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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Mark Andrew Lundgren, Fullerton, CA (US);
Henry K. Shu, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Carl Frederick Dadson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark Andrew Lundgren, Fullerton, CA (US);
Henry K. Shu, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Carl Frederick Dadson, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A protective shield assembly capable of being deployed from a launch vehicle is provided, and methods for assembling and deploying the protective shield assembly are also provided. The protective shield assembly includes a shroud, and a flexible sheet of material within the shroud. The flexible sheet of material is capable of substantially conforming to a contour of at least a portion of the launch vehicle to provide a protective barrier.