Patents by Inventor Howard P. Austerlitz

Howard P. Austerlitz 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).

  • Aircraft fluid gauging techniques using pressure measurements and optical sensors
    Patent number: 11988539
    Abstract: A fluid level measurement system includes a first pressure sensor disposed inside a fluid tank at a first elevation relative to a height axis of the fluid tank, and a second pressure sensor disposed inside the fluid tank at a second elevation relative to the height axis of the fluid tank, the second elevation different from the first elevation. The first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are configured to provide a signal indicative of a sensed pressure, and fluid height is calculated from the difference in sensed pressure between the first and second pressure sensors relative to the sensed pressure of either the first or the second pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Howard P Austerlitz, Ronald W Bueter, Stanley Wood, Lewis J Boyd
  • AIRCRAFT FLUID GAUGING TECHNIQUES USING PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS AND OPTICAL SENSORS
    Publication number: 20150100253
    Abstract: A fluid level measurement system includes a first pressure sensor disposed inside a fluid tank at a first elevation relative to a height axis of the fluid tank, and a second pressure sensor disposed inside the fluid tank at a second elevation relative to the height axis of the fluid tank, the second elevation different from the first elevation. The first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are configured to provide a signal indicative of a sensed pressure, and fluid height is calculated from the difference in sensed pressure between the first and second pressure sensors relative to the sensed pressure of either the first or the second pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Howard P. Austerlitz, Ronald W. Bueter, Stanley Wood, Lewis J. Boyd