Electrical deicer

• US 3,204,084 A
• Filed: 05/07/1963
• Issued: 08/31/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dean T. Bowden, Jessie H. Spencer Jr
• Original Assignee: Dean T. Bowden, Jessie H. Spencer Jr
• Inventors: Spencer, Jessie H. Jr., Bowden, Dean T.
• Application Number:
  US04/278,659
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• US Class Current: 219/202
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 15/12 by electric heating electric heating elements in general H05B
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/005 using multiple resistive elements or resistive zones isolated from each other
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/007 using multiple electrically connected resistive elements or resistive zones
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/011 Heaters using laterally extending conductive material as connecting means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/017 Manufacturing methods or apparatus for heaters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2203/033 Heater including particular mechanical reinforcing means
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 2214/02 Heaters specially designed for de-icing or protection against icing
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 3/36 heating conductor embedded in insulating material

Claims

1. ELECTRICAL AIRCRAFT DEICING APPARATUS COMPRISING:

A PLURALITY OF ELONGATED HEATING PANELS ON AN AERODYNAMIC SURFACE, SAID PANELS INCLUDING A FIRST LAYER OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIAL FASTENED TO SAID AERODYNAMIC SURFACE, A SECOND LAYER OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIAL OVERLYING SAID FIRST LAYER, A CYCLICALLY ENERGIZED RESISTANCE HEATING ELEMENT BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND LAYERS OF ELECTRICAL INSULATING MATERIAL,