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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2010
Applicant:
Kamel Al-khalil, Kinnelon, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Kamel Al-Khalil, Kinnelon, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Cox & Company, Inc., Plainview, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A region of an airfoil to be protected from accreted ice is heated to reduce the strength of the bond between the ice and the airfoil, and is mechanically deformed to shed the accreted ice after the bond has been sufficiently weakened. Heating ceases before substantial water runback is generated. The mechanical deformation and the cessation of heating occur approximately simultaneously.