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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Nathan D. Hiller, Irvine, CA (US);
Claudia E. Fritz-Thompson, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/88 (2006.01); A01M 29/10 (2011.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/88 (2013.01); A01M 29/10 (2013.01); B64F 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flight path clearing system comprises a light beam generator configured to emit a set of light beams and a controller. The controller is configured to select a set of wavelengths for the set of light beams that attract insects and control the light beam generator to emit the set of light beams with the set of wavelengths in a direction relative to the flight path for an aircraft.