Patents by Inventor Wayne W. Sharp

Wayne W. Sharp 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).

  • Infrared-based gas flowmeter
    Patent number: 10564019
    Abstract: The invention is a gas flowmeter that produces precise flow measurements at low-flowrate ranges (for example, between 0.25 mL/min to 5,000 mL/min). It uses an infrared (“IR”) beam to detect the passing of a gas bubble through a liquid within a glass column. A “broken” beam is detected by the microcontroller for each passing of a bubble. This ability to allow the IR beam to be broken exactly at the passing of a bubble is made possible by the slit-over-slit design at the sides of the glass column and the column holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Inventors: Dhan Lord B. Fortela, Kyle S. Farmer, Nicholas S. Marcil, Wayne W. Sharp
  • INFRARED-BASED GAS FLOWMETER
    Publication number: 20190128717
    Abstract: The invention is a gas flowmeter that produces precise flow measurements at low-flowrate ranges (for example, between 0.25 mL/min to 5,000 mL/min). It uses an infrared (“IR”) beam to detect the passing of a gas bubble through a liquid within a glass column. A “broken” beam is detected by the microcontroller for each passing of a bubble. This ability to allow the IR beam to be broken exactly at the passing of a bubble is made possible by the slit-over-slit design at the sides of the glass column and the column holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Dhan Lord B. Fortela, Kyle S. Farmer, Nicholas S. Marcil, Wayne W. Sharp