Patents by Inventor Steve DeGroff

Steve DeGroff 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).

  • Safety pitot tube cover
    Patent number: 6612521
    Abstract: A pitot tube cover that is arranged with a cavity to encompass the pitot tube, a central vertical split separates the cover and allows it to separate from the pitot tube. A wind surfaces channel the wind into the split, and a spring holds the cover onto the pitot tube. Once the aircraft reaches a predetermined speed, the wind is forced by the front angled wind surfaces into the split, thus separating the cover from the pitot tube and exposing the tube's opening to the oncoming wind pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Steve DeGroff