Patents by Inventor Robert A. Pustell

Robert A. Pustell 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).

  • Anti-vibration support for thermocouple tip
    Patent number: 4499330
    Abstract: An anti-vibration support for the unsupported tip of a thermocouple probe consists of a resilient, compressible, multi-sided sleeve. The sleeve is positioned between the outer surface of the probe and the inner wall of the protective housing. The sides of the resilient sleeve are deformed on insertion between the probe and the wall forcing the edges formed by the intersection of the sides of sleeve firmly into contact with the wall. This multi-point or multi-line contact between the sleeve and the wall firmly secures the tip end of the probe against vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Pustell
  • Thermocouple with out-of-line aspiration holes
    Patent number: 4467134
    Abstract: The response time of a thermocouple is improved by offsetting the outlet aspiration opening or openings in the thermocouple protective housing from the gas flow axis and the inlet opening. The outlet aspiration opening is located substantially at the gas separation point which is a point of minimum gas pressure. The degree of offset is thus chosen to maximize the pressure differential, .DELTA.P, between the inlet and the outlet openings. This increases the gas flow rate through the housing and past the thermocouple junction thereby substantially improving the thermocouple response time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Robert A. Pustell
  • Ignition device
    Patent number: 4215620
    Abstract: An igniter assembly for use in liquid propellant guns comprises an outer tubular conductor and an inner conductor spaced apart by a volume of tightly packed, irregular granules of an insulating material, such as a mineral powder. The outer conductor is supported in a longitudinal bore of a gun bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas P. Tassie, Robert A. Pustell
  • Ignition device
    Patent number: 4085653
    Abstract: An igniter assembly for use in liquid propellant guns comprises an outer tubular conductor and an inner conductor spaced apart by a volume of tightly packed, irregular granules of an insulating material, such as a mineral powder. The outer conductor is supported in a longitudinal bore of a gun bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1978
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas Pray Tassie, Robert A. Pustell
  • Thermocouple with out-of-line aspiration holes
    Patent number: RE35674
    Abstract: The response time of a thermocouple is improved by offsetting the outlet aspiration opening or openings in the thermocouple protective housing from the gas flow axis and the inlet opening. The outlet aspiration opening is located substantially at the gas separation point which is a point of minimum gas pressure. The degree of offset is thus chosen to maximize the pressure differential, .DELTA.P, between the inlet and the outlet openings. This increases the gas flow rate through the housing and past the thermocouple junction thereby substantially improving the thermocouple response time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Amespace, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert A. Pustell