Patents by Inventor Stanton Boraas

Stanton Boraas 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).

  • Method and system for determining wind chill temperature
    Patent number: 7578615
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, Twc, equivalent temperature, Teq, time to freeze, tf, facial temperature, Tfm+?t, as a function of time and the altitude correction factor, ?tf/1000. The wind chill model of the present invention accounts for the two major heat losses (forced convection, radiation) and a minor heat loss (evaporative cooling) from the facial surface and is also capable of accounting for the two major heat gains (metabolic, solar) at the facial surface due to the individual's physical activity and the presence of sunshine. The wind chill model of the present invention also provides a more accurate value for the wind velocity at head level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Inventors: Rashid A. Ahmad, Stanton Boraas
  • Method and system for determining wind chill temperature
    Publication number: 20090076764
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, Twc, equivalent temperature, Teq, time to freeze, tf, facial temperature, Tfm+?t, as a function of time and the altitude correction factor, ?tf/1000. The wind chill model of the present invention accounts for the two major heat losses (forced convection, radiation) and a minor heat loss (evaporative cooling) from the facial surface and is also capable of accounting for the two major heat gains (metabolic, solar) at the facial surface due to the individual's physical activity and the presence of sunshine. The wind chill model of the present invention also provides a more accurate value for the wind velocity at head level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Rashid A. Ahmad, Stanton Boraas
  • Method and system for determining wind chill temperature
    Patent number: 7481576
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, Twc, equivalent temperature, Teq, time to freeze, tf, facial temperature, Tfm+?t, as a function of time and the altitude correction factor, ?tf/1000. The wind chill model of the present invention accounts for the two major heat losses (forced convection, radiation) and a minor heat loss (evaporative cooling) from the facial surface and is also capable of accounting for the two major heat gains (metabolic, solar) at the facial surface due to the individual's physical activity and the presence of sunshine. The wind chill model of the present invention also provides a more accurate value for the wind velocity at head level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventors: Rashid A. Ahmad, Stanton Boraas
  • Method and system for determining wind chill temperature
    Publication number: 20080008225
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods, systems and computer-readable media for more accurately determining wind chill temperature, Twc, equivalent temperature, Teq, time to freeze, tf, facial temperature, Tfm+?t, as a function of time and the altitude correction factor, ?tf/1000. The wind chill model of the present invention accounts for the two major heat losses (forced convection, radiation) and a minor heat loss (evaporative cooling) from the facial surface and is also capable of accounting for the two major heat gains (metabolic, solar) at the facial surface due to the individual's physical activity and the presence of sunshine. The wind chill model of the present invention also provides a more accurate value for the wind velocity at head level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Rashid A. Ahmad, Stanton Boraas