Patents by Inventor Bruce F. Wells

Bruce F. Wells 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).

  • Integrated planar ice detector
    Patent number: 5790026
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting ice forming conditions includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; a sensor disposed on the first surface, the sensor being made of a material having a characteristic which varies in a known manner with respect to temperature; and a unit for monitoring the characteristic and for detecting ice forming conditions from the characteristic. A method for positioning the apparatus to detect ice forming conditions, to detect the presence of ice, and to determine an ice accretion rate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: DNE Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin G. Lardiere, Jr., Bruce F. Wells
  • Electro-expulsive apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5107154
    Abstract: An electro-expulsive device in the form of discrete units having a redundancy feature, minimal susceptibility to fatigue failure with a provision for transferring shock waves to and from abutting units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Dataproducts New England, Incorporated
    Inventors: Joshua T. Goldberg, Benjamin G. Lardiere, Jr., Bruce F. Wells, Michael F. Bartos