Patents by Inventor Peter W. Decker

Peter W. Decker 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).

  • Road surface ice detector and method for vehicles
    Patent number: 4274091
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for detecting from vehicles the presence of ice on roads comprising means for generating a light pulse train whose amplitude is modulated in the presence of ice on the travelling surface, means for detecting modulation of the pulse train, and means for generating an indicating signal when a modulating signal is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Inventor: Peter W. Decker