Patents by Inventor Cornelius A. Van Gelder

Cornelius A. Van Gelder has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pressure compensated intermodule towed array connector
    Patent number: 4880390
    Abstract: Communication of fill fluid in a module hose with an interconnector junction between connectors is established when the two modules are coupled together. A fluid path 80 incorporating a normally closed valve (86, 88) extends between the mating face (94) of at least one connector (78) and its hose while the mating face of the other connector or coupling (68) incorporates a valve opening member (108) which opens the normally closed valve when the two connectors are joined so that fluid from one of the hoses flows to equalize the underwater pressure exerted on the joint between the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: Walter H. Brackmann, Jr., Cornelius A. Van Gelder, Roman A. Halushka