Patents by Inventor John B. Glode

John B. Glode 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).

  • Internal heater module for cryogenic refrigerators and Stirling heat engines
    Patent number: 4245477
    Abstract: Heat energy is supplied to the hot volume of a Vuilleumier cycle cryogenic refrigerator, or to a Stirling cycle heat engine, with and by the inventive heater module which is disposed within the hot working volume of the machine. The heater module is in contact with the working fluid within the hot volume, thereby more efficiently supplying heat energy to the machine. This invention accomplishes heat input to the most optimum place, namely: inside the hot volume. A preferred embodiment and a variation are taught.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: John B. Glode, George P. Lagodmos