Patents by Inventor George McMurtry

George McMurtry 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for de-icing an elastically deformable sheet member
    Patent number: 4629149
    Abstract: An economical method of, and apparatus for, de-icing the skin panels (25) of aircraft employs electromagnetic solenoid actuators (1) which use normal supply voltages (43) available on aircraft to flex the skin panels slowly and rely upon abrupt termination (S) of the flexing pressure and the consequent fast natural elastic relaxation of the panels to break the bond between the panels and the ice accreted thereon, to shrug off the ice from the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Short Brothers Limited
    Inventors: Oliver S. Carson, George McMurtry, James E. Carrington