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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
May. 09, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Lee Sullivan, Camano Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); E04C 3/09 (2006.01); E04C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); E04C 3/09 (2013.01); B64C 1/065 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0413 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0434 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0452 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0473 (2013.01); E04C 2003/0482 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses may include a stiffened beam assembly including a structural beam portion having a web and upper and lower flanges, and at least one continuous stiffening member extending back and forth between the upper and lower flanges on one side of the web, forming one or more trusses or other reinforcing structures. The beam portion and/or the stiffening member(s) may comprise formed sheet metal. The stiffening member(s) may be mechanically attached to the beam portion.