Patents by Inventor William B. Betts

William B. Betts 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).

  • Apparatus for detecting insect-induced vibrations in particulate matter
    Patent number: 4991439
    Abstract: Grain-destroying insects, and those which may infect other types of particulate matter, when feeding and moving about, induce vibrations in the grain or particulate material affected which is modified and amplified to an audible level. The detection is performed using a crystal with piezoelectric properties directly and physically connected to a vibratory receiving structure such as an elongated probe, a thin, flat diaphragm or the like which mechanically amplifies the vibrations to the crystal. The vibratory sounds are then analyzed, such as by comparison with other records of known destructive insects to determine the probable species of insect and its location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: B & B Industries
    Inventor: William B. Betts
  • Destructive insect induced vibration detector
    Patent number: 4895025
    Abstract: Wood and other article destroying insects, when feeding, induce vibrations in the article being destroyed which is monitored and amplified to an audible level. The vibratory sounds are then analyzed as by comparison with other records of known destructive insects to determine the probable species of insect and its location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Sound Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: William B. Betts