Patents by Inventor Carmen Guerra-Garcia

Carmen Guerra-Garcia 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).

  • Charge control system to reduce risk of an aircraft-initiated lightning strike
    Patent number: 10934018
    Abstract: System for reducing likelihood of an aircraft-induced lightning strike on an aircraft. The system includes a plurality of electric field sensors distributed on surfaces of the aircraft to monitor continuously the electrical environment to which the aircraft is subjected. A plurality of ion emission sources are distributed on selected aircraft surfaces, the ion emission sources adapted to emit either positive or negative ions. A computer runs an algorithm to control net charge level of the aircraft by commanding the emission of positive or negative ions from selected surfaces to retard inception of corresponding leader discharges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire, Theodore Mouratidis
  • CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM TO REDUCE RISK OF AN AIRCRAFT-INITIATED LIGHTNING STRIKE
    Publication number: 20190359347
    Abstract: System for reducing likelihood of an aircraft-induced lightning strike on an aircraft. The system includes a plurality of electric field sensors distributed on surfaces of the aircraft to monitor continuously the electrical environment to which the aircraft is subjected. A plurality of ion emission sources are distributed on selected aircraft surfaces, the ion emission sources adapted to emit either positive or negative ions. A computer runs an algorithm to control net charge level of the aircraft by commanding the emission of positive or negative ions from selected surfaces to retard inception of corresponding leader discharges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: MANUEL MARTINEZ-SANCHEZ, Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Ngoc Nguyen, Jaime Peraire, Theodore Mouratidis
  • Charge control system to reduce risk of an aircraft-initiated lightning strike
    Patent number: 10450086
    Abstract: System for reducing likelihood of an aircraft-induced lightning strike on an aircraft. The system includes a plurality of electric field sensors distributed on surfaces of the aircraft to monitor continuously the electrical environment to which the aircraft is subjected. A plurality of ion emission sources are distributed on selected aircraft surfaces, the ion emission sources adapted to emit either positive or negative ions. A computer runs an algorithm to control net charge level of the aircraft by commanding the emission of positive or negative ions from selected surfaces to retard inception of corresponding leader discharges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire, Theodore Mouratidis
  • Charge Control System to Reduce Risk of an Aircraft-Initiated Lightning Strike
    Publication number: 20170313438
    Abstract: System for reducing likelihood of an aircraft-induced lightning strike on an aircraft. The system includes a plurality of electric field sensors distributed on surfaces of the aircraft to monitor continuously the electrical environment to which the aircraft is subjected. A plurality of ion emission sources are distributed on selected aircraft surfaces, the ion emission sources adapted to emit either positive or negative ions. A computer runs an algorithm to control net charge level of the aircraft by commanding the emission of positive or negative ions from selected surfaces to retard inception of corresponding leader discharges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, Carmen Guerra-Garcia, Ngoc Cuong Nguyen, Jaime Peraire, Theodore Mouratidis