Patents by Inventor Jack Baas

Jack Baas 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).

  • Ice detection system
    Patent number: 6879168
    Abstract: The invention is a system for determining the presence of ice on the surface of a structure. The system includes a guard layer mounted to the surface. A non-conductive layer is mounted on top of the ground plane. First and second electrodes made of a resistive material mounted on the non-conductive layer. First and second electrical leads having first ends of attached to first and second electrodes, respectively. The first and second leads having impedance equal to the impedance of the first ends thereof with the impedance of the first and second leads decreasing toward the second ends thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jack Baas, Clayton Larson
  • Ice detection system
    Publication number: 20030189434
    Abstract: The invention is a system for determining the presence of ice on the surface of a structure. The system includes a guard layer mounted to the surface. A non-conductive layer is mounted on top of the ground plane. First and second electrodes made of a resistive material mounted on the non-conductive layer. First and second electrical leads having first ends of attached to first and second electrodes, respectively. The first and second leads having impedance equal to the impedance of the first ends thereof with the impedance of the first and second leads decreasing toward the second ends thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jack Baas, Clayton Larson