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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Rosemary Danielle Pham, Everett, WA (US);
Tho Ngoc Dang, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/42 (2006.01); B05C 17/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/42 (2013.01); B05C 17/00503 (2013.01); B05C 17/00516 (2013.01);
Abstract
A variable-width viscous fluid applicator, and related methods, may include an applicator having wall portions adjustable toward and away from each other, an injection port being formed in a bridge portion that spans upper ends of the wall portions. The applicator may be engaged around the edge of a component such as a panel. A bead of viscous fluid may be applied and shaped by injecting the fluid through the injection port and moving the applicator along the panel edge.