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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Diane C. Rawlings, Bellevue, WA (US);
James D. McLean, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary J. Mathews, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/38 (2006.01); F15D 1/12 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B64C 21/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/10 (2013.01); B64C 2230/26 (2013.01); F15D 1/12 (2013.01); B29C 65/4855 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
An array of aerodynamic riblets is formed with a surface layer for adhering to an aerodynamic surface and a plurality of riblet tips having a parabolic cross section extending from the surface layer.