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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark Anthony Reissig, Normandy Park, WA (US);
David Jamal Lopes, Seattle, WA (US);
Sho Sato, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/04 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/04 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract
An anti-ice system including means for removing water from a heated ice prone surface before the water reaches a surface downstream of the ice-prone surface. In one embodiment, the means comprises an eductor connected to the ice-prone surface. In another embodiment, the means comprises a mechanical pump connected to the ice-prone surface. Examples of the ice-prone surface include an engine inlet or an aero-surface on an aircraft.