Patents by Inventor Christopher Martin Morter

Christopher Martin Morter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ceramic heating device
    Patent number: 9097734
    Abstract: Ceramic heating devices with a three-dimensional ceramic element are disclosed for protecting surfaces from icing. The shape of the three-dimensional ceramic element can be configured to physically match to the three-dimensional profile of the protected surface, allowing for high thermal coupling with the surface. The shape of the three-dimensional ceramic element can also be configured to form an aerodynamic surface typically found on the exterior of aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Amphenol Thermometrics, Inc.
    Inventors: John David Seaton, Peter Leonard Wise, Christopher Martin Morter, Michael John Roberts
  • Heating system, heater, and methods of heating a component
    Patent number: 8698051
    Abstract: A heater includes at least one heating element having a resistance that varies non-linearly with respect to a temperature of the heating element. The heating element includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a third surface extending between the first and second surfaces, and a fourth surface extending between the first and second surfaces, opposite the third surface. The heating element has a height defined between the first and second surfaces, and a width defined between the third and fourth surfaces, and wherein the width is less than the height. The heater also includes at least one electrode coupled to the first surface and configured to generate an electric field across the heating element and cause a current to flow through the heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Amphenol Thermometrics, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Twiney, Christopher Martin Morter
  • CERAMIC HEATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130168383
    Abstract: Ceramic heating devices with a three-dimensional ceramic element are disclosed for protecting surfaces from icing. The shape of the three-dimensional ceramic element can be configured to physically match to the three-dimensional profile of the protected surface, allowing for high thermal coupling with the surface. The shape of the three-dimensional ceramic element can also be configured to form an aerodynamic surface typically found on the exterior of aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John David Seaton, Peter Leonard Wise, Christopher Martin Morter, Michael John Roberts
  • HEATING SYSTEM, HEATER, AND METHODS OF HEATING A COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20130015176
    Abstract: A heater includes at least one heating element having a resistance that varies non-linearly with respect to a temperature of the heating element. The heating element includes a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a third surface extending between the first and second surfaces, and a fourth surface extending between the first and second surfaces, opposite the third surface. The heating element has a height defined between the first and second surfaces, and a width defined between the third and fourth surfaces, and wherein the width is less than the height. The heater also includes at least one electrode coupled to the first surface and configured to generate an electric field across the heating element and cause a current to flow through the heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Robert Christopher Twiney, Christopher Martin Morter