Radio frequency shielding system

US9038949B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Kenneth P. Kirchoff · Redmond, US
• Patrick M. Njeim · Seattle, US
• Thomas K. Morrow · Kirkland, US
• Joel J. Peterson · Snohomish, US
• Michael R. Sirkis · Everett, US
• Ryan Carlson · Hillsboro, US
• Bruce J. Donham · Bothell, US
• Jim Sears · Tenino, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 2014
• Grant date: May 26, 2015
• Expiry date: May 5, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05K9/0018
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembly for shielding an aircraft from electromagnetic energy may include a window mounting configured to be conductively coupled to an aperture in a fuselage of an aircraft. The window mounting may include a window pane having an electromagnetically-reflective coating for reflecting electromagnetic energy. The window pane may remain electrically isolated from the fuselage prior to the electromagnetic energy exceeding a frequency of approximately 1 GHz. The window mounting may further include a capacitive gasket capacitively coupling the window pane to the fuselage after the frequency of the electromagnetic energy reflected by the window pane exceeds approximately 1 GHz.