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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
John Timothy Otto, Shakopee, MN (US);
Joseph Michael Fanska, Burnsville, MN (US);
Kenneth James Schram, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John Albert Severson, Eagan, MN (US);
David George Owens, Bloomington, MN (US);
Dennis James Cronin, Shakopee, MN (US);
John Timothy Otto, Shakopee, MN (US);
Joseph Michael Fanska, Burnsville, MN (US);
Kenneth James Schram, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
John Albert Severson, Eagan, MN (US);
David George Owens, Bloomington, MN (US);
Dennis James Cronin, Shakopee, MN (US);
Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Abstract
An ice detector for providing a signal indicating ice formation includes a probe protruding into an airflow. The probe extends into the airflow from a strut. The strut has one or more features which allow the probe to accrete ice at a higher temperature than would conventionally be possible. Strut features can include a notch formed therein in an upwind direction relative to the probe, and a curved surface adjacent a point of extension of the probe from the strut.