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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mary M. Litwinski, Dana Point, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/52 (2006.01); B64G 1/58 (2006.01); F16J 15/06 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); F16J 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/58 (2013.01); C22F 1/006 (2013.01); F16J 15/064 (2013.01); F16J 15/0806 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal seal may include a flexible insulation layer, and an element made of shape memory alloy attached to the insulation layer, the element being treated to bend in response to heating, whereby an increase in the temperature of the element causes the insulation layer to transform from a first configuration to a second configuration.