# US 10,370,080 B2 · Removable window system for space vehicles > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,370,080 B2 - Document ID: US10370080B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/968,886 - Filed: 2015-12-14 - Published: 2016-03-31 - Granted: 2019-08-06 - Earliest claimed: 2011-10-24 - Assignees: The Boeing Company - Applicants: The Boeing Company - Inventors: James P. Grady - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10370080B2 ## CPC - B64C 1/1484: {Windows (B64C1/1492 takes precedence)} - B60J 1/00: Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor (B60J10/00 takes precedence; air curtains instead of windows B60J9/04 {; sealing strips for windshields B60J10/70; sealing sash guides for sliding window panes B60J10/74; glass partitions inside vehicles to protect occupants against personal attack B60R21/12}) - B63B 19/00: Arrangements or adaptations of ports, doors, windows, port-holes, or other openings or covers (scuppers B63B13/00; arrangements of watertight doors in bulkheads B63B43/24) - B64C 1/1492: {Structure and mounting of the transparent elements in the window or windscreen} - B64G 1/10: Artificial satellites; Systems of such satellites; Interplanetary vehicles (space shuttles B64G1/14) - B64G 1/60: Crew or passenger accommodations - B60J 1/004: {Mounting of windows} - B60J 10/70: specially adapted for windows or windscreens - B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS - B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05) - B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06) - B64G: COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR ## Abstract A method for manipulating a window system in a platform is provided. A biasing system may be removed that biases a retention frame toward a support frame while the support frame and the retention frame hold a window pane. The retention frame may be removed after removing the biasing system. The window pane may be removed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for manipulating a window system in a platform, the method comprising: removing a first spring and a second spring in a biasing system that biases a retention frame toward a support frame while the support frame and the retention frame hold a window pane, wherein a first portion of the first spring is configured to contact the retention frame and a second portion of the first spring is configured to engage a channel in the support frame, and wherein a first portion of the second spring is configured to contact the retention frame and a second portion of the second spring is configured to engage the channel in the support frame; removing the retention frame after removing the biasing system; and removing the window pane. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: removing a sealing system in contact with the window pane after removing the retention frame. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the sealing system in contact with the window pane, the support frame, and the retention frame forms a seal for the window pane. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the retention frame comprises: a base; and a flange extending from the base, wherein the flange contacts the sealing system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: removing a thermal protection system prior to removing the biasing system. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: placing a new window pane on the support frame; replacing the retention frame; and replacing the biasing system such that the retention frame and the support frame hold the new window pane. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the support frame is connected to a structure for the platform by a fastener system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the retention frame has an L-shape. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the platform is selected from one of a mobile platform, a stationary platform, a land-based structure, an aquatic-based structure, a space-based structure, a vehicle, an aircraft, a space capsule, a space shuttle, and a submarine. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a first portion of the biasing system is configured to contact the retention frame and a second portion of the biasing system is configured to engage the channel in the support frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the biasing system is a single continuous member. ### Claim 12 A method for manipulating a window system in a platform, the method comprising: removing a first spring and a second spring in a biasing system that biases a retention frame toward a support frame while the support frame and the retention frame hold a window pane, wherein a first portion of the first spring is configured to contact the retention frame and a second portion of the first spring is configured to engage a channel in the support frame, and wherein a first portion of the second spring is configured to contact the retention frame and a second portion of the second spring is configured to engage the channel in the support frame; removing the retention frame after removing the biasing system; and removing the window pane; wherein the retention frame has an L-shape. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein a first portion of the biasing system is configured to contact the retention frame and a second portion of the biasing system is configured to engage the channel in the support frame. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the biasing system is a single continuous member. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: removing a sealing system in contact with the window pane after removing the retention frame. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: removing a thermal protection system prior to removing the biasing system. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising: placing a new window pane on the support frame; replacing the retention frame; and replacing the biasing system such that the retention frame and the support frame hold the new window pane. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the sealing system is in contact with the window pane, the support frame, and the retention frame forms a seal for the window pane. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the retention frame comprises: a base; and a flange extending from the base, wherein the flange contacts the sealing system. ### Claim 20 A method for manipulating a window system in a spacecraft, the method comprising: removing a thermal protection system from the window system; removing a number of springs in a biasing system that biases a retention frame toward a support frame while the support frame and the retention frame hold a window pane in which the support frame is connected to a structure for the spacecraft by a fastener system, wherein a first portion of the number of springs are configured to contact the retention frame and a second portion of the number of springs is configured to engage a channel in the support frame; removing the retention frame after removing the biasing system in which the retention frame has an L-shape with a base and a flange extending from the base; removing a sealing system in contact with the window pane after removing the retention frame in which a sealing system in contact with the window pane, the support frame, and the retention frame form a seal for the window pane; removing the window pane; placing a new window pane on the support frame; replacing the sealing system; replacing the retention frame; replacing the biasing system such that the retention frame and the support frame hold the new window pane; and replacing the thermal protection system.