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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Applicant:
Keith A. Etling, Shiloh, IL (US);
Inventor:
Keith A. Etling, Shiloh, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a structure having a leading edge, a skin covering the structure, a tip, and a channel. The tip is located at the leading edge, wherein the tip has a number of openings. The channel extends through the structure to the tip, wherein the channel is in communication with the number of openings in the tip.