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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kevin S. Callahan, Shoreline, WA (US);
Christopher E. Plass, Monroe, WA (US);
Matthew A. Moser, Marysville, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/14 (2006.01); F16J 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F15B 15/1433 (2013.01); F16J 3/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator includes a piston and a housing. The piston includes a piston shaft that is configured to reciprocate within a chamber of the housing. The actuator includes a gland electrically coupled to the housing. The gland forms at least a portion of a first end of the chamber. The actuator also includes a first conductor positioned in the chamber. The first conductor is coupled to the gland and to a first side of the piston to electrically couple the piston to the housing.