Patents by Inventor Bernard D. Heer

Bernard D. Heer 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).

  • Monitoring the health of a cryocooler
    Patent number: 8794016
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, monitoring the health of a cryocooler includes monitoring physical properties of the cryocooler to obtain failure precursor parameters that indicate cryocooler health. A health fingerprint of the cryocooler is accessed. The health fingerprint associates the failure precursor parameters with a health level of the cryocooler. The health of the cryocooler is estimated in accordance with the health level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Robert R. Ogden, Paul H. Barton, Bernard D. Heer, Bradley A. Ross, Carl S. Kirkconnell, Raymond R. Beshears
  • Monitoring The Health Of A Cryocooler
    Publication number: 20100037639
    Abstract: According to certain embodiments, monitoring the health of a cryocooler includes monitoring physical properties of the cryocooler to obtain failure precursor parameters that indicate cryocooler health. A health fingerprint of the cryocooler is accessed. The health fingerprint associates the failure precursor parameters with a health level of the cryocooler. The health of the cryocooler is estimated in accordance with the health level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Robert R. Ogden, Paul H. Barton, Bernard D. Heer, Bradley A. Ross, Carl S. Kirkconnell, Raymond R. Beshears