Patents by Inventor Thomas H. Wical

Thomas H. Wical 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).

  • Device to measure temperature of an annular elastomeric seal
    Patent number: 4433198
    Abstract: A device for measuring in situ the temperature of an annular elastomeric seal is provided which comprises, in a preferred embodiment thereof, an annular elastomeric seal formed of two annular halves, a thermocouple embedded in said seal near the interface of said annular halves, a sleeve having one end molded to one of said halves for supporting and protecting the thermocouple leads and for conducting said leads external of the housing or fixture incorporating said seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1984
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: William E. Berner, Thomas H. Wical