ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,005, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Evendale, Ohio).
"Methods and apparatus for heating mount lugs" was invented by Kudum Shinde (Bengaluru, India) and Mahesh Khandeparker (Bengaluru, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example engine apparatus and associated control methods are disclosed. An example engine apparatus includes: a frame; a lug to attach the frame to an aircraft; a mount cover positioned over the lug; and a heating mechanism to regulate a temperature of the lug under the mount cover."
The patent was filed on Dec. 7, 2022, under Application No. 18/062,977.
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