Patents by Inventor Kirk Sullivan Schanze

Kirk Sullivan Schanze 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).

  • System and method of determining strain
    Patent number: 5817945
    Abstract: A system (50) for determining strain includes: a stimulating light source (54, 56); a device (64) for placing stress on an object (58); a number of local strain gauges (66) attached to the object (58); and an image capturing device (62, 64). A controller (52) is coupled to the stimulating light source (54, 56) and has a signal that turns on the stimulating light source (54, 56). The controller (52) receives a strain signal from each of the local strain gauges (66) located on the object (58). The controller (66) has an image signal that determines when the image capturing device (62, 64) captures an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas
    Inventors: Martin Jesse Morris, Kirk Sullivan Schanze