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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
George Michael Granger, Redmond, WA (US);
Mitchell Nakaki, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Maribel G. Locsin, Seattle, WA (US);
Denise A. Blohowiak, Issaquah, WA (US);
Kelcey D. Sterling, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 25/20 (2006.01); B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 7/12 (2006.01); B32B 25/08 (2006.01); B64C 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 25/20 (2013.01); B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 7/12 (2013.01); B32B 25/08 (2013.01); B64C 21/10 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Multilayer riblet appliques are disclosed. An example riblet applique includes a fluorosilicone riblet structure including riblet ridges and a base from which the riblet ridges extend, and a support layer proximate the fluorosilicone riblet structure. The support layer includes a vacuum-plasma-treated polymer film having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a polymer sub-layer proximate the second surface of the polymer film.