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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Edmund Cordero, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Douglas Dean Maben, Snohomish, WA (US);
Gary Alan Pearson, Snohomish, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A sleeve that connects together a first duct and a second duct. The sleeve has a body with a cylindrical shape with open first and second ends. A first groove is spaced inward along the longitudinal axis from the first end and is configured to receive an end of the first duct. A first sleeve section of the body extends along the longitudinal axis between the first end and the first groove. A second groove is spaced inward along the longitudinal axis from the second end and is configured to receive an end of the second duct. A second sleeve section of the body extends along the longitudinal axis between the second end and the second groove. A central section is positioned between and spacing apart along the longitudinal axis the first groove and the second groove.