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Patent No.:

US 10184762 B1

Date of Patent:

Jan. 22, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2015

Base drag reduction fairing using shape memory materials

Applicant:

Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Matthew H. Summers, Marana, AZ (US);

Frederick B. Koehler, Tucson, AZ (US);

Jeremy C. Danforth, Tucson, AZ (US);

James K. Villarreal, Tucson, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);

Attorney:

Primary Examiner:

Benjamin P Lee

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

F42B 10/38 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); F42B 10/14 (2006.01); F42B 10/40 (2006.01); F42B 10/44 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

F42B 10/38 (2013.01); B63G 8/00 (2013.01); F42B 10/14 (2013.01); F42B 10/40 (2013.01); F42B 10/44 (2013.01);

Abstract

A device is provided. The device includes at least one SMM component fabricated from an SMM. The SMM component is configured to change shape in response to receiving a stimulus. The SMM component is also configured to deploy from a device body of the device allowing the device to change shape in an advantageous way. A method implemented by a device is also provided. The method includes changing a shape of an SMM component of the device in response to receiving a stimulus. The SMM component is fabricated from an SMM. The method also includes deploying the SMM component from a device body of the device allowing the device to change shape in an advantageous way.

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