The Boeing Company

Joshua P Carlsen

James M Kestner

Andrew M Hopkins

John R Henry

Thomas Dean Wilson

Kari P Larkin

Jeff D Eastin

Robert D Dennis

Bianca M Moran

Isaac K Jacob

Taylor M Williamson

Michael D Ridges

Timothy David Aquino

W Taylor Peterson

David Allen Triggs

Michael B Flannigan

Teresa Bennett

Eli Scott Fielden

Christopher Kovalenko

Ian Cox Matheson

Isabel Calderon Glasmann

Shane Rahrle

A processing apparatus such as a heating and/or debulking apparatus that may be used to debulk a plurality of uncured composite layers to form an article such as an aircraft component may include a plurality of interconnected smart susceptor heater blankets. The plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets may be connected in series or in parallel, and may be controlled to uniformly heat the component during formation. The plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets may be supported by a deployment system that lowers the plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets toward, and raises the plurality of smart susceptor heater blankets away from, a working surface.

Integrated smart susceptor heater blanket and vacuum bag deployment system for large composite skin laminate debulk

A modular accelerated cure system, for which the modules are of a size and weight to each be easily portable by one person, may be configured to fit a variety of parts, e.g., carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) components, such as found in the manufacture of composite aerospace structures. The system may be used to accelerate the cure of materials that allow elevated temperature cures, e.g., sealants, primers, coatings, paints, adhesives, and protective coatings, by increasing the ambient temperature surrounding a part, or a portion of the part, within each module in a controlled manner. The system is modular in that a number of modules may be fitted together to operate in unison and also may be adapted to fit parts of a variety of contours, shapes, and sizes. Temperature within each module may be controlled using a heat controller that receives a temperature indication from each module.

Modular portable accelerated cure system

An apparatus for an adjustable flow edge seal applicator comprises a housing, a moveable applicator, and at least one channel. The housing has a cavity. The moveable applicator is moveably attached to the housing. The at least one channel has an inlet in communication with the cavity and an outlet in communication with the moveable applicator.

Adjustable flow edge seal applicator

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Riverton, UT, United States of America

Joshua P Carlsen