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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Hunter Tomick, Lebanon, CT (US);
Eli Warren, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes an optical sensor and at least one controller operably coupled to the optical sensor. The optical sensor is configured to detect a time of arrival (TOA) of a blade while operating in a TOA mode. The at least one controller is configured to determine that conditions on a tip of the blade are subject to icing while the optical sensor is operating in the TOA mode. The at least one controller is also configured to control the optical sensor to operate in a deicing mode to increase power of the optical sensor and heat the tip of the blade.