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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2003
Applicants:
Brian K. Hamilton, Mesa, AZ (US);
Stephen Lewis Guymon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Gregory E. Dockter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Ahmed A. Hassan, Mesa, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Brian K. Hamilton, Mesa, AZ (US);
Stephen Lewis Guymon, Mesa, AZ (US);
Gregory E. Dockter, Mesa, AZ (US);
Ahmed A. Hassan, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An airfoil member () includes a geometric morphing device (). The geometric morphing device () has an inflatable member (). The inflatable member () has an exterior wall () and multiple inflated states. The exterior wall () includes a layer with one or more fibers embedded therein. The exterior wall () controls size, shape, and expansion ability of the geometric morphing device ().