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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2007
Joseph A. Marshall, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas B. Weems, West Chester, PA (US);
Richard C. Bussom, West Chester, PA (US);
David M. Anderson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Joseph A. Marshall, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas B. Weems, West Chester, PA (US);
Richard C. Bussom, West Chester, PA (US);
David M. Anderson, Issaquah, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A composite structural member with an integrated electrical circuit is provided. The structural member includes a plurality of layers of structural reinforcement material, and two or more electrical devices are disposed at least partially between the layers with an intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material disposed between the electrical devices. At least one electrical bus is disposed in the structural member, and each electrical device is connected to the bus by a conductive electrode. Thus, the electrodes can extend through the intermediate layer of the structural reinforcement material to connect each of the electrical devices to one or more of the buses.