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Aircraft seeker windows and aircraft window systems including the same

US12370777B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Battelle Memorial Institute · CH

Inventors

Steven M. Risser · Reynoldsburg, US
Amy M. Heintz · Dublin, US
Rachel Thurston · Columbus, US
John Bartholomew · Columbus, US
Erica Howard · Columbus, US
Richard Rateick · South Bend, US
Ian Haggerty · Dublin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 25, 2022
Grant date	Jul 29, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 14, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05B3/84
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An approach to seeker windows for aircraft comprises a window layer comprising an IR transparent material, the window layer comprising a first side and a second side substantially opposite the first side; and a heating layer on the first side or the second side of the window layer, the heating layer configured to apply a heating profile to the window layer to reduce thermal shock imparted to the window layer when the seeker window is exposed to hypersonic flight conditions.

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