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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Diane C. Rawlings, Bellevue, WA (US);
Timothy Leroy Williams, Burien, WA (US);
James C. McGarvey, Issaquah, WA (US);
James M. Kestner, Seattle, WA (US);
Alan G. Burg, Des Moines, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/38 (2006.01); B64C 21/10 (2006.01); B44F 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 23/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G09F 19/12 (2006.01); G09F 19/14 (2006.01); B42D 25/324 (2014.01); G09F 21/08 (2006.01); B41M 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 21/10 (2013.01); B42D 25/324 (2014.10); B44F 1/02 (2013.01); B64C 23/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G09F 19/12 (2013.01); G09F 19/14 (2013.01); G09F 21/08 (2013.01); B41M 3/00 (2013.01); B64C 2230/26 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aerodynamic microstructures having sub-microstructure are disclosed herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes an aerodynamic microstructure defining an external surface of a vehicle, and a pattern of sub-microstructures superimposed on the microstructure to convey a representation of an image.