The Boeing Company

Hugh Christopher VanValkenburgh

Jesse Randal Wiseman

Kay Youngdahl Blohowiak

Darrin Michael Hansen

Carissa Ann Pajel

Kjersta Lynn Larson-Smith

John Rubrecht Lowell

Steven Best

Solomon Tadesse Atsebha

Karen A Schultz

Benjamin Priest Hargrave

Donald K Crenshaw

Shane S Park

Geoffrey Eric Towle

Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for at least partially curing a light-curable material within a dispenser to obtain an at least partially-cured material and dispensing the at least partially-cured material to a substrate, while retaining substantially all of the light within the dispenser.

Light-curable sealant applicator

A sealant containment assembly is configured to bound at least a portion of a fastener pattern between at least two components, such as components used to form at least a portion of an aircraft. The sealant containment assembly includes at least one sealant containment member that is configured to sealingly engage peripheral portions of components. The sealant containment member(s) is configured to form a sealing chamber around at least a portion of the fastener pattern. Fluid sealant is configured to flow into the sealing chamber and cure to seal fasteners within the fastener pattern that connect the components together.

Sealant containment assembly, system, and method

A dry bay sealing assembly is provided that includes a first end plate and a second end plate that are configured to be disposed on respective opposite first and second sides of a structural member proximate to a joint defined between the structural member and a fitting. The first end plate and the second end plate are configured to define an interior volume therebetween containing at least a portion of a fastener joining the structural member and the fitting. The first end plate and the second end plate are configured to cooperate with the structural member to seal the interior volume from an exterior volume.

Apparatuses and methods for improved sealing

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Hugh Christopher VanValkenburgh