ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,047, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Woodward Inc. (Fort Collins, Colo.).
"Ultrasonic mass fuel flow meter" was invented by Jordan Loren Loos (Rockford, Ill.), Gregory Warren Pulley (Loveland, Colo.) and Michael L. Hahn (Fort Collins, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method of sensing that includes activating a first emitter to emit at least one incident wave, transmitting the incident wave along a buffer rod having a first axial end abutted to the first emitter and a second axial end opposite the first axial end, reflecting a first echo of the ...