The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Randall W. Wallace, Uniontown, OH (US);
Allen D. Reich, Akron, OH (US);
David B. Sweet, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
Richard L. Rauckhorst, III, N. Canton, OH (US);
Michael J. Terry, Stow, OH (US);
Marc E. Holyfield, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Assignee:
The B. F. Goodrich Company, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/726 ; G01R 2/708 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 2/726 ; G01R 2/708 ;
Abstract
An ice detector includes a pair of electrodes connected by a pair of leads to a control unit which measures the admittance between leads to thereby sense and detect the presence of ice and other contaminants formed on top thereof utilizing a detection circuit. The electrodes are integrated into patch which can be placed at different locations on an aircraft.