Patents by Inventor Carlos Alcaya

Carlos Alcaya 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).

  • Water management system for angle of attack sensors
    Patent number: 10393766
    Abstract: An angle of attack sensor includes a housing having an open first end and a closed second end, a heated chassis positioned within the open first end of the housing, a mounting plate positioned on the heated chassis adjacent the open first end of the housing such that an internal chamber is formed between the heated chassis and the mounting plate, a transducer compartment between the heated chassis and the closed second end of the housing, and a water management system located adjacent the internal chamber and the transducer compartment. The water management system includes an annular chamber positioned in the internal chamber, a first tube at a first end of the annular chamber, and a second tube at a second end of the annular chamber. The first tube has a hole such that the first tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the internal chamber, and the second tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the transducer compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Carlos Alcaya, Alexander N. Reid, Richard Alan Schwartz, William B. Krueger, Timothy DeAngelo, Kenneth Freeman
  • WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ANGLE OF ATTACK SENSORS
    Publication number: 20190056424
    Abstract: An angle of attack sensor includes a housing having an open first end and a closed second end, a heated chassis positioned within the open first end of the housing, a mounting plate positioned on the heated chassis adjacent the open first end of the housing such that an internal chamber is formed between the heated chassis and the mounting plate, a transducer compartment between the heated chassis and the closed second end of the housing, and a water management system located adjacent the internal chamber and the transducer compartment. The water management system includes an annular chamber positioned in the internal chamber, a first tube at a first end of the annular chamber, and a second tube at a second end of the annular chamber. The first tube has a hole such that the first tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the internal chamber, and the second tube is in fluid communication with the annular chamber and the transducer compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Carlos Alcaya, Alexander N. Reid, Richard Alan Schwartz, William B. Krueger, Timothy DeAngelo, Kenneth Freeman