B64D 15/16
De-icing or preventing icing on exterior surfaces of aircraft: by mechanical means
Official title: by mechanical means, e.g. pulsating mats or shoes attached to, or built into, surface
B64D15/16 (De-icing or preventing icing on exterior surfaces of aircraft: by mechanical means) appears on 224 US grants and 188 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B64D- Granted patents
- 224
- Published applications
- 188
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 388
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mechanical de-icing system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,024 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- System and method for de-icing a communication tower8 Sep 2026US 12,730,415 B2SMR Technologies, Inc.
- Pressure regulating shut-off valve25 Aug 2026US 12,717,359 B2Microtecnica S.R.L.
- Combined de-icing device11 Aug 2026US 12,703,490 B2Safran Aerosystems
- Composite aircraft component with embedded piezoelectric ice protection11 Aug 2026US 12,703,491 B2Goodrich Corporation
- Integrated flap control unit24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285472 A1Archer Aviation Inc.
- Method for controlling anti-icing means in an aircraft as a function of the ice accretion rate, and corresponding system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225720 A1Safran Aerosystems
- Aircraft comprising at least one inflatable aerodynamic structure30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217359 A1Airbus Operations GmbH
- Composite wing carbon nanotube (cnt) ice protection23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208867 A1Goodrich Corporation
- Ice-interference features for aircraft18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168407 A1General Electric Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for structural integrity monitoring191US 5,195,046 A1993
- Anti-icing and deicing device73US 4,732,351 A1988
- Piezoelectric sensor72US 5,191,791 A1993
- Inflatable airfoil device64US 6,443,394 B1The B. F. Goodrich Company · 2002
- Electro-repulsive separation system for deicing60US 4,875,644 AThe B. F. Goodrich Company · 1989