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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Gururaja Bambila, Karnataka, IN;
Manjunath Hiremath, Karnataka, IN;
Rhushikesh Patil, Bangalore, IN;
Srinivas Magaji Gundu, Karnataka, IN;
Assignee:
GOODRICH CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/18 (2006.01); G01K 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/183 (2013.01); G01K 2007/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater apparatus is provided. The PTC heater apparatus includes a PTC heater, a resistance temperature detector (RTD) sensor mounted to the PTC heater and a controller logic unit electrically connected to the RTD sensor to receive readings of the RTD sensor, which, when the PTC heater is powered on, indicate whether the PTC heater is faulty.