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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicants:
John Albert Severson, Eagan, MN (US);
Darren Jackson, Savage, MN (US);
Matthew J. Hansen, Savage, MN (US);
Inventors:
John Albert Severson, Eagan, MN (US);
Darren Jackson, Savage, MN (US);
Matthew J. Hansen, Savage, MN (US);
Assignee:
Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01W 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting ice particle accumulation is disclosed herein. In one exemplary implementation, a method for detecting ice is described in which a parameter within an interior volume of a heated conduit is measured. The method also includes detecting the presence of an accumulation of ice particles based on the parameter measured within the interior volume of the heated conduit.