Pierre De Villers

Title: Pierre De Villers and Non-Contact Liquid Measurement

Introduction

Pierre De Villers is an inventor associated with Montreal, Canada, and Mpb Communications Inc. His patent work addresses a practical challenge in production and materials processing: measuring liquid content quickly without touching the material being examined.

Latest Patents

De Villers is credited with 1 patent: “Method and Apparatus for Non-Contact and Rapid Determination of Liquid Content.” The invention uses an imaging radiometer to measure a substance’s passive emissivity and applies the resulting image to quantify liquid concentrations, including water, oil, dye, paint, fuel, or glue.

The method is designed for moving or stationary materials such as wood, paper, powders, fabrics, sand, bricks, concrete, and plants. It can also be used to assess liquids in other liquids, such as oil spills in water. By enabling rapid, continuous, in-line measurements without contact, the approach offers a way to monitor liquid content across a range of materials and production settings.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects De Villers’s work on measurement technology that combines imaging with material analysis. Its emphasis on non-contact operation and continuous monitoring is relevant to processes where direct sampling may be slow or disruptive.

Collaborations

De Villers is associated with Mpb Communications Inc. His listed coworkers include Wes R. Jamroz and Brian Wong.

Conclusion

Pierre De Villers’s patented method uses emissivity imaging to support rapid, non-contact measurement of liquid content in diverse materials, highlighting an approach with potential applications in production and environmental monitoring.