Patents by Inventor William E. Pfeil

William E. Pfeil 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: 5447055
    Abstract: A system for automated soil gas sampling, analysis and reporting to determine the presence and magnitude of a fluid leak from fluid storage vessels by detecting the presence of a unique and identifiable tracer chemical in the fluid leak. The system includes an array of sampling probes disposed in earthen material supporting fluid storage vessels. Each of the sampling probes is connected to a first valve selectable between individual sampling probes in the array. The first valve is connected to a second valve which communicates a gas sample from the first valve to a sample loop and loads the gas sample into the sample loop. Switching of the second valve from the first valve to a carrier gas source introduces a pressurized carrier gas into the sample loop displacing the gas sample out of the sample loop and into a gas chromatograph for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1995
    Assignee: Tracer Research Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn M. Thompson, William E. Pfeil, Owen D. Evans