Patents by Inventor Lowell Pearson

Lowell Pearson 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).

  • Patent number: 7431240
    Abstract: This invention overcome the disadvantage of the prior systems and produces a high velocity specially formed and constituted pressure aerodynamic stream for efficiently and effectively removing ice from an aircraft. The specially formed stream includes a stream within a stream, wherein a deicing fluid such a glycol is entrained within and encased by a surrounding jacket of entraining fluid such air. This deicing is now known as coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing. The special nozzle allows the stream to maintain fluid separation over its flight path so that aircraft contact is made by to be known as coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing. The coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing is further enhanced by pressurizing the stream to deliver the stream as a high pressure high velocity stream to improved the aerodynamic sweeping action of the airstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: John Stanko, Lowell Pearson
  • Patent number: 6360992
    Abstract: A hybrid deicing system for deicing ice or snow covered surfaces comprises a source of pressurized air and a source of pressurized deicing fluid. A nozzle assembly receives the pressurized air and the pressurized deicing fluid at a forward position, a middle position or a rearward position of the nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly discharges the pressurized deicing fluid and pressurized air as a first independent stream within a second independent stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: John Stanko, Lowell Pearson
  • Patent number: 6293498
    Abstract: This invention overcomes the disadvantage of the prior systems and produces a high velocity specially formed and constituted pressure aerodynamic stream system for efficiently and effectively removing ice from an aircraft. The specially formed stream system includes a stream within a stream, wherein a deicing fluid such a glycol is entrained within and encased by a surrounding jacket of entraining fluid such as air. This deicing is now known as coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing. The special nozzle allows the stream to maintain fluid separation over its flight path so that aircraft contact is made by to be known as coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing. The coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing is further enhanced by pressurizing the stream to deliver the stream as a high pressure, high velocity stream to improve the aerodynamic sweeping action of the airstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: John Stanko, Lowell Pearson
  • Patent number: 6047926
    Abstract: This invention overcomes the disadvantage of the prior systems and produces a high velocity specially formed and constituted pressure aerodynamic stream system for efficiently and effectively removing ice from an aircraft. The specially formed stream system includes a stream within a stream, wherein a deicing fluid such a glycol is entrained within and encased by a surrounding jacket of entraining fluid such as air. This deicing is now known as coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing. The special nozzle allows the stream to maintain fluid separation over its flight path so that aircraft contact is made by to be known as coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing. The coaxial stream/stream within a stream deicing is further enhanced by pressurizing the stream to deliver the stream as a high pressure, high velocity stream to improve the aerodynamic sweeping action of the airstream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: John Stanko, Lowell Pearson