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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2024
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Jason William Drexler, Edmonds, WA (US);
Stephanie Iris Metting, Seattle, WA (US);
Lloyd Layton Womack, II, Kirkland, WA (US);
Bryan Bleda, Edmonds, WA (US);
Menelaos Spyridon Kafkalidis, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/112 (2017.01); B29C 64/209 (2017.01); B29C 64/245 (2017.01); B29C 64/264 (2017.01); B29C 64/30 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/112 (2017.08); B29C 64/209 (2017.08); B29C 64/245 (2017.08); B29C 64/264 (2017.08); B29C 64/30 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/20 (2020.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B64C 1/066 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes coupling a substrate with a surface of an aircraft. One or more tactile features are printed onto the substrate. The method can also include forming one or more perforated features onto the substrate, and curing the tactile features with ultraviolet (UV) light. The printing of the tactile features can include controlling, by a control unit, a printer to form the one or more tactile features onto the substrate.