Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Codner

Gerald W. Codner 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).

  • Electro-magnetic expulsion de-icing system
    Patent number: 5782435
    Abstract: The present invention is de-icing system that uses electromagnetic actuators mounted within the airfoil of an aircraft to effect de-icing. Advantageously, the actuators have low voltage and current requirements. Each actuator includes conductive strips fabricated on a flexible dielectric sheet. The conductive strips are wound into coils with the actuator shaped into a flattened elongated tube. The axis of the winding coils is coincident with the longitudinal axis of the elongated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Cox & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard B. Ingram, Gerald W. Codner, Joseph J. Gerardi