Patents by Inventor Tom Huschilt

Tom Huschilt 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).

  • Positioning system for wind tunnel and method of use
    Patent number: 6962076
    Abstract: A positioning system is provided for use in a wind tunnel that results in accurate and dynamic orientation for a model while reducing aerodynamic interference. The system includes a pitch-yaw sleeve having a generally cylindrical shape and a torque tube disposed askew within the sleeve and rotatable about its longitudinal axis to drive a shaft. The shaft is generally elongated and crooked. The sting, to which a model is affixed, is rotatably attached to a distal end of the shaft. Rotation of the pitch-yaw tube and/or the pitch-yaw sleeve provides precise pitch and yaw orientation of the model, and rotation of the sting relative to the shaft provides precise roll orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Swift Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Page, Neil Roberts, Tom Huschilt, Brian Kane, John Winkler
  • Positioning system for wind tunnel and method of use
    Publication number: 20040253107
    Abstract: A positioning system is provided for use in a wind tunnel that results in accurate and dynamic orientation for a model while reducing aerodynamic interference. The system includes a pitch-yaw sleeve having a generally cylindrical shape and a torque tube disposed askew within the sleeve and rotatable about its longitudinal axis to drive a shaft. The shaft is generally elongated and crooked. The sting, to which a model is affixed, is rotatably attached to a distal end of the shaft. Rotation of the pitch-yaw tube and/or the pitch-yaw sleeve provides precise pitch and yaw orientation of the model, and rotation of the sting relative to the shaft provides precise roll orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Mark Page, Neil Roberts, Tom Huschilt, Brian Kane, John Winkler