Patents by Inventor Luke A. Schutzenhofer

Luke A. Schutzenhofer 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 reducing aerodynamic noise in a wind tunnel
    Patent number: 3952590
    Abstract: An apparatus for reducing the background noise produced by the porous walls of the test section of a wind tunnel includes a finely meshed screen member placed over the perforations in the test section walls. The mesh wire screen attached to the interior wall provides a smoother surface for the air stream to flow against reducing the vorticies produced by the edges of the perforations in the test section walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Paul W. Howard, Luke A. Schutzenhofer