Patents by Inventor John J. Biel

John J. Biel 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).

  • Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) ice detection system
    Patent number: 10429511
    Abstract: A Light Detecting and Ranging (LIDAR) based system detecting and quantifying ice accretions and shedding on an aircraft. This system can be used to detect ice, operate ice protection systems, and satisfy aircraft icing certification requirements. This system can also be used to determine the shape, thickness, type, and location of the ice accretions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Cris K. Bosetti, John J. Biel-Goebel, Michael C. Cates, W. Brendan Blanton, Bernard P. Paul, Jr., Ken L. Bernier
  • LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) ICE DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180321386
    Abstract: A Light Detecting and Ranging (LIDAR) based system detecting and quantifying ice accretions and shedding on an aircraft. This system can be used to detect ice, operate ice protection systems, and satisfy aircraft icing certification requirements. This system can also be used to determine the shape, thickness, type, and location of the ice accretions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Cris K. Bosetti, John J. Biel-Goebel, Michael C. Cates, W. Brendan Blanton, Bernard P. Paul, JR., Ken L. Bernier
  • Mount for miniature arc lamp
    Patent number: 5039904
    Abstract: A mount for a minature lamp terminating at one end in an elongated tubular member, said mount comprising a base and a cap assembled in mating engagement and exerting a compressive force on at least one deformable, elastomeric tubular or ring shaped member in said mount which surrounds and contacts said tubular lamp member of which at least a portion of which is inserted in a bore in the mount, thereby holding the lamp in the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Walter J. Kosmatka, Douglas G. Seredich, John J. Biel, William O. Harris, Jeffrey D. Johnson