US Patent Issued to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS on Aug. 5 for "Anti-icing and de-icing heated lock pin system" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,265, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS Ltd. (West Midlands, Great Britain).

"Anti-icing and de-icing heated lock pin system" was invented by Graham James Burgess (Telford, Great Britain) and Daniel Foster (Pelsall, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for detecting a fault in a locking pin for use in an aircraft includes the locking pin; means for receiving a static air temperature; and a controller; wherein said locking pin comprises an internal heater element and at least one internal temperature sensor provided therein. The system also includes means for transmitting said measured tempera...