ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,389, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Chicago).

"Systems and methods for deicing aircraft" was invented by Mark Everette Albrecht (Lake Stevens, Wash.), Richard John Loftis (Daniel Island, S.C.), Marcus Anthony Belcher (Sammamish, Wash.), Edwin John Smith (Everett, Wash.), Kristofer Logan Peterson (Lynnwood, Wash.), Collin William Childs (Newcastle, Wash.), Benjamin David Walker (West Linn, Ore.), Jonathan William Udell (Renton, Wash.), Doria Pei (Seattle), Robert N. Jaeger (Seattle), Sara Jane Lynn (Spokane Valley, Wash.), Mirza Mustafayev (Everett, Wash.), Ignas Sabet-Kazilas (Snoqualmie, Wash.) and Varun Suri (Huntsville, Ala.).

According to the abstract* rel...