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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Uti Limited Partnership, Calgary, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
UTI Limited Partnership, Calgary, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/50 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 3/50 (2013.01); G01C 21/005 (2013.01); G01C 21/1654 (2020.08); G01C 21/1656 (2020.08);
Abstract
Systems and methods for use in determining a device's speed. The system uses a plate having a front side that is perpendicular to the device's direction of travel. The airflow caused by the device's motion causes the plate to deflect from a resting position and the amount of deflection of the plate is proportional to the speed of the device. The amount of deflection is measured by a rotary encoder coupled to the plate. By properly calibrating the system, the system can determine the device's velocity simply from the airflow caused by the device's motion.