Patents by Inventor Kyle Thomas Cravener

Kyle Thomas Cravener 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).

  • NON-CONTACT INFRARED TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF ROTORCRAFT BEARINGS
    Publication number: 20180095005
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus and method for measuring hysteretic heating or stress of one or more bearings of a craft comprising: one or more non-contact temperature sensors attached to the craft and directed toward the one or more bearings; and a computer connected to the one or more non-contact temperature sensors that measure the temperature, the stress, or both of the one or more bearings before, during, or after operation of the craft, wherein the one or more non-contact temperature sensors measure a change in temperature in the one or more bearings to monitor for heating or stress of the bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Christopher Burnett, Kyle Thomas Cravener