The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Vasileios Kyritsis, Derby, GB;
Kevin Todd Lowe, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Maurice Bristow, Derby, GB;
Peter Loftus, Derby, GB;
Assignee:
VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/66 (2022.01); G01F 1/667 (2022.01); F01D 17/08 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01); G01N 29/024 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/662 (2013.01); F01D 17/08 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); G01F 1/667 (2013.01); G01N 29/222 (2013.01); G01N 29/225 (2013.01); G01N 29/024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow machine having a flow passage and an air flow measurement system comprising a plurality of acoustic sensors. The acoustic sensors comprise at least one acoustic transmitter configured to transmit an acoustic waveform through the airflow passing through the flow passage to an acoustic receiver. At least one of the acoustic sensors is rotatable relative to one or more other acoustic sensor.