Patents by Inventor Lewis James

Lewis James 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).

  • Tapered strut frame
    Patent number: 5851105
    Abstract: A strut bridges inner and outer walls of a frame defining a flow channel for channeling a fluid therethrough. The strut has leading and trailing edges, and a root and tip, and is tapered between the root and tip for varying frequency and amplitude of vortex shedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1998
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Frank Fric, Michael Lewis James
  • Automatic transponder
    Patent number: 4042926
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the automatic, remote measurement of the internal delay time of a transponder at the time of operation is provided. A small portion of the transmitted signal of the transponder is converted to the receive signal frequency of the transponder and supplied to the input of the transponder. The elapsed time between the receive signal locally generated and the receive signal causing the transmission of the transmitted signal is measured, said time being representative of or equal to the internal delay time of the transponder at the time of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 16, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Roy E. Anderson, Alex F. Brisken, Lewis, James R.