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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:
Dec. 26, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1994
Michael J Giamati, Akron, OH (US);
Tommy M Wilson, Jr, Stow, OH (US);
The B. F. Goodrich Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An improved brush assembly is provided for conducting electrical power from a fixed power system to a rotating ice protection system. The invention is especially adapted for use with an aircraft propeller ice protection system. According to an aspect of the invention, the brush assembly has a housing with a brush enclosure and an attachment leg that attaches the brush assembly to a mounting bracket with the brush enclosure spaced to one side of the mounting bracket. According to another aspect of the invention, an internally mounted transient voltage suppressor is provided with minimized impedance between the transient voltage suppressor and the power system connection thereby providing improved lightning protection. These and other features are provided which are described in detail and represent further improvements over prior brush assemblies.