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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Patrick L. Anderson, Sammamish, WA (US);
Leonard P. Estrada, Issaquah, WA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick L. Anderson, Sammamish, WA (US);
Leonard P. Estrada, Issaquah, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/86 (2006.01); G01V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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