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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:
Aug. 20, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lowell J Adams, Dayton, OH (US);
Kevin L Leffel, Akron, OH (US);
Gary V Tenison, New Brighton, MN (US);
Norbert A Weisend, Jr, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
The B.F. Goodrich Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ;
Abstract
A deicer for attachment to an airfoil substructure includes a segmented outer shell, with adjacent segments being decoupled from one another utilizing elastomeric decoupling members. The outer edges of the outer periphery shell segments are likewise decoupled from the airfoil structure utilizing elastomeric decoupling members. Each segment of the deicer is deflected by a respective deflection means which are provided energy from a controller.