Patents by Inventor Frederic Schoff Boericke, II

Frederic Schoff Boericke, II 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).

  • Precipitation sensor
    Patent number: 9244192
    Abstract: A precipitation sensor including a cantilevered sensor member having a cantilevered portion and an upper and a lower surface extending on opposite sides of the cantilevered portion. The sensor member can receive falling precipitation on the upper surface and vibrate when struck by such precipitation. The cantilevered portion can have outer perimeter edges that are sloped downwardly for shedding the precipitation off the cantilevered portion. An electromechanical sensor can be incorporated with at least a part of the cantilevered portion of the sensor member for sensing the vibrations of the sensor member caused by the precipitation, and generating an electrical response from which precipitation properties can be determined. A support structure can be connected to the lower surface of the cantilevered portion at about a central region of the sensor member for supporting the sensor member. The cantilevered portion extends outwardly beyond the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Airmar Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Cullen, Chad Lawrence Andrews, Frederic Schoff Boericke, II, Stephen G. Boucher, Roger Henry Tancrell
  • PRECIPITATION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20140245829
    Abstract: A precipitation sensor including a cantilevered sensor member having a cantilevered portion and an upper and a lower surface extending on opposite sides of the cantilevered portion. The sensor member can receive falling precipitation on the upper surface and vibrate when struck by such precipitation. The cantilevered portion can have outer perimeter edges that are sloped downwardly for shedding the precipitation off the cantilevered portion. An electromechanical sensor can be incorporated with at least a part of the cantilevered portion of the sensor member for sensing the vibrations of the sensor member caused by the precipitation, and generating an electrical response from which precipitation properties can be determined. A support structure can be connected to the lower surface of the cantilevered portion at about a central region of the sensor member for supporting the sensor member. The cantilevered portion extends outwardly beyond the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Airmar Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Cullen, Chad Lawrence Andrews, Frederic Schoff Boericke, II, Stephen G. Boucher, Roger Henry Tancrell
  • Precipitation sensor
    Patent number: 8714007
    Abstract: A precipitation sensor including a cantilevered sensor member having a cantilevered portion and an upper and a lower surface extending on opposite sides of the cantilevered portion. The sensor member can receive falling precipitation on the upper surface and vibrate when struck by such precipitation. The cantilevered portion can have outer perimeter edges that are sloped downwardly for shedding the precipitation off the cantilevered portion. An electromechanical sensor can be incorporated with at least a part of the cantilevered portion of the sensor member for sensing the vibrations of the sensor member caused by the precipitation, and generating an electrical response from which precipitation properties can be determined. A support structure can be connected to the lower surface of the cantilevered portion at about a central region of the sensor member for supporting the sensor member. The cantilevered portion extends outwardly beyond the support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Airmar Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Cullen, Chad Lawrence Andrews, Frederic Schoff Boericke, II, Stephen G. Boucher, Roger Henry Tancrell
  • Precipitation Sensor
    Publication number: 20120272726
    Abstract: A precipitation sensor including a cantilevered sensor member having a cantilevered portion and an upper and a lower surface extending on opposite sides of the cantilevered portion. The sensor member can receive falling precipitation on the upper surface and vibrate when struck by such precipitation. The cantilevered portion can have outer perimeter edges that are sloped downwardly for shedding the precipitation off the cantilevered portion. An electromechanical sensor can be incorporated with at least a part of the cantilevered portion of the sensor member for sensing the vibrations of the sensor member caused by the precipitation, and generating an electrical response from which precipitation properties can be determined. A support structure can be connected to the lower surface of the cantilevered portion at about a central region of the sensor member for supporting the sensor member. The cantilevered portion extends outwardly beyond the support structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventors: Robert M. Cullen, Chad Lawrence Andrews, Frederic Schoff Boericke, II, Stephen G. Boucher, Roger Henry Tancrell