Patents by Inventor John Peter Pappas

John Peter Pappas 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).

  • Redundant ice management system for aircraft
    Patent number: 6227492
    Abstract: A redundant ice management system and method to de-ice and anti-ice an aircraft member (150) is provided. The system comprising a primary ice management sub-system (154) for providing thermal ice management to the aircraft member and a secondary ice management sub-system (172) for providing back-up thermal ice management to the aircraft member (150) in the event of a failure by the primary ice management sub-system (154). The system provides primary and secondary de-ice and anti-ice capabilities to the aircraft member (150) before and during airborne operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter TEXTRON Inc.
    Inventors: Ernst Calvin Schellhase, Mark P. Eisenhauer, Richard Dean Miller, John Peter Pappas, Gary Scott Froman, Roger Jacques Michel Aubert