US 12,302,483 B2
Conductive metal screen for lightning strike protection and a method for fabricating same
John Sulzbach, Killingworth, CT (US)
Assigned to ASTROSEAL PRODUCTS MFG. CORPORATION, Chester, CT (US)
Filed by Astroseal Products Mfg. Corporation, Chester, CT (US)
Filed on Jul. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/380,362.
Application 17/380,362 is a continuation of application No. 15/865,737, filed on Jan. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,071,189.
Prior Publication US 2021/0352797 A1, Nov. 11, 2021
Int. Cl. H05F 3/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05F 3/00 (2013.01) [B64D 45/02 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Conductive Lightning Protective Screen (CLPS), the CLPS comprising:
a screen structure,
wherein the screen structure includes a plurality of openings, wherein each of the plurality of openings are defined by at least one sidewall, and a structure thickness of between about 0.002 inches and about 0.006 inches
wherein the CLPS is coated with a conversion coating solution comprised at least partially of at least one of: a solution comprising 5% butyl benzotriazole sodium salt; and a solution comprising 7% ALODINE 5200; and
wherein the CLPS is at least partially constructed from at least one of,
an aluminum alloy material which exhibits an electrical resistivity of about 0.0000029 ohm-cm, and
a copper alloy material which exhibits an electrical resistivity of 10.3 ohm-cmil/ft at about 68° F.