ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,408, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Evendale, Ohio).
"Ice reduction mechanism for turbofan engine" was invented by Arthur William Sibbach (Boxford, Mass.), Allan George van de Wall (Cincinnati), Sean Christopher Binion (Loveland, Ohio), Brian Lewis Devendorf (Georgetown, Mass.) and Brandon Wayne Miller (Liberty Township, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A turbofan engine is provided. The turbofan engine includes a fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a turbomachine operably coupled to the fan for driving the fan, the turbomachine comprising a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine se...