Patents by Inventor Peter R. CORDES

Peter R. CORDES 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).

  • Detection of icing conditions on an aircraft
    Patent number: 9409649
    Abstract: A controller for determining when icing conditions are present on an outside surface of an aircraft may include a first input receiving a moisture condition on a windshield of the aircraft, a second input receiving an outside temperature, and an output that provides an icing condition determined as a function of the first input and the second input. The moisture condition can be provided by a moisture sensor positioned on an interior surface of the windshield and the windshield may include a heating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall A. Greene, Peter R. Cordes, Robert D. Teter
  • BI-DIRECTIONAL FRICTION CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20160025157
    Abstract: A clutch includes an input, an output, first and second control disks, and a control. The output and the input may be releasably coupled. The first control disk may be positioned between the input and the output. The first control disk and second control disk may be coupled and the output may be moveable between the control disks. The control may apply a torque to the second control disk, establishing a relative rotation between the output and the first control disk and decoupling the output and input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Peter R. CORDES
  • Bi-directional friction clutch
    Patent number: 9151335
    Abstract: A clutch includes an input, an output, first and second control disks, and a control. The output and the input may be releasably coupled. The first control disk may be positioned between the input and the output. The first control disk and second control disk may be coupled and the output may be moveable between the control disks. The control may apply a torque to the second control disk, establishing a relative rotation between the output and the first control disk and decoupling the output and input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Peter R. Cordes
  • BI-DIRECTIONAL FRICTION CLUTCH
    Publication number: 20150240882
    Abstract: A clutch includes an input, an output, first and second control disks, and a control. The output and the input may be releasably coupled. The first control disk may be positioned between the input and the output. The first control disk and second control disk may be coupled and the output may be moveable between the control disks. The control may apply a torque to the second control disk, establishing a relative rotation between the output and the first control disk and decoupling the output and input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Peter R. CORDES
  • DETECTION OF ICING CONDITIONS ON AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20140166813
    Abstract: A controller for determining when icing conditions are present on an outside surface of an aircraft may include a first input receiving a moisture condition on a windshield of the aircraft, a second input receiving an outside temperature, and an output that provides an icing condition determined as a function of the first input and the second input. The moisture condition can be provided by a moisture sensor positioned on an interior surface of the windshield and the windshield may include a heating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall A. GREENE, Peter R. CORDES, Robert D. TETER