With Recorder Detail Patents (Class 73/170.18)
  • Patent number: 8746056
    Abstract: Provided is a disdrometer system having a three-dimensional laser array unit, including: a plurality of laser transmitting parts which are arranged on an inner side of a cylindrical body to generate a laser beam; a plurality of laser receiving parts which are arranged on the inner side of the cylindrical body to correspond to the laser transmitting parts; and a laser control part which converts a cut-off signal of the laser beam, which is cut-off by precipitation drops flowing into the inner side of the cylindrical body, into an electrical signal, and records the converted electrical signal. Thus, the disdrometer system has an effect that the shape, volume, number, falling velocity of precipitation drops, and the intensity, density and weight of rainfall can be integrally measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Korea Meterological Administration
    Inventors: Jae-Won Jung, Ki-Ho Chang, Jin-Young Bae, Chulkyu Lee, Gyuwon Lee, Young Jean Choi
  • Patent number: 8291760
    Abstract: A container system (10) for collecting and storing liquids comprises a receptacle (12) with an opening (11) at a top (13) thereof. The container system (10) further includes a lid (40) covering the opening (11) of the receptacle (12) and includes a central aperture (50) and a plurality of radial channels (60) in an upper and outer surface (41) spoking out from the aperture (50) to permit liquids impinging upon the outer surface (41) to flow through the channels (60) into the aperture (50). The lid (40) includes a screen (80) disposed and held within the aperture (50) with a plurality of interstices (82) therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Orbis Canada Limited
    Inventor: Basil Thompson Martheenal
  • Patent number: 6892580
    Abstract: A method for determining a rate of rain falling on a surface. As rain falls and strikes the surface, vibrations are generated on the surface. The vibrations are sensed and a vibration signal is generated, the vibration signal being proportional to the vibrations of the surface. The vibration signal includes peaks. The peaks of the vibration signal are determined. The time intervals between the peaks are then determined. Using the time intervals, a number n1 of timer intervals that occur between a first time and a second time are counted. A number n2 of time intervals that occur between the second time and a third time are also counted. The rain rate ? is then determined using an equation that is derived from a point process equation and utilizes n1 and n2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: AGC America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brent W. Pankey, Colin John Byrne, Mark S. Ackerman, Mitchell M. Rohde, William J. Williams
  • Patent number: 6758091
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for local measurement of an icing factor for atmospheric air containing supercooled water, and wherein the apparatus comprises at least one surface element made of a material suitable for ice in atmospheric air to freeze on, and said surface element having a predetermined surface area, and wherein the apparats further comprises means that are configured for moving the surface element through the atmospheric air at a predetermined rate and for a predetermined period of time, and wherein means am also provided that are configured for measuring the thickness or mass of the ice frozen fast onto the surface element after the predetermined time interval during which the element is moved through the atmospheric air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Dalsgaard Nielsen ApS
    Inventor: Evan Nielsen
  • Patent number: 6714134
    Abstract: The present invention provides a warning system comprising: a weather measuring device that measures a current weather condition; and a storage device that stores historical weather data; a microprocessor that is programmed to receive the current weather data from the weather measuring device, compare the current weather data to the historical weather data, generate a warning signal if the current weather data varies from the historical weather data by at least a given amount, and send the warning signal to an individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Aqua Conservation Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: John Addink, Tony Givargis