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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael John Giamati, Akron, OH (US);
Robert Willard Ray, Jr, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Terry Lee Sluss, Louisville, OH (US);
Assignee:
The BFGoodrich Company, Richfield, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D / ; B64D / ; B64D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 2441 / ; 2441 / ;
Abstract
An improved ice protection apparatus 8 includes a top polyurethane layer 10, an active layer 12, and a base layer 14 cured together into a unitary matrix, wherein the base layer is either polyurethane or chloroprene. The active layer may be either a thermal ice protector, a pneumatic ice protector, or an electro magnetic protection apparatus.