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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934680 | Apparatus and method for blending fluids An apparatus and method for blending fluids and applying the blended fluid to a surface of an aircraft during deicing and anti-icing operations having a first tank, second tank, blend tank, pumps, conduits, heaters, controllers, and a delivery device. In operation, ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7900872 | Nacelle inlet thermal anti-icing spray duct support system An anti-icing system for an aircraft engine nacelle comprises a generally ring-shaped hollow spray tube for directing hot gasses toward a portion of the nacelle; a plurality of fasteners for attaching the spray tube to a support structure of the aircraft engine; and... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7850120 | Spray-regulating system incorporated in aircraft anti-icers The invention relates to de-icing and anti-icing procedures performed on airplanes on the ground, wherein a fluid is sprayed from the boom or arm of a de-icer installation onto the aircraft. A spray-regulating system is incorporated in aircraft anti-icers comprising... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7594627 | Method and apparatus for de-icing aircraft and other snow or ice covered surfaces Methods and devices for deicing aircraft and other snow or ice covered surfaces. The invention is based on warm moisture-laden air or steam that can be released over the surface to be thawed. The device consists of three components: a hot water or steam boiler with ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7431240 | Hybrid deicing system and method of operation This invention overcome the disadvantage of the prior systems and produces a high velocity specially formed and constituted pressure aerodynamic stream for efficiently and effectively removing ice from an aircraft. The specially formed stream includes a stream withi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7328623 | Temperature and/or pressure sensor assembly A sensor assembly includes a housing and a tube. The housing has a first leading edge portion which is capable of being located in a compressor/fan inlet flow path and which includes an interior wall section. The tube has a proximal portion including an air inlet wh... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327045 | Fuel delivery system and method providing regulated electrical output In a mobile fuel delivery vehicle, providing bulk aircraft fuel from a pressurized fuel reservoir to an aircraft, a method of regulating electrical output of an electrical power source, includes the steps of: (a) receiving, in a fluid path, the bulk aircraft fuel fr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7291815 | Composite ice protection heater and method of producing same The invention includes a composite ice protection heater for an aircraft. The composite heater includes at least one electrically insulating layer, and at least one electric heater element comprising an electrically conductive layer bonded to the insulating layer. T... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278610 | Aircraft wing with electrothermal deicing and/or anti-icing device An aircraft wing (12) comprising a structural member (20) forming the wing's leading edge skin, a Kreuger flap (16) which moves relative to the structural member (20) between a stowed position and a deployed position, and an electrotherma... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275720 | Actively cooled ceramic thermal protection system An apparatus and method for thermal protection is provided. A thermal protection apparatus includes a porous layer attached to an inner structural member requiring thermal protection. The porous layer serves as both a cooling air plenum and a transpiring medium. The... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264178 | Foam spraying rig A foam spraying rig comprising a vehicle having first and second fluid spray component storage tanks mounted in the body of the vehicle, each of which are heated by electrical heaters and by tubing which is connected to the coolant of the water cooled engine of the ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7225999 | Spray array apparatus Spray array apparatus which includes a plurality of water and air carrying spoke members extending radially from a central fluid distribution assembly. The spoke members are connected to a plurality of water and air carrying strut members. The spoke members are divi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217091 | Methods and apparatus for deicing airfoils or rotor blades A method for deicing a rotor blade having a blade root, a blade tip, and a leading edge in which the rotor blade is operably coupled to a hub of a turbine includes circulating heated air through an outflow channel from the blade root towards the blade tip, recircula... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188464 | Methods for operating gas turbine engines A method for operating an aircraft engine facilitates preventing ice accumulation on the aircraft engine. The method comprises coupling a semi-permeable membrane to the engine adjacent an outer surface of the engine, coupling a fluid reservoir to the aircraft engine... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178742 | Fluid delivery system for spray applicator A fluid delivery system is provided as a modular system. The fluid delivery system provides a fluid to a robotic spray applicator system that may be used to spray a mold with a motor release compound or in-mold coating. The fluid to be dispensed is contained in the ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7137240 | Inlet muff anti-icing system for an auxiliary power unit An auxiliary power unit (APU) inlet muff anti-icing system that uses high pressure, high temperature APU compressor delivery air to melt any accumulation of ice and snow near the bottom of the muff with a tracer line coupled to a perforated gull wing fairing mounted... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7089972 | Glycol proportioning panel A glycol proportioning station that provides a deicing mixture of glycol and water to tank trucks that in turn spray the deicing mixture onto aircraft. The invention includes a remote control that is positioned where the truck is loaded and which runs in parallel wi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6977597 | Vehicle mounted travel surface and weather condition monitoring system A system and apparatus for detecting and evaluating surface conditions on a road surface and atmospheric conditions simultaneously from a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a sensor for detecting the presence of deposited material on a road surface, a detect... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6920748 | Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines A method for operating an aircraft engine facilitates preventing ice accumulation on the aircraft engine. The method comprises coupling a semi-permeable membrane to the engine adjacent an outer surface of the engine, coupling a fluid reservoir to the aircraft engine... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907799 | Apparatus and method for non-destructive inspection of large structures An automated inspection system and method enables rapid, remote and non-contact inspection of large objects, utilizing non-destructive inspection techniques, that does not require continuous manual repositioning of the inspection equipment. The inspection system inc... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6848656 | Ice protection system An aircraft engine nacelle nose cowl has a supply duct to deliver pressurised hot gas into an internal compartment of the nose cowl. A slot is provided in the nose cowl to enable pressurised hot gas to pass out of the compartment through the slot. As the pressurised... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6820841 | Arrangements for the de-icing, anti-icing and decontamination of aircraft or other vehicles Systems in which anti-icing fluids may be automatically mixed with water, and by which de-icing fluids may be heated and mixed with water, to provide variable temperatures and ratios of de-icing fluid-to-water to local aircraft de-icing fluid application devices in ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6688558 | Method and apparatus for aircraft inlet ice protection An inlet ice protection system, and methods for making and using ice protection systems. In one embodiment, the inlet includes a tapered acoustic liner positioned forward of the inlet throat and has a perforated face sheet, a perforated back sheet, and an... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6662088 | Methods and systems for inspecting aircraft fuselage frames A method for inspecting an aircraft fuselage using an inspection system including a movable detector, wherein the method includes coupling a collision avoidance system to the inspection system detector, monitoring the collision avoidance system during ope... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6616102 | Apparatus for deicing aircraft An apparatus is described for deicing an aircraft in one pass of the aircraft through the apparatus with the apparatus including a pair of spaced-apart deicing devices. Each of the deicing devices comprises a vertically disposed support tower having an up... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6547187 | Apparatus and method for deicing aircraft using compact, lightweight air source The present invention is directed to a system and method for deicing, equipment, particularly aircraft. In one embodiment, the system of the present invention may comprise a vehicle frame; a boom having a first end mounted on the vehicle frame and a free ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6457676 | Method and apparatus for aircraft inlet ice protection An inlet ice protection system, and methods for making and using ice protection systems. In one embodiment, the inlet includes an acoustic liner positioned forward of the inlet throat and has a perforated face sheet, a perforated back sheet, and an acoust... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6378807 | Aircraft installed snow remover An aircraft installed snow remover having blowing apparatus for particularly gas e.g. high pressure air toward snow laid and/or lying on any surface of aircraft, as a result it realizes an advantage allowing aircraft to get snow removal service at any tim... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371411 | Method and apparatus for aircraft inlet ice protection An inlet ice protection system, and methods for making and using ice protection systems. In one embodiment, the inlet includes an acoustic liner positioned forward of the inlet throat and has a perforated face sheet a perforated back sheet, and an acousti... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6362135 | Catalyzed compositions and methods for use in vehicle surface anti-icing and other applications This invention discloses novel catalyzed surface composition altering formulations and methods and catalyzed surface coating formulations and methods, which contain one or more catalysts, along with optional other ingredients, wherein the catalysts serve ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6360992 | Hybrid deicing system and method of operation A hybrid deicing system for deicing ice or snow covered surfaces comprises a source of pressurized air and a source of pressurized deicing fluid. A nozzle assembly receives the pressurized air and the pressurized deicing fluid at a forward position, a mid... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6293498 | Hybrid deicing system and method of operation This invention overcomes the disadvantage of the prior systems and produces a high velocity specially formed and constituted pressure aerodynamic stream system for efficiently and effectively removing ice from an aircraft. The specially formed stream syst... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6269320 | Supercooled large droplet ice detector The present invention pertains to an ice detector particularly adapted to detect the presence of water droplets capable of forming supercooled large droplet ("SLD") icing on aircraft surfaces. The invention takes advantage of boundary layer flow patterns ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6258758 | Catalyzed surface composition altering and surface coating formulations and methods This invention discloses novel catalyzed surface composition altering formulations and methods and catalyzed surface coating formulations and methods, which contain one or more catalysts, along with optional other ingredients, wherein the catalysts serve ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6250588 | Forced air de-icing and washing system attached to the distal end of a boom A forced air aircraft de-icing system is described, which in a preferred embodiment includes a vehicle having a articulable aerial boom mounted thereon with an operator platform disposed on the distal end of the boom, a compressed air source including a c... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6209823 | Apparatus and method for deicing aircraft An apparatus for deicing includes a vehicle frame, such as part of a truck, and a boom having one end mounted on the vehicle frame and a free end. A compressor unit is supported by the boom and includes a compressor having an air outlet. A deicer air jet ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6102333 | Electro-magnetic expulsion de-icing system The present invention is a de-icing system that uses electro-magnetic actuators mounted within the airfoil of an aircraft to effect de-icing. Advantageously, the actuators have low-energy requirements. Each actuator includes conductive strips fabricated o... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6068216 | Device for treating the exterior of an aircraft A device for treating the exterior of an aircraft, more particularly the wing and tail surfaces of an aircraft, comprising two gantries disposed on either side of a parking guide line on an aircraft parking place. The gantries are placed to be moved towar... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6047926 | Hybrid deicing system and method of operation This invention overcomes the disadvantage of the prior systems and produces a high velocity specially formed and constituted pressure aerodynamic stream system for efficiently and effectively removing ice from an aircraft. The specially formed stream syst... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045092 | Apparatus and method for deicing aircraft An apparatus for deicing aircraft includes a vehicle frame, such as part of a truck, and a boom having one end mounted on the vehicle frame and a free end. A compressor unit is mounted on the boom and includes a hydraulic motor having an output and a cent... | 04/04/2000 |
