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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
May. 15, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Marc Gregory Storozuk, West St. Paul, CA;
James Paul Hacault, Winnipeg, CA;
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for lightning strike protection are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a frame supporting an exterior panel, the exterior panel having a first side that at least partially defines an exterior surface of a vehicle, a shield panel placed at a second side of the exterior panel opposite the first side, and a spring extending from the frame at a first portion of the spring, a second portion of the spring being at least one of ramped or curved, the second portion contacting the shield panel to define an electrical coupling between the shield panel and an electrically conductive portion associated with the frame.