Ryan P Closs

Title: Ryan P. Closs and Non-Contact Temperature Sensing

Introduction

Ryan P. Closs is an inventor associated with Nashua, New Hampshire, and BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. His patent work includes an apparatus designed to measure the temperature of rotating components without physical contact.

Latest Patents

Closs is credited with 1 patent: “Compact Apparatus for Non-Contact Temperature Sensing of Rotating Elements.” The invention measures temperatures of rotating elements, including prisms in a Risley prism assembly, using infrared-emissive patches and sensors. Reflective surfaces direct infrared radiation from the patches toward sensors positioned behind the rotating elements, while a controller uses sensor data to determine their temperatures. The design can keep the sensors within the housing’s radial profile, and some embodiments also include rear-facing patches and associated sensors.

Career Highlights

Closs’s patent reflects work on temperature monitoring for rotating optical components. By enabling non-contact measurement while keeping sensors compactly positioned, the apparatus addresses both sensing and packaging considerations.

Collaborations

The patent record connects Closs with BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. His listed coworkers include Adam J. Marcinuk and William A. Porter.

Conclusion

Ryan P. Closs’s patented apparatus combines infrared sensing and reflective surfaces to measure rotating elements’ temperatures without contact, highlighting a practical approach to compact temperature monitoring.