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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Electrically conductive patch for indicating a compromised electrical discharge point in an aircraft
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Joseph A. Bolton, Newalla, OK (US);
Keith D. Humfeld, Federal Way, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An electrically conductive patch for a sheet that is part of a skin of an aircraft is disclosed. The sheet includes an outermost surface constructed of an electrically conductive material and one or more electrical discharge points that are conductively coupled to the outermost surface of the sheet. The electrically conductive patch is disposed along the outermost surface of the sheet and is conductively coupled to the outermost surface of the sheet. The electrically conductive patch is constructed of a voltage responsive film configured to change from a first coloration and into a second coloration in response to experiencing a threshold voltage difference, where the first coloration substantially matches a coloration of the skin of the aircraft.