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Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 01, 2022
Applicant:

Wichita State University, Wichita, KS (US);

Inventor:

Billy Martin, Wichita, KS (US);

Assignee:

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY, Wichita, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); F03D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 80/30 (2016.05); B29D 99/0025 (2013.01); F03D 1/0675 (2013.01); F05B 2230/23 (2013.01); F05B 2230/80 (2013.01); F05B 2240/306 (2020.08);
Abstract

A protective covering can protect a surface of a composite article from lightning strikes, wherein the surface includes at least one grounding connection. The covering includes a conductive sheet formed from electrically conductive material configured to be affixed to the composite article over a portion of the surface adjacent the grounding connection; and a perforated overlaminate sheet comprising a dielectric material configured to be affixed to the composite article over the conductive sheet. The perforated overlaminate sheet distributes electrical current of the lighting strikes over an area of the protective covering.


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