US Patent Issued to RTX on Dec. 30 for "Composite airfoil with integrated anti-icing for an aircraft propulsion system" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,993, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).

"Composite airfoil with integrated anti-icing for an aircraft propulsion system" was invented by Michael Winter (New Haven, Conn.) and Becky E. Rose (Colchester, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is provided for an aircraft propulsion system. This apparatus includes an airfoil and an electric heater. The airfoil includes a fiber-reinforced composite and an exterior surface. The fiber-reinforced composite includes a plurality of fibers embedded within a matrix. The electric heater includes an electric heating element. The electric heater is configur...