Patents by Inventor Austin A. Crabtree

Austin A. Crabtree 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).

  • Patent number: 4702617
    Abstract: A meter for determining chill temperature and/or comfort index. This meter utilizes a composite sensor that is responsive to the environmental factors that produce a chill temperature as perceived by a person in that environment. Specifically, the sensor is responsive to the combined effects of wind velocity, real temperature, solar radiation and humidity. In the most general embodiment, the output signal from the sensor is fed to a programmed microprocessor wherein that signal is repetitively sampled, averaged and converted to an appropriate signal so as to be appropriately displayed. In order to prevent adverse affects upon the average by spurious large signals, the microprocessor is programmed to limit any sample signal to a value that differs from the average by only a selected amount. The normal signal from the sensor is proportional to the square root of the power, and the microprocessor first squares that signal prior to the averaging step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1987
    Inventors: Austin A. Crabtree, James R. Crabtree, Jeffrey Crabtree