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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Matthew P. Harrigan, Rochester, NY (US);
Nathaniel Dew, Stratford, CT (US);
Eric C. Schenck, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/36 (2006.01); G02B 6/26 (2006.01); G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 6/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/3696 (2013.01); G02B 6/26 (2013.01); G02B 6/3897 (2013.01); G02B 6/4471 (2013.01); G02B 2006/12138 (2013.01);
Abstract
A core-stiffed composite structure includes a plurality of bonded layers forming the core-stiffened composite structure, a fiber optic conductor embedded between two of the plurality of bonded layers, the fiber optic conductor including a terminal end, and a protective box embedded in the core-stiffened composite structure and bonded to one or more of the plurality of bonded layers, wherein the terminal end of the fiber optic conductor projects into the protective box.