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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Arlene Mckeeman Brown, Normandy Park, WA (US);
Inventor:
Arlene McKeeman Brown, Normandy Park, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed in this application is a novel method and apparatus for reducing electrical resistance of a carbon-reinforced plastic structure to thereby reduce damage due to lightning strikes or precipitation static. This apparatus includes a galvanically compatible conductive interface layer positioned between a nonconductive substrate and a conductive outer surface. The interface layer is electrically conductive to transmit electrical current from the outer surface to the substrate.