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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2009
Applicants:
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Michael A. Loudiana, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Inventors:
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Michael A. Loudiana, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for transferring power through an aircraft window and thereby powering temporary externally mounted equipment, such as flight test instrumentation, without cutting or drilling holes in the airplane to run wire for a flight test or experiment. One embodiment uses a light source and a photovoltaic cell to transfer power from inside to outside the aircraft. Another embodiment uses an RF source and a rectenna to transfer power from inside to outside the aircraft.