Patents by Inventor Kamel Al-Khalil

Kamel Al-Khalil 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).

  • Energy-efficient electro-thermal and electro-mechanical ice-protection method
    Patent number: 8430359
    Abstract: A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Cox & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Kamel Al-Khalil
  • ENERGY-EFFICIENT ELECTRO-THERMAL AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ICE-PROTECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20120091276
    Abstract: A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: Cox & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Kamel AL-KHALIL
  • Energy-efficient electro-thermal and electro-mechanical ice-protection method
    Patent number: 7854412
    Abstract: A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Cox & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Kamel Al-Khalil
  • Energy-efficient electro-thermal ice-protection system
    Patent number: 7708227
    Abstract: A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Cox & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Kamel Al-Khalil
  • ENERGY-EFFICIENT ELECTRO-THERMAL AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ICE-PROTECTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20090072091
    Abstract: A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: COX & COMPANY, INC.
    Inventor: Kamel AL-KHALIL
  • Energy-efficient electro-thermal ice-protection system
    Publication number: 20070170312
    Abstract: A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Kamel Al-Khalil