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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Om Prakash, Bangalore, IN;
Kanakasabapathi Subramanian, Chennai, IN;
Shantanu Pal, Chennai, IN;
Radhakrishnan Anbarasan, Chennai, IN;
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2006.01); G01W 1/16 (2006.01); H02H 9/06 (2006.01); H02H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2013.01); G01W 1/16 (2013.01); H02H 9/06 (2013.01); H02H 1/0023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lightning protection apparatus and related methods are described. The lightning protection apparatus includes a housing that defines a cavity, a gas generating device disposed within the housing, and a signal acquisition device. The housing is coupled to an aircraft. The signal acquisition device is configured to detect a lightning arc and responsively activate the gas generating device to emit a stream of gas to suppress the lightning arc.