Patents by Inventor Steve L. Geissinger

Steve L. Geissinger 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).

  • Water cooled static pressure probe
    Patent number: 5076103
    Abstract: An improved static pressure probe containing a water cooling mechanism. This probe has a hollow interior containing a central coolant tube and multiple individual pressure measurement tubes connected to holes placed on the exterior. Coolant from the central tube symmetrically immerses the interior of the probe, allowing it to sustain high temperature, in the region of 2500.degree. F., supersonic jet flow indefinitely, while still recording accurate pressure data. The coolant exits the probe body by way of a reservoir attached to the aft of the probe. The pressure measurement tubes are joined to a single, larger manifold in the reservoir. This manifold is attached to a pressure transducer that records the average static pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Nicholas T. Lagen, Garland D. Reece, John W. Eves, Steve L. Geissinger