ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,295, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Rosemount Aerospace Inc. (Burnsville, Minn.).
"Conformal multi-function air-data probes" was invented by Chester M. Schwie (Burnsville, Minn.) and Rudy L. Pitera (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air-data probe component includes an additively manufactured inner member. The inner member includes integrally formed, monolithic structures including a mandrel bulkhead defining a plurality of pneumatic chambers therein in fluid communication with an outer surface of the mandrel bulkhead through respective pressure ports, and a plurality of pneumatic tubes extending aft of...