Anti-icing coatings and methods

Inventors

Russell G. Alger, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Abstract

A method of inhibiting or preventing bonding between snow or ice and a substrate. The method includes applying an adhesive to the substrate, broadcasting an aggregate onto the adhesive, the aggregate having the capacity to receive an anti-icing chemical into the aggregate, and applying the antiicing chemical onto the aggregate so that at least a portion of the anti-icing chemical is received into at least a portion of the aggregate.

Patent Number

US 8,647,709 B2

Assignee

Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (US)

Application Number

8647709

Date Filed

9-18-2007

Certificate of Correction

No

Issue Date

2-11-2014

Disciplines

Automotive Engineering | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Alger, Russell G., "Anti-icing coatings and methods" (2014). Michigan Tech Patents. 122.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/patents/122