Stephen Paul Allison

US Patent:

20180087974, Mar 29, 2018

Filed:

Sep 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/279075

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Andrew David Ellis - Greenville SC, US
David Beshears - Knoxville TN, US
Duane Weldon Dinkel - Greenville SC, US
Jason Ryan Henderson - Taylors SC, US
Stephen W. Allison - Collierville TN, US

International Classification:

G01K 11/20
G01M 15/10
G01K 1/08

Abstract:

A system includes a thermographic temperature sensor that may measure a temperature of a fluid. The thermographic temperature sensor includes a probe, an optical source coupled to the probe, and a detector coupled to the probe. The system also includes a housing of the probe; and a light pipe of the probe disposed within the housing and including a thermographic phosphor that may phosphoresce in response to absorbing light from the optical source. The phosphorescence by the thermographic phosphor is representative of a temperature of the fluid within a flow path of the fluid, and the detector may detect the phosphorescence by the thermographic phosphor.

US Patent:

20180087975, Mar 29, 2018

Filed:

Sep 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/279090

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Donald W. Shaw - Simpsonville SC, US
David Beshears - Knoxville TN, US
Duane Weldon Dinkel - Greenville SC, US
Jason Ryan Henderson - Taylors SC, US
Stephen W. Allison - Collierville TN, US

International Classification:

G01K 11/20
G01M 15/10
G01K 1/08

Abstract:

A thermographic temperature sensor includes a probe having a housing and a light pipe disposed within the housing. The light pipe includes a thermographic phosphor that may phosphoresce in response to absorbing light. The phosphorescence by the thermographic phosphor is representative of a temperature of a fluid in contact with the probe, and a surface area of the light pipe is not in contact with an inner surface of the housing.