Patents by Inventor Mary Konstantaki

Mary Konstantaki 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 apparatus and method
    Patent number: 7586419
    Abstract: Ice detection apparatus for monitoring ice accretion on aircraft surfaces, comprising an array of optical fibres which are mounted flush with an outer surface of an aircraft skin, and an intermediately located electromagnetic radiation emitter which is provided by an optical fibre. In use radiation is emitted by the emitter generally outwardly of the aircraft surface, and the layer of accreted ice diffuses the emitted radiation scattered and reflected. The diffused radiation is detected by the sensors, and the spatial distribution of the detected intensity diffused radiation about the emitter can be used to calculate the thickness of the layer of ice and the type of ice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: GKN Aerospace Services Limited
    Inventors: Aristedis Anthony Ikiades, David John Armstrong, George Graham Hare, Mary Konstantaki
  • Ice detection apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20070080789
    Abstract: Ice detection apparatus for monitoring ice accretion on aircraft surfaces, comprising an array of optical fibres which are mounted flush with an outer surface of an aircraft skin, and an intermediately located electromagnetic radiation emitter which is provided by an optical fibre. In use radiation is emitted by the emitter generally outwardly of the aircraft surface, and the layer of accreted ice diffuses the emitted radiation scattered and reflected. The diffused radiation is detected by the sensors, and the spatial distribution of the detected intensity diffused radiation about the emitter can be used to calculate the thickness of the layer of ice and the type of ice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Aristedis Ikiades, David Armstrong, George Hare, Mary Konstantaki