MUMBAI, India, March 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441067490 A) filed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore, Karnataka, on Sept. 6, 2024, for 'a method for programmable blockage detection of pitot system.'
Inventor(s) include Tapan Kumar.
The application for the patent was published on March 13, under issue no. 11/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A method & apparatus for an aircraft for blockage detection of Pilot System and optimisation of performance, the survivability of an aircraft is improved by automated blockage detection and optimization system . [200], upon formation of blockage due to temporary ice deposit or permanent blockage due to ...