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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2018
Applicant:
Short Brothers Plc, Belfast, GB;
Inventor:
Robert Samuel Wilson, Belfast, GB;
Assignee:
SHORT BROTHERS PLC, Belfast, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/12 (2006.01); B64D 15/00 (2006.01); B64D 15/20 (2006.01); B64D 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/12 (2013.01); B64D 15/00 (2013.01); B64D 15/20 (2013.01); B64D 2033/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ice protection systems of aircraft and related methods are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a gas-discharge lamp and an electric power source. The gas-discharge lamp is configured to emit infrared radiation toward an inner surface of an aircraft skin. The electric power source is operatively connected to the gas-discharge lamp.