Patents by Inventor Willis L. Clarke, Jr.

Willis L. Clarke, Jr. 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: 5437773
    Abstract: A corrosion sensor array incorporating individual elements for measuring various elements and ions, such as chloride, sulfide, copper, hydrogen (pH), etc. and elements for evaluating the instantaneous corrosion properties of structural materials. The exact combination and number of elements measured or monitored would depend upon the environmental conditions and materials used which are subject to corrosive effects. Such a corrosion monitoring system embedded in or mounted on a structure exposed to the environment would serve as an early warning system for the onset of severe corrosion problems for the structure, thus providing a safety factor as well as economic factors. The sensor array is accessed to an electronics/computational system, which provides a means for data collection and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1995
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert S. Glass, Willis L. Clarke, Jr., Dino R. Ciarlo
  • Patent number: 5306414
    Abstract: A corrosion sensor array incorporating individual elements for measuring various elements and ions, such as chloride, sulfide, copper, hydrogen (pH), etc. and elements for evaluating the instantaneous corrosion properties of structural materials. The exact combination and number of elements measured or monitored would depend upon the environmental conditions and materials used which are subject to corrosive effects. Such a corrosion monitoring system embedded in or mounted on a structure exposed to the environment would serve as an early warning system for the onset of severe corrosion problems for the structure, thus providing a safety factor as well as economic factors. The sensor array is accessed to an electronics/computational system, which provides a means for data collection and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert S. Glass, Willis L. Clarke, Jr., Dino R. Ciarlo