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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2023
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Wayne Gabrys, Downingtown, PA (US);
Megan E. Prucnal, Wallingford, PA (US);
Angela Santo, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/062 (2013.01); B62D 21/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
Structural shape mode influencers are disclosed. An example apparatus to introduce a pre-defined buckling mode in a beam for energy absorption in a vehicle includes a body of the beam, the body extending along a lateral direction thereof between a first lateral side of the beam and a second lateral side of the beam, and a stiffener interstitially placed in the body, the stiffener positioned between the first and second lateral sides, the stiffener extending across at least a portion of a longitudinal direction of the body.