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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Sierra Space Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Inventors:
Stephen W. Miller, Longmont, CO (US);
Michael J. Erdmann, Lafayette, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sierra Space Corporation, Broomfield, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/50 (2006.01); B64G 1/58 (2006.01); B64G 1/46 (2006.01); B64G 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/58 (2013.01); B64G 1/46 (2013.01); B64G 1/48 (2013.01); B64G 1/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface heating device and related method includes a heater assembly having a layer of dielectric material, thermal insulation material positioned adjacent to the heater assembly, an encapsulation layer surrounding the thermal insulation material and connected to the heater assembly, and a controller configured to control power delivered to the heater assembly to activate the dielectric material to generate heat.