Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Andrew Timothy Patten

42Patents
9h-index
34Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 20, 1994 → Jun 28, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5687100A Vibrating tube densimeter Physics 95 Expired
US5497666A Increased sensitivity coriolis effect flowmeter using nodal-proximate sensors Physics 75 Expired
US6449574B1 Resistance based process control device diagnostics Physics 64 Expired
US6092409A System for validating calibration of a coriolis flowmeter Physics 26 Expired
US7716995B2 Coriolis flow meter and method for determining flow characteristics Physics 19 Expired
US6612186B1 Mass fraction metering device Physics 17 Expired
US6745135B2 Majority component proportion determination of a fluid using a coriolis flowmeter Physics 14 Expired
US7558684B2 Flow meter filter system and method Physics 10 Active
US7865318B2 Meter electronics and methods for verification diagnostics for a flow meter Physics 9 Active
US6556931B1 Apparatus and method for compensating mass flow rate of a material when the density of the material causes an unacceptable error in flow rate Physics 9 Expired
US7421350B2 Meter electronics and method for detecting a residual material in a flow meter assembly Physics 7 Expired
US8302489B2 Flow meter system and method for measuring flow characteristics of a three phase flow Physics 6 Active
US7831400B2 Diagnostic apparatus and methods for a coriolis flow meter Physics 6 Expired
US6636815B2 Majority component proportion determination of a fluid using a coriolis flowmeter Physics 6 Expired
US7343775B2 Device for continuous calibration of a gas mass flow measurement device Physics 6 Expired
US7802484B2 Compact vibratory flowmeter for measuring flow characteristics of a multi-phase flow material Physics 4 Active
US8239157B2 Method and apparatus for directing the use of a coriolis flow meter Physics 4 Active
US7597008B2 Method and apparatus for determining flow pressure using density information Physics 4 Expired
US8573067B2 Flow meter including a balance member Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8280651B2 Meter electronics and methods for verification diagnostics for a flow meter Physics 3 Active
US7925456B2 Method and apparatus for directing the use of a Coriolis flow meter Physics 3 Active
US9470568B2 Density meter in electrical communication with a volumetric flow meter and both in electrical communication with a meter electronics that outputs a mass flow measurement Physics 2 Active
US7974792B2 Meter electronics and methods for determining a liquid flow fraction in a gas flow material Physics 2 Active
US8919181B2 Multiple flow conduit flow meter Physics 2 Active
US9400203B2 Vibratory flow meter and zero check method Physics 2 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.