Invention Application
- Patent Title: WINDOW SYSTEMS INCLUDING OPTICAL FASTENERS
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Application No.: US16351949Application Date: 2019-03-13
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Publication No.: US20200290717A1Publication Date: 2020-09-17
- Inventor: Joseph Andrew Bolton , Keith Daniel Humfeld
- Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US IL CHICAGO
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL CHICAGO
- Main IPC: B64C1/14
- IPC: B64C1/14 ; F16B5/00 ; G02B6/26 ; G02B6/42

Abstract:
A fastener includes a head that is configured to be engaged by a tool, and a shaft extending from the head. The shaft includes a distal end that is opposite from the head. At least one optical component is coupled to one or both of the head or the shaft. The optical component(s) is configured to allow light to pass through the fastener. A window system includes a panel that includes an exterior surface and an interior surface, and the fastener extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface of the panel. A screen is coupled to the interior surface. The screen receives light from the optical component(s) of the fastener.
Public/Granted literature
- US11220321B2 Window systems including optical fasteners Public/Granted day:2022-01-11
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