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Method of determining the risk of ice deposition due to precipitation and apparatus for exercising the method

  • US 7,418,347 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2003
  • Issued: 08/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of determining risk of ice deposition from air due to precipitation comprising the steps of measuring the air temperature, estimating a type of precipitation and an amount of precipitation, rotating a surface element having a surface with a predetermined area through the air for a predetermined period of time, measuring an actual amount of ice accumulated on the surface element, and combining the measurements to determine the risk of ice deposition.

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