Patents by Inventor Norbert A. Jerez

Norbert A. Jerez 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 measuring variations in floatability of a float due to variations in pressure
    Patent number: 3962902
    Abstract: A system for measuring variations in floatability or floatation force of a loat under varying pressure conditions, including a liquid filled enclosure and means for varying the pressure therein, a dynamometric ring suspended in the enclosure with strain gauges located on each side of the ring, and means for suspending a test float and a ballast from the ring. The system may also include means for preventing inelastic deformation of the ring, and the strain gauges may be connected as adjacent arms of an electrical resistance bridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: Etat Francais, represented by Delegation Ministerielle pour l'Armement
    Inventors: Robert R. Aquilina, Robert A. Masson, Norbert A. Jerez