Patents by Inventor Marcus A. Topp

Marcus A. Topp 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 for temperature-controlled testing of hydraulically actuated devices
    Patent number: 7197950
    Abstract: A temperature controlled hydraulic fluid supply circuit (12) includes a first hydraulic fluid reservoir (18), that has an initial hydraulic fluid (20), and a temperature controlled housing (45). A second hydraulic fluid reservoir (26) is fluidically coupled to the first hydraulic fluid reservoir (18), resides within the temperature controlled housing (45), and has a controlled hydraulic fluid (14) that is supplied to a test device (16). A circulation device (60) circulates a temperature altering fluid (62) through the temperature controlled housing (45) and adjusts the temperature of the controlled hydraulic fluid (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Scott D. Maxwell, Dale H. Smith, Marcus A. Topp
  • HYDRAULIC FLUID DEVICE TEST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20060021654
    Abstract: A temperature controlled hydraulic fluid supply circuit (12) includes a first hydraulic fluid reservoir (18), that has an initial hydraulic fluid (20), and a temperature controlled housing (45). A second hydraulic fluid reservoir (26) is fluidically coupled to the first hydraulic fluid reservoir (18), resides within the temperature controlled housing (45), and has a controlled hydraulic fluid (14) that is supplied to a test device (16). A circulation device (60) circulates a temperature altering fluid (62) through the temperature controlled housing (45) and adjusts the temperature of the controlled hydraulic fluid (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Scott Maxwell, Dale Smith, Marcus Topp