Patents by Inventor Winthrop Kent Brown

Winthrop Kent Brown 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).

  • Passive acoustic method of measuring the effective internal diameter of a pipe containing flowing fluids
    Patent number: 5756898
    Abstract: Changes in the internal diameter of a fluid handling pipes are measured by measuring the vibrational characteristics by a non-invasive, passive acoustic technique. Deviations from the normal vibrational characteristics are sensed and used to determine changes of increase or decrease in the pipe's internal diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: Texaco Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Diatschenko, James Raymond Stoy, Winthrop Kent Brown, Anna Nicole Ledoux