Patents Assigned to Arcit Limited
  • Patent number: 7721993
    Abstract: A wire-strike system (1) including; a wire cutter with at least one pair of electrodes (5, 6), electrically insulated from each other and mounted to an outer surface of an aircraft (2). The electrodes (5, 6) being connectable to a power source (11) capable of generating an electrical potential difference between the electrodes (5, 6) and in the event of a wire-strike, supplying a short-circuit current flow through a portion of the wire connecting both electrodes (5, 6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Arcit Limited
    Inventors: James Donald Law, Robert Mark Law, Dean Charles Smith