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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Farid Piroozmandi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kelly L. Boren, Marysville, WA (US);
Sergey D. Barmichev, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 39/08 (2006.01); B60B 39/02 (2006.01); B60B 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 39/02 (2013.01); B60B 39/086 (2013.01); B60B 39/026 (2013.01); B60B 39/04 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of increasing the friction between a tire of a vehicle and an icy surface includes dispensing a cooling agent such that at least a portion of the dispensed cooling agent is distributed between the tire of the vehicle and the icy surface.