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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoxi Wang, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Thomas Seth Perkins, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B32B 3/20 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/067 (2013.01); B32B 3/20 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); B64C 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes providing a structure having a surface, treating a portion of the surface to modify a wettability of the portion of the structure, and forming at least one liquid flow path on the surface through said treating.