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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Aerovironment, Inc., Simi Valley, CA (US);
Christopher Eugene Fisher, Leo, IN (US);
John Peter Zwaan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
David R. Thompson, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Marc L. Schmalzel, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Karl R. Klingbiel, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Tyson R. Jensen, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Pavel Belik, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Eric James Aagaard, Los Angeles, CA (US);
AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Monrovia, CA (US);
Abstract
Liquid dispensing assemblies including adhesive anchoring assemblies configured to adhere to a support surface external to a device such as a vehicle. An air vehicle includes (a) a fluid adhesive container assembly detachably attached to the air vehicle, wherein the fluid adhesive container assembly comprises: (i) an adhesive container comprising fluid adhesive; and (ii) one or more fibers, wherein the one or more fibers are configured, or a brush of fibers, or a fabric of fibers, is configured to conduct the fluid adhesive and to structurally support an adhesive bond between the one or more fibers and a surface; and (b) means for dispensing the fluid adhesive from the fluid adhesive container, to the one or more fibers.