Patents by Inventor Steven E. CORE

Steven E. CORE 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).

  • Propellant gauging tool for predicting propellant mass in a propellant storage volume
    Patent number: 9880042
    Abstract: Apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method for calculating a mass of propellant in a propellant storage volume. A density of the propellant is calculated based on a detected pressure and temperature of the propellant and actual thermodynamic properties of the propellant. A volume of the propellant storage volume is calculated based on a measured nominal volume and changes to the nominal volume based on pressure. The mass of the propellant is calculated by multiplying the calculated volume of the propellant storage volume by the calculated density of the propellant in the propellant storage volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Steven E. Core, Michael Novean, Linton Honda
  • PROPELLANT GAUGING TOOL FOR PREDICTING PROPELLANT MASS IN A PROPELLANT STORAGE VOLUME
    Publication number: 20170160120
    Abstract: Apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method for calculating a mass of propellant in a propellant storage volume. A density of the propellant is calculated based on a detected pressure and temperature of the propellant and actual thermodynamic properties of the propellant. A volume of the propellant storage volume is calculated based on a measured nominal volume and changes to the nominal volume based on pressure. The mass of the propellant is calculated by multiplying the calculated volume of the propellant storage volume by the calculated density of the propellant in the propellant storage volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Steven E. CORE, Michael NOVEAN, Linton HONDA