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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Leroy Williams, Burien, WA (US);
Diane C. Rawlings, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/38 (2006.01); B05D 5/02 (2006.01); B29C 59/02 (2006.01); B29C 47/02 (2006.01); B05D 1/30 (2006.01); B64C 21/10 (2006.01); B63B 1/36 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/02 (2013.01); B05D 1/30 (2013.01); B29C 47/025 (2013.01); B29C 59/022 (2013.01); B63B 1/36 (2013.01); B64C 21/10 (2013.01); B29C 2059/023 (2013.01); B29L 2009/005 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B64C 2230/26 (2013.01); Y02T 50/166 (2013.01); Y02T 70/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aerodynamic microstructures having sub-microstructure are disclosed herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes an aerodynamic microstructure on an external surface of a vehicle, and sub-microstructures superimposed on the aerodynamic microstructure, where the sub-microstructures are spaced to reduce reflections.