ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,119, issued on June 24, was assigned to JCAI Inc. (Mississauga, Canada).
"Method and system for automating and configuring an aircraft de-icing pad facility" was invented by Jeffery Paul Campbell (Cambridge, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for automating de-icing procedures for aircraft including the transmission of messages and illumination of guidance lights for pilots to direct their aircraft for de-icing. The system further includes apparatus for generating a safety zone to provide further protection of damage or injury to personnel or aircraft or de-icing machinery."
The patent was filed on Feb. 22, 20...