Patents by Inventor William C. Groll

William C. Groll 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).

  • Data aquisition system and method for a laser doppler anemometer
    Patent number: 6765655
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for collecting data from a Laser Doppler Anemometer of the type including a probe mounted to a controllable traversing system. Velocity and position data is collected from the probe while it is continuously in motion, and displayed in real time. If at any point the data is of unacceptable quality, the data collection process is stopped, the probe is moved to a last known good position, and the data collection process is restarted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hyoun-woo Shin, William C. Groll