Patents by Inventor John A. Klostermann

John A. Klostermann 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).

  • Method for making a cryogenic tank joint
    Patent number: 6536090
    Abstract: Improved joints for cryogenic liquid-containing tanks are disclosed. The joints include a support plate, a lower arm mounted on the support plate, an upper arm mounted on the support plate spaced from the lower arm, and tank skins extending into the space between the lower and upper arms. Sealing layers are provided between the tank skins and the joint arms. The joints are particularly useful for space launch vehicle cryogenic liquid propellant tanks which must be lightweight, withstand high structural loads and maintain leak-free conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Walter McRae Franklin, III, David A. Hooke, John A. Klostermann
  • Cryogenic tank joint
    Patent number: 6321930
    Abstract: Improved joints for cryogenic liquid-containing tanks are disclosed. The joints include a support plate, a lower arm mounted on the support plate, an upper arm mounted on the support plate spaced from the lower arm, and tank skins extending into the space between the lower and upper arms. Sealing layers are provided between the tank skins and the joint arms. The joints are particularly useful for space launch vehicle cryogenic liquid propellant tanks which must be lightweight, withstand high structural loads and maintain leak-free conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Walter McRae Franklin, III, David A. Hooke, John A. Klostermann
  • Cryogenic tank joint
    Patent number: 6290086
    Abstract: Improved joints for cryogenic liquid-containing tanks are disclosed. The joints include a support plate, a lower arm mounted on the support plate, an upper arm mounted on the support plate spaced from the lower arm, and tank skins extending into the space between the lower and upper arms. Sealing layers are provided between the tank skins and the joint arms. The joints are particularly useful for space launch vehicle cryogenic liquid propellant tanks, which must be lightweight, withstand high structural loads and maintain leak-free conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Walter McRae Franklin, III, David A. Hooke, John A. Klostermann