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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2007
Michael H. E. Ware, Renton, WA (US);
Michael B. Nicholas, Seattle, WA (US);
Quynhgiao N. Le, Bellevue, WA (US);
Michael H. E. Ware, Renton, WA (US);
Michael B. Nicholas, Seattle, WA (US);
Quynhgiao N. Le, Bellevue, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for lighting protection. In one advantageous embodiment a method forms a lighting protection system on a composite surface of an aircraft. A dielectric coating is formed on the composite surface in which the dielectric coating covers a metal feature exposed on the composite surface. A metal adhesion promoter is applied in a pattern on the dielectric coating and over additional areas of the composite surface, including a grounding feature to form a metal adhesion promoter layer. A metal coating is formed on the metal adhesion promoter layer to create a path from an area including the metal feature to the grounding feature.