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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Shane Edward Arthur, Kirkland, WA (US);
Matthew Mellin, Seattle, WA (US);
John Eric Miller, Savannah, OH (US);
Kjersta Larson-Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure includes a method and apparatus for changing livery on a vehicle. A method of inkjet printing an exterior surface of a vehicle, includes preparing at least a portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a first bay using crossflow or downflow air handling and using explosion protected equipment. That method includes inkjet printing at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a second bay. This method includes clear-coating at least the portion of the exterior surface of the vehicle in a third bay using downflow or crossflow air handling, using air filtration and using explosion protected equipment.