Patents by Inventor Joseph C. Kroutil

Joseph C. Kroutil 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: 5954092
    Abstract: There is provided a high frequency pulse generator having inlet ports for receiving a fluid mass flow rate and output ports that produce a pulse flow rate therefrom by being opened and closed by a chopper wheel. The duty cycle of the generator is controlled by the ratio of the aperture sections of the chopper wheel to the closure sections of the wheel. The housing of the pulse generator may be divided into separate sealed chambers for receiving independent fluid mass flow rates in each chamber and providing independent variable phased pulsed output flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: McDonnel Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph C. Kroutil, Miklos Sajben
  • Patent number: 4958932
    Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the distance between two locations on a surface within a cavity includes a sheath which is inserted into the cavity and a scope which extends through the sheath. Through the scope, one from a remote location may observe the surface as well as reference marks which appear within the field of view on each side of the optical axis. These reference marks are aligned with opposite sides of that which is to be measured on the surface. In addition, the apparatus includes two point sources of light located along opposite sides of the scope with each source being located behind a lens that is presented toward the surface which is observed within the field of view. The lenses project their sources of light into the field of view as rays which come into focus on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Jerry T. Kegelman, Joseph C. Kroutil, Rodney Lusk