Apparatus and methods of providing corrosion resistant conductive path across non conductive joints or gaps

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An electrically conductive bridge is formed over a non conductive joint between two or more adjacent electrically conductive panels. The bridge providesa continuous conductive path between the panels. In an exemplary embodiment the panels form part of a shield against electromagnetic and/or lightning strikeenergy. The bridge is formed by taping an expanded conductive mesh over exposed conductive portions of the panels and applying an epoxy adhesive. During a following cure cycle vacuum compression is applied. The expanded mesh of the bridge has an out-of-plane cross sectional configuration which remains in contact with the panel conductive portions during cure so that when the adhesive has …