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7197925 Wind indicator  
Wind indicator apparatus for indicating air flow comprising: a direction pointer, including a vane member, for providing a visible indication of air flow direction; pivoting means including a fixed...
6941806 Method, apparatus and system for sensing air borne hazardous materials  
Apparatus for detecting hazardous materials is mounted on an aircraft and has a sensor, a heading unit, a transceiver and a GPS unit. The sensor has an airfoil shaped probe and an electronics...
6923051 Flow vector analyzer for flow bench  
Apparatus and methods for airflow testing, especially for air testing of gas turbine components on an airflow test bench. Various embodiments of the present invention include the use of a...
6918294 Vane for measuring wind orientation with integrated heater  
Weather vanes ( 1 ) are delicate instruments partially exposed to external conditions. They are used in particular in the aeronautical industry. The measurements provided by these weather vanes are...
6895812 Cup anemometer  
The present invention relates to a cup anemometer having at least two cups ( 1 ) each attached to an arm ( 2 ) of a hub ( 3 ) on a rotary shaft. By cup is meant a generally seen cup-shaped body...
6879707 Plural colorants in flow tracer/debugger  
An array of colorant nozzles, filled with different colors, is placed at an enclosure through which fluid flow is to be analyzed. The array injects the colors into the enclosure with the flow....
6786087 Controlled thruster driven profiler for coastal waters  
The present invention relates to a device useful as a controllable variable speed thruster-driven oceanographic profiler for coastal waters for measuring the vertical structure of chosen properties...
6568260 Method and apparatus for determining air flow and pressure data of an aircraft or aerodynamic vehicle  
A measuring system for determining an air data for an aircraft includes a measuring device for determining measured variables which are a function of the resulting flow vector and the inertia...
6237405 Apparatus and method for predicting clear air turbulence  
The invention provides a system for passive measurement of atmospheric temperature using a passive direction detector for detecting the energy of a narrow wavelength band emanating from a volume of...
6158278 Wind speed detector actuator  
A device for switching an electrical signal as a function of wind speed that includes a wind vane, a shaft, an actuation unit, an electrical switch, and a reset unit. The shaft is attached to the...
6070460 Apparatus and method for determining wind profiles and for predicting clear air turbulence  
The invention provides a system for passive measurement of atmospheric temperature using a passive direction detector for detecting the energy of a narrow wavelength band emanating from a volume of...
6032523 Golf wind sock assembly  
A golf wind sock assembly comprising a structure for visually indicating wind direction. A facility is for supporting the visually indicating wind direction structure in an elevated three hundred...
5639963 Multi-directional wind direction and speed indicating apparatus  
A navigational aid location. The for assessing fluid conditions, such as wind, at a predetermined device is comprised of an assembly including a vertically oriented support member, a vaning member...
5469738 Wind speed indicator  
A wind speed indicator includes a series of spaced individual indicia provided on a member which is rotatable in response to movement of air caused by the wind. The indicia may take the form of...
5349334 Wind velocity signalling apparatus  
A new and improved wind velocity signalling apparatus includes a first wind velocity sensing and signalling assembly which is connected to a support structure (such as a gabled roof) and which...
5343743 Asymmetrical displacement flowmeter  
An asymmetrical displacement flowmeter comprises a streamlined body or assembly 1 which floats or is submerged in liquid 3 and is subjected to frictional and dynamic pressure forces caused by...
5337601 Method and apparatus for measuring pressure in a sealed well using a differential transducer  
A system and method are disclosed for measuring pressure in a sealed well using a differential transducer. A differential transducer is employed in a number of applications to measure either the...
5323649 Airport wind direction and velocity indicator  
A tetrahedron-shaped airport wind direction and velocity indicator being triangular in cross-section with first and second sides sloping downward from a top edge, such sides coming to a point at...
5319967 Wind speed indicator  
The present invention comprises a wind speed indicating device wherein a plurality of panels of flexible fabric are attached to a vertically disposable holding component. Each panel of flexible...
5186049 Angular momentum and banking indicator acceleration-deceleration and grade indicator system  
Angular momentum and banking indicator and acceleration-deceleration and grade indicator for use on trucks, cranes, airplanes, and boats as a multipurpose sensor. A cylinder with a damping fluid...
5117690 Wind speed and wind direction indicator  
A wind speed and wind direction indicator is constructed on a center support pole or mast having a vertical scale of wind speed indicia for visually reading wind speed at a distance from the pole....
4896534 Float-type flowmeter  
A float-type flowmeter has a flow detecting surface, such as a fin, for pointing its inlet opening, which receives a portion of the flow to be measured, into the flow. Preferably the flowmeter, its...
4864854 Golfer's wind indicator and club selection assistance device  
A device for measuring wind direction and velocity and for instantaneously providing the golfer with an indication of the proper golf club to select under the measured wind conditions. The device...
4854579 Wind indicator for golfers  
There is disclosed a wind indicator for use by a golfer which includes a vane movably mounted on a base for indicating wind direction and a propellor rotatably mounted with the vane and carrying...
4730488 Windsock with wind speed indicators  
A windsock used for indicating wind direction is provided on an upper side with a multiplicity of spaced chevrons for enhancing the detection of wind direction. The chevrons are spaced from one...
4719798 Wind direction finder for a golf cart  
A wind direction finder for use on a golf course includes a fastener portion and a ribbon portion which is attached to the fastener portion. The fastener portion includes an adhesive material...
4669304 Critical wind direction indicator  
A wind indicator includes a diaphragm which defines a wind passage, the diaphragm is responsive to wind pressure to vary the effective size of the wind passage depending on the velocity of the...
4389887 Wind velocity gage for sailboats  
A wind velocity gage for use on sailboats including a vertical shaft to be mounted on or near the mast head. A vane is pivotally mounted on the end of the shaft and includes a forward small...
4307605 Current meter  
Disclosed is an elongated housing containing a current meter for determining the velocity and direction of a current in a body of water, wherein the housing has a plurality of fins for flow...
4286463 Air sock  
An air sock for indicating wind speed as well as direction is the subject of the present invention. A fabric type sock member is mounted on an upright standard for pivotal movement about its...
4241604 Nighttime wind direction and speed indicator  
A new and improved device for measurement and visual indication of both wind direction and wind speed. The device is suitable for use as a visual aircraft landing aid located at or near an airport...
4152933 Wind monitoring assembly and method  
A windborne vehicle is attached to one end of a tether line which is secured to a tether mast. The tether mast is secured to a ground anchor mechanism for rotative freedom about a vertical axis....
4107989 Decorative wind velocity and directional indicator  
A wind velocity indicator is disclosed in which the force of air impinging on a lower surface of a moveable rotating disk causes the disk to ascend a shaft to a position proportional to the wind...
4091666 Combined housing and standard for water flow meters  
A combined housing and standard for measuring current velocity and direction in a body of water wherein the housing is tubular in shape in which an inclinometer is mounted and connected to the...
4080826 Apparent wind indication device  
A device for mounting on a sailboat to provide a visual indication of the optimum boat-to-wind angle to achieve maximum distance per unit of time to windward. A pivotally mounted wind vane includes...
4078426 Anemometer  
An anemometer includes a rotor mounted to spin about a vertical axis in response to wind being directed against it, and a cage having a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart, vertically...
4058010 Airport wind shear monitoring method and apparatus  
Wind conditions and anomalies in the proxmity of an airport runway approach and departure flight path may be monitored by the tethered deployment of a plurality of extremely light and expendable...
3986396 Wind indicating device  
In a first preferred embodiment my wind indicator is formed of a fan rotor attached to a verticalshaft rotatably mounted in a C-shaped frame. Also mounted on the shaft is a pair of pendulums which...
3906790 Apparatus for measuring fluidic current  
Fluidic current measuring apparatus has a current sensing unit of selected geometrical configuration, buoyancy and trim to maintain close alignment with a generally horizontal current being...
3899929 Apparatus for indicating wind directions and velocity  
An apparatus for indicating direction and velocity of the wind wherein a bar, supported somewhat off its center of gravity is mounted so it can both rotate 360 degrees about a vertical axis and...
3826135 SWINGING RAIN GAUGE  
A rain gauge which accurately measures rainfall regardless of the presence of wind, comprising a vertical support rod, a wind operated directional fin, said fin rotatably mounted on said rod for...
3815413 ANEMOMETER WIND DIRECTION DAMPING SYSTEM  
This disclosure is directed to a friction means which damps rotational movement of a weather vane due to wind shifts. The friction means is mounted relative to the vertical support shaft about...
3731531 MAXOMETERS (PEAK WIND SPEED ANEMOMETERS)  
An instrument for measuring peak wind speeds under severe environmental conditions comprising an elongated cylinder housed in an outer casing. The cylinder contains a piston attached to a...
3696672 WIND SOCK  
An instrument for determining the direction and speed of the wind commonly referred to as a "wind sock" which is mounted to rotate through a horizontal plane to indicate the wind direction and is...
3686938 AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SIDE WIND INDICATOR  
A portable lightweight safety device formed from three parts that may be easily assembled and mounted on the hood portion of an automotive vehicle without the use of tools. The device when so...
3474669 ALIGNING MEANS FOR PITOT-STATIC PROBE  
3411354 Current meter  
3404566 Wind tee and velocity indicator  
3384897 Histogram current meter  
3376742 Ocean current measuring device  
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