Patents by Inventor R. Todd Lines

R. Todd Lines 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: 6489915
    Abstract: A passive microwave icing avoidance system (MIAS) senses atmospheric conditions that lead to aircraft icing when the aircraft is flying at an altitude above the earth's surface. The MIAS includes a 37 GHz receiver and an 89 GHz receiver coupled to an antenna for sensing two microwave frequencies at different angles creating six passive microwave beams. The two receivers output data to a processor that processes the data to determine the amount of cloud liquid water and generates signals to an indicator/display to instruct the pilot of an aircraft to divert or proceed along the flight path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: R. Todd Lines, Richard C. Savage, Jim Cole