Patents by Inventor David A. Skalny

David A. Skalny 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).

  • Propulsion system testing using a second vehicle as a dynamometer
    Patent number: 11099103
    Abstract: One example is test system for testing the propulsion system(s) of vehicles. The test system includes a retention fixture, a linking device, a test logic, a measurement device and a result logic. The retention fixture is for rigidly mounting first and second vehicles to the retention fixture. The linking device links propulsion systems of the first and second vehicles so that the propulsion systems operate a different rates. The test logic subjects the second vehicle's propulsion system to a propulsion test. The measurement device measures at least one parameter associated with the propulsion system of the first vehicle while the first vehicle is subjected to the propulsion test. The result logic determines if the first vehicle under test passed the propulsion test based, in part, on the at least one parameter and generates an indication if the first vehicle passed or failed the propulsion test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: David A. Skalny, John M. Zwally, Tyruss J. Valascho, Matthew W. Skalny, Craig W. Schmehl
  • Propulsion System Testing Using A Dynamometer
    Publication number: 20200271548
    Abstract: One example is test system for testing the propulsion system(s) of vehicles. The test system includes a retention fixture, a linking device, a test logic, a measurement device and a result logic. The retention fixture is for rigidly mounting first and second vehicles to the retention fixture. The linking device links propulsion systems of the first and second vehicles so that the propulsion systems operate a different rates. The test logic subjects the second vehicle's propulsion system to a propulsion test. The measurement device measures at least one parameter associated with the propulsion system of the first vehicle while the first vehicle is subjected to the propulsion test. The result logic determines if the first vehicle under test passed the propulsion test based, in part, on the at least one parameter and generates an indication if the first vehicle passed or failed the propulsion test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: David A. Skalny, John M. Zwally, Tyruss J. Valascho, Matthew W. Skalny, Craig W. Schmehl