ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,015, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).
"Low impact hat stringer fluid dam" was invented by Garrett C. Hanson (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples for low impact hat stringer fluid dams are presented herein. An aircraft structure may include a wing with a vent stringer coupled to the wing. The vent stringer may include a center portion positioned between a first section and a second section. The center portion of the vent stringer includes a slot. A vent dam may be coupled within the vent stringer proximate the slot in the center portion. The vent dam can include a sealant coupled between an...