Electrical conductor pathway system and method of making the same
First Claim
1. An electrical conductor pathway system for diverting an electric charge, the electrical conductor pathway system comprising:
- a substrate having a first surface to be printed on and having one or more grounding points; and
a direct write conductive material pattern printed directly onto the first surface via a direct write printing process, the direct write conductive material pattern forming one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points, and the direct write conductive material pattern comprising a grid pattern having repeating geometric-shaped units comprising one or more of, square-shaped units, hexagon-shaped units, triangle-shaped units, and circle-shaped units,wherein the one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points divert the electric charge from the first surface to the one or more grounding points.
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Abstract
The disclosure provides in one embodiment an electrical conductor pathway system for diverting an electric charge. The electrical conductor pathway system includes a substrate having a first surface to be printed on and having one or more grounding points. The electrical conductor pathway system further includes a direct write conductive material pattern printed directly onto the first surface via a direct write printing process. The direct write conductive material pattern forms one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points. The one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points divert the electric charge from the first surface to the one or more grounding points.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical conductor pathway system for diverting an electric charge, the electrical conductor pathway system comprising:
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a substrate having a first surface to be printed on and having one or more grounding points; and a direct write conductive material pattern printed directly onto the first surface via a direct write printing process, the direct write conductive material pattern forming one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points, and the direct write conductive material pattern comprising a grid pattern having repeating geometric-shaped units comprising one or more of, square-shaped units, hexagon-shaped units, triangle-shaped units, and circle-shaped units, wherein the one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points divert the electric charge from the first surface to the one or more grounding points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An air vehicle comprising:
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an air vehicle structure having an electrical conductor pathway system, the electrical conductor pathway system comprising; a primed substrate having a primed surface to be printed on and having one or more grounding points; a direct write conductive material pattern comprising a grid pattern printed directly onto the primed surface via a direct write printing process, the direct write conductive material pattern forming one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points, and the direct write conductive material pattern comprising a grid pattern having repeating geometric-shaped units comprising one or more of, square-shaped units, hexagon-shaped units, triangle-shaped units, and circle-shaped units; a conductive coating applied over the direct write conductive material pattern; and a topcoat layer applied over the conductive coating, wherein the one or more electrical pathways interconnected with the one or more grounding points divert an electric charge from one or more of, a lightning strike, and precipitation static (P-static) on an exterior surface of the air vehicle structure to the one or more grounding points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of making an electrical conductor pathway system for diverting an electric charge on a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing the structure having a surface to be printed on and having one or more grounding points; printing, via a direct write printing process, a direct write conductive material pattern onto the surface of the structure to form one or more electrical pathways, the direct write conductive material pattern comprising a grid pattern having repeating geometric-shaped units comprising one or more of, square-shaped units, hexagon-shaped units, triangle-shaped units, and circle-shaped units; and interconnecting the one or more electrical pathways with the one or more grounding points to divert the electric charge from the surface to the one or more grounding points. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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