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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1988
Douglas McLaren, Seattle, WA (US);
William W Orr, Mercer Island, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Thermal anti-icing systems for aircraft and methods for fabricating such systems. The anti-icing systems have an integrated one-piece skin with passageways formed therein to supply a heated fluid to that portion of an aircraft structure where anti-icing is desired. The anti-icing system also has an integrated or separately supplied manifold for routing heating fluid to the anti-icing system flow passages. The anti-icing system can be used in the leading edges of such aircraft structures as wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers, inboard and outboard slats, engine struts, and engine cowls. A method for fabricating of aircraft structures with integral anti-icing systems of the character just described is also disclosed.