ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,403, issued on July 1, was assigned to JAARS Inc. (Waxhaw, N.C.).
"Leading edge cleaning device" was invented by Terry Lee Heffield (Waxhaw, N.C.), Philip Lynn Janofski (Waxhaw, N.C.) and Vasha Sedlacek (Norton Shores, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The instant invention is directed to a leading edge cleaning device which comprises a concave internal surface which is complementary to an airfoil shaped body profile over a selected percentage of the airfoil chord measured from the leading edge. The complimentary shape of the leading edge cleaning device serves to maintain contact with the airfoil leading edge during the cleaning p...