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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:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Ralph E. Dufresne, Auburn, WA (US);
Quynhgiao N. Le, Bellevue, WA (US);
David F. Feider, Renton, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ralph E. Dufresne, Auburn, WA (US);
Quynhgiao N. Le, Bellevue, WA (US);
David F. Feider, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2006.01); H05F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An aircraft component includes a composite structure and a metallic circuit on a film. The film is co-cured with the composite structure. The metallic circuit is patterned to dissipate energy generated by lightning strikes on the composite structure. The metal circuit is also patterned to provide connectivity for multi-function apparatus.