ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,750, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Shielded swirl gas turbine engine inlet anti-icing system" was invented by Morris G. Anderson (Phoenix) and Matthew Dunn (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas turbine engine inlet anti-ice system includes a nacelle having an inlet lip, an anti-ice air supply duct, and a flow deflector. The inlet lip has an annular anti-icing chamber formed therein that is defined by an inner surface of the inlet lip and an aft wall that has an aft wall opening formed therein. The anti-ice air supply duct is configured to direct a flow of pressurized air ...