Patents by Inventor Mickey R. Gardner

Mickey R. Gardner 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).

  • Heating and cooling system
    Patent number: 4346754
    Abstract: A heating and cooling apparatus capable of cyclic heating and cooling of a test specimen undergoing fatigue testing. Cryogenic fluid is passed through a block 10 clamped to the specimen 11 to cool the block and the specimen. Heating cartridges 13 penetrate the block 10 to heat the block and the specimen 11 to very hot temperatures. Control apparatus 36 and 46 is provided to alternately activate the cooling and heating modes to effect cyclic heating and cooling between very hot and very cold temperatures. The block 10 is constructed of minimal mass to facilitate the rapid temperature change thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Leland A. Imig, Mickey R. Gardner