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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Joseph Andrew Bolton, Newalla, OK (US);
Keith Daniel Humfeld, Federal Way, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A fastener includes a head that is configured to be engaged by a tool, and a shaft extending from the head. The shaft includes a distal end that is opposite from the head. At least one optical component is coupled to one or both of the head or the shaft. The optical component(s) is configured to allow light to pass through the fastener. A window system includes a panel that includes an exterior surface and an interior surface, and the fastener extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface of the panel. A screen is coupled to the interior surface. The screen receives light from the optical component(s) of the fastener.