Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Bates

Kenneth C. Bates 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).

  • Apparatus for determining various operational conditions of an aircraft
    Patent number: 4507657
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining various operational conditions of an aircraft such as acceleration, deceleration, angle of attack and wind shear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1985
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Bates
  • Compressor-expander apparatus
    Patent number: 4138848
    Abstract: A single rotary fluid unit can act either as a compressor or as an expander. Each unit has a casing enclosing two rotors moved in synchronism. The rotors sealingly engage and coact with each other and the casing walls to form chambers providing the necessary intake and exhaust functions. Two units can be connected together to operate in a mirror-like or reverse fashion whereby one unit is a compressor and the other unit is an expander. The thus formed compressor-expander units or apparatus can be connected to additional apparatus to form a Stirling cycle engine or an air cycle refrigeration apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1979
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Bates