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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Glenn, III, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Steve G. Mackin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kyle J. Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Austin J. Snider, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 41/00 (2006.01); F04D 29/54 (2006.01); F04D 29/52 (2006.01); B64C 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F04D 29/547 (2013.01); B64C 25/10 (2013.01); B64D 41/007 (2013.01); F04D 29/522 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods to deploy a fluid flow channel are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes a first loop coupled to an outside surface of a vehicle via a first fastener, a second loop coupled to the vehicle and disposed a distance from the first loop, and a flexible material having a first end coupled to the first loop and a second end coupled to the second loop, where the flexible material is to form a fluid flow channel between the first loop and the second loop.