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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Gary E. Georgeson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Gregory J. Clark, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael D. Fogarty, Auburn, WA (US);
Jeffrey L. Duce, Milton, WA (US);
Inventors:
Gary E. Georgeson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Gregory J. Clark, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael D. Fogarty, Auburn, WA (US);
Jeffrey L. Duce, Milton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2013.01); Y02T 50/53 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft includes a composite structure and a plurality of small lightweight pollable communication devices for providing lightning strike detection coverage of a region of the structure. Each device is rendered inoperative if at least proximate to lightning current.