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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2015
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Jesse Randal Wiseman, Everett, WA (US);
Shane S. Park, Seattle, WA (US);
Donald K. Crenshaw, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kjersta Larson-Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Geoffrey Eric Towle, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
Hugh Christopher VanValkenburgh, Seattle, WA (US);
Karen A. Schultz, Seattle, WA (US);
Solomon T. Atsebha, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
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.