen Woodward
  • Patent number: 5460038
    Abstract: An acoustic displacement flowmeter uses a high-compliance acoustic-type displacement transducer to measure fluid flow accumulated by temporarily restricting the flow of a fluid along a path. The displacement transducer signal, representative of fluid flow rate, is integrated after an initial settling period elapses, and the integrated signal is periodically sampled. The number of samples taken during a measurement cycle depends upon the slope of the integrated signal and the maximum sample period permitted. The samples are summed and the actual flow rate is computed by a microcomputer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Stephen Woodward
  • Patent number: 5367910
    Abstract: A gas flow meter uses the principle of Boyle's law to measure the gas flow rate along a path. Gas flows through a valve into a reservoir until the pressure is maximized in the volume. The valve then vents the reservoir to ambient while blocking the inlet path. The pressure at maximum and minimum values is measured by a pressure sensor and used to generate the flow rate signal. An enlarged volume in the inlet path limits the pressure rise during the exhaust phase of the measurement cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
    Inventor: W. Stephen Woodward