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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
May. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Brock Robert Gardner, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Aamzon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2018.01); F24F 13/14 (2006.01); F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/42 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/30 (2018.01); F24F 11/0001 (2013.01); F24F 13/14 (2013.01); F24F 11/42 (2018.01);
Abstract
A louver assembly includes a heating element configured to provide heat to at least one edge of at least one blade of the louver assembly to prevent or eliminate ice build-up along the edge of the blade. Variations include fixed blades, rotatable blades, power supply lines routed through pivot points or mechanical linkages for moving blades, and different forms of heating elements such as wires that produce heat due to electrical resistance or infrared heating panels.