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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Marc T. Angelucci, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Marc T. Angelucci, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A multifunction electronics member combining structural and electronics functions includes in one embodiment an elongate longitudinally-extending structural body capable of supporting a structural load and having at least one metal surface defining a first circuit base, a first electrical circuit supported by the first circuit base, and a first cover having at least one metal surface facing the electrical circuit. The circuit preferably is embedded between the first circuit base and cover to form an electrically-active, or in some embodiments passive, structural member. In one embodiment, the electrical circuit may be a circuit board including a dielectric substrate and metallic electrical conductor supported by the substrate. In one embodiment, the circuit base, circuit, and cover define a stripline. In one embodiment, the structural body includes a stiffening projection. The structural body may be made entirely of metal in some embodiments.