Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Jet stream lightning protection apparatus, system, and method the same
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Application No.: US15614557Application Date: 2017-06-05
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Publication No.: US10894610B2Publication Date: 2021-01-19
- Inventor: Om Prakash , Kanakasabapathi Subramanian , Shantanu Pal , Radhakrishnan Anbarasan
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B64D45/02
- IPC: B64D45/02 ; G01W1/16 ; H02H9/06 ; H02H1/00

Abstract:
A lightning protection apparatus and related methods are described. The lightning protection apparatus includes a housing that defines a cavity, a gas generating device disposed within the housing, and a signal acquisition device. The housing is coupled to an aircraft. The signal acquisition device is configured to detect a lightning arc and responsively activate the gas generating device to emit a stream of gas to suppress the lightning arc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180346145A1 Jet Stream Lightning Protection Device Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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