Patents by Inventor Tim Waters

Tim Waters 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).

  • Ice protection system
    Patent number: 11453505
    Abstract: We describe an ice protection system used for removing ice and/or other accretions from a structure. An actuator, coupled to a structure, is driven to generate vibrations in the structure. A controller drives the actuator using a signal that comprises a frequency chirp over a first period of time, and the controller controls the frequency chirp and the first period such that vibrations generated in the structure by the actuator propagate through the structure to coincide at a desired area of the structure remote from the actuator to remove ice and/or other accretions from the desired area of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: Ultra Electronics Limited, University of Southampton
    Inventors: Ian Stothers, Tim Waters
  • ICE PROTECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200130850
    Abstract: We describe an ice protection system used for removing ice and/or other accretions from a structure. An actuator, coupled to a structure, is driven to generate vibrations in the structure. A controller drives the actuator using a signal that comprises a frequency chirp over a first period of time, and the controller controls the frequency chirp and the first period such that vibrations generated in the structure by the actuator propagate through the structure to coincide at a desired area of the structure remote from the actuator to remove ice and/or other accretions from the desired area of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicants: Ultra Electronics Limited, University of Southampton
    Inventors: Ian Stothers, Tim Waters