Patents by Inventor William W. Roeber

William W. Roeber 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).

  • Sonic flow meter and method
    Patent number: 8019559
    Abstract: A flow meter and method for measuring flow in liquids which may have entrained bubbles or foreign matter. The meter performs alternate transit time and Doppler measurements. The transit time measurements are used to calculate flow so long as they are successful. If the transit time measurements are not successful, the Doppler measurements are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Racine Federated, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert K. Stevens, Richard L. Little, William W. Roeber
  • Tangential rotor flow rate meter
    Patent number: 6012339
    Abstract: A flow meter is provided that can be used to measure the flow of fluids from a fluid source to a receiving system, and methods of using the flow meter to measure fluid flow. The flow meter is composed of a housing that contains a fluid flow sensing member in the form of a rotatable bladed rotor or turbine in one chamber and a sensor and a signal-conditioning circuit in a second separate chamber. The rotor rotates by fluid flow through the housing chamber. The rotor preferably contains a magnet that passes over a magnetically-operated sensor and triggers it to produce a signal that is processed by the conditioning circuit into a 4-20 mA output signal that indicates a range from no flow to full flow of the liquid through the flow meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Lake Monitors, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Genack, William W. Roeber